We’re delighted to introduce the Pinsent Masons’ Luxury Group, a key part of its Retail & Consumer practice. With over 20 years‘ experience working with global luxury brands, major international fashion houses and large retailers, our role goes beyond legal advice. We partner with luxury brands as you transform your organisation, challenge the status quo and respond to a rapidly evolving commercial and regulatory landscape by:

Protecting brand value through IP expertise
Protecting brand value sits at the heart of our luxury proposition. We provide commercially grounded, sector‑specific IP advice that protects and elevates high‑value brands with recognised strength in design rights, copyright and managing global trade mark portfolios. The team regularly leads complex, multijurisdictional brand protection programmes, along with providing strategic advice to help brands maximise the value of their intangible assets in today’s digital world.

Driving sustainable growth, managing risk and compliance in a changing retail landscape
We empower luxury brands with practical, sustainable strategies to navigate digital change, retail shifts, and evolving customer expectations. We help brands build trust and safeguard reputation by advising on ESG, product safety, and cyber resilience - managing climate risks, green claims, and digital threats.

Leading digital and e‑commerce innovation
We guide luxury brands through digital transformation - launching virtual stores, AI tools, and secure, influencer-driven commerce that engages modern consumers.

As a global professional services firm with law at its core, Pinsent Masons are recognised as a trusted adviser to leading luxury retail and consumer businesses worldwide. Through this breadth of experience, we are proud to offer a distinctive combination of sector insight, legal excellence, and forward‑looking partnership. Our team advises on daily operations and strategic initiatives, including store portfolios, logistics, staffing, trading law, employment, immigration, IP, and branding. We also support global expansion, joint ventures, licensing, franchising, and regulatory compliance.

Publications

Articles by Members

Luxury brands brace for workforce shift as new UK employment regulations take hold

The UK’s Employment Rights Act is ushering in the most substantial change to employment law in a generation. For luxury retailers, proactive preparation will be key to compliance, write Pinsent Masons...

24 Sep 2026

Behind the velvet rope: why luxury brands need AI visibility

Pinsent Masons luxury lawyers Rachael Barber and Richard Reeve-Young discuss AI-driven discoverability as a critical factor in brand visibility, positioning and sales, and the steps luxury brands can...

13 Jul 2026

Cyber: protecting the brand, not just the bag

Pinsent Masons’ lawyers Ellie Ludlam and Harriet McCarthy explore the growing risk and complicated consequences of cyber attacks in the luxury sector

27 May 2026

All museums should follow the British Museum’s lead in digitising collections

Digital cataloguing can help identify and return stolen artefacts, as well as potentially reduce theft, writes Pinsent Masons lawyer Oliver Tapper

30 Jan 2024

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Haynes Boone and Penningtons add international arbitration leaders in London

Firms recruit new practice heads from Vinson & Elkins and Pinsent Masons respectively

2 Oct 2026

Pinsent Masons names successor to managing partner Cameron

Head of property Richard Griffiths to succeed Laura Cameron on 1 November following contested election

30 Sep 2026

Pinsent Masons managing partner faces two challengers in leadership contest

Property chief Richard Griffiths and UK head of employment Helen Corden in running for managing partner role against incumbent Laura Cameron

24 Sep 2026

Luxury brands brace for workforce shift as new UK employment regulations take hold

The UK’s Employment Rights Act is ushering in the most substantial change to employment law in a generation. For luxury retailers, proactive preparation will be key to compliance, write Pinsent Masons...

24 Sep 2026

HFW makes twin disputes and luxury assets partner hires in London and Hong Kong

Jennifer Wu joins form Pinsent Masons in Hong Kong, while Toby Joy joins from Withers in London

1 Sep 2026

Pinsent Masons adds IP partner duo in Germany from Vossius

Kai Rüting and Philipp Widera join firm in Düsseldorf

28 Aug 2026

Pinsents’ revenue tops £700m but PEP falls by 7%

UK firm says it has focused on lateral hires, tech and international expansion as revenue climbs 3.3% to £703m

19 Aug 2026

Pinsent Masons hires first financial regulatory consulting head from Eversheds

Ian Stott joins with team in London having built the financial regulatory consulting practice at Konexo, Eversheds’ legal services delivery arm

3 Aug 2026

Pinsent Masons senior partner to step down after contested election

Andrew Masraf to be succeeded by financial services sector head John Maciver on 1 October at the end of his first four-year term

30 Jul 2026

Behind the velvet rope: why luxury brands need AI visibility

Pinsent Masons luxury lawyers Rachael Barber and Richard Reeve-Young discuss AI-driven discoverability as a critical factor in brand visibility, positioning and sales, and the steps luxury brands can...

13 Jul 2026