Kelley Drye & Warren LLP continues to impress in the fashion and retail industry, alongside consumer products and entertainment sectors. Andrea Calvaruso, who helms the practice, is well-versed in handling domestic and international scale litigation for an array of sports, gaming and fashion clients. Other key players in the practice include Michael Lynch, who handles a plethora of commercial and consumer-oriented trademark litigation, and Kelli Ortega, who is geared to handle a diverse array of litigation arising from licensing agreements, coexistence settlements and domain name issues. All listed attorneys are based in New York.
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- Profile
Key clients
- Endeavor (Formerly WME | IMG)
- The Avon Company
- Bacardi & Co. Ltd.
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (“Take-Two”)
- Ralph Lauren Corp.
- FanDuel Group
- Marc Jacobs International
- NSI International
- Regency Centers Corporation
- GameStop, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Ralph Lauren Corporation (RLC) in a right of publicity action that was filed in the Supreme Court of New York.
- Represented the Bacardi Group on a variety of trademark, copyright, and patent matters. Won a major victory for Bacardi in a long-running trademark dispute over the Havana Club rum brand.
- Engaged to file a lawsuit against The Orb Factory for infringement of NSI’s Wubble® trademark.
Lawyers
Practice head
Andrea Calvaruso
Other key lawyers
Michael Lynch; Kelli Ortega