Douglas Hand

Douglas Hand is a founding member of the firm and an accomplished corporate and transactional lawyer advising businesses, financial institutions, and individuals across multiple industries including fashion, media and sports.

Mr. Hand began his legal career in the New York and Paris offices of Sherman & Sterling, representing domestic and international clients in public and private transactions. Notable deals include representing Citicorp in its merger with Travelers and representing Fiat S.p.A. in its strategic alliance with General Motors.

Mr. Hand has represented fashion/lifestyle companies of all size throughout his career. As a member of the Business Advisory Committee of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) as well as the CFDA’s Fashion Incubator Program, he is an active participant in the industry serving on speaking panels and advising member fashion companies. Mr. Hand has also been asked to join the advisory board of the Fashion Law Institute of Fordham Law School which covers intellectual property, business and finance, international trade and government regulation in the fashion industry.

A former NCAA athlete in three sports and an avid fan, Mr. Hand is a frequent contributor and speaker at conferences in the business of sports and entertainment. In 2009, Mr. Hand was named the Vice Chair of the Sports Division of the American Bar Association’s Sports and Entertainment Forum.

Mr. Hand is admitted to practice in New York.

Education

NYU School of Law, J.D., 1997

NYU Stern School of Business, M.B.A., 1997

Vassar College, B.A. (with honors), 1992

List of Representative Clients

3.1 phillip lim

3x1 made here

Architect At Large / Rafael de Cárdenas LTD

Arena Football League

Boston Red Sox

Bradley Bayou

Bryton Harry Sports Marketing

Business Development Asia

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Publications and Presentations

Fashionably Legal: How to Avoid Having Your Unpaid Interns Cost You a Fortune, Council of Fashion Designers of America – From the Experts – 2011

Inside the Minds: Navigating Fashion Law, Published by Aspatore Books from West-Thomson Reuters, author of chapter entitled “When Licensing and Branding Meet” – 2011

Shopping for Fashion Houses: Who’s First in Line in the M&A Market? , 1st Annual Fashion Law Institute Symposium: Global Growth and Legal Landscapes, panelist, Fordham Law School – 2011

Fundamentals of Sports Law Practice, American Bar Association Forum of the Entertainment and Sports Industries, moderator, Annual Meeting - 2010

Network to Blog – Old vs. New Media: What You Need to Know in Sports Deals, American Bar Association Webinar – 2010

Is Factoring Going Out of Fashion II?, Council of Fashion Designers of America – From the Experts – 2010

Protecting Your Trademark: Questions and Answers About Your Most Valuable Asset, Council of Fashion Designers of America – From the Experts – 2009

Is Factoring Going Out of Fashion?, Council of Fashion Designers of America – From the Experts – 2009

Protection from Material Adverse Changes: Use of MAC Clauses in the United States and Europe, Euromoney 2001

U.S. Securities Law: A Practical Guide published by Kluwer Law International – contributor to Mergers and Acquisitions Chapter.

Professional and Charitable Activities

Member of the American Bar Association (Vice Chair of the Sports Division of Sports and Entertainment Forum)

Member of the New York State Bar Association and the Business Law and Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law sections thereof.

Member of the Business Advisory Council of the CFDA.

Member of the Advisory Board of the CFDA’s Fashion Incubator Program.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Fashion Law Institute of Fordham Law School.

Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary of The Kitchen (a supporter of interdisciplinary art that has incubated such established “experimental” artists as David Byrne, Laurie Anderson and Bill T. Jones).

Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary of Courier’s Kids (an organization dedicated to bringing tennis to inner-city youths).