Brands

brands your one-stop-shop for legal advice

Howard Kennedy is an approachable, professional, commercial and responsive law firm providing excellent value and support to our clients, both domestic and international.

We are passionate about helping new and established brands achieve their business objectives and can provide brand owners with a whole host of legal services including: • IP and Commercial – brand management and protection, IP audits, commercial contracts, data protection, franchising, IP licensing, distribution, marketing, advertising and promotions • Dispute Resolution – trade mark and copyright infringement claims, passing off, domain name disputes and contractual disputes • Corporate – listings, private equity, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, structuring, regulatory and tax • Employment – contracts and policies, workers’ rights and pay, national minimum wage compliance, disciplinary/grievance management, termination • Finance – debt, equity and alternative funding • Real Estate – planning, construction, development, leases, purchases, sales, and management.

We advise clients at every point in their journey: from inception to sale and everything in between, making us the go-to law firm for brand owners.

Brands that Howard Kennedy have advised include: Fashion brands and retailers

Restaurant brands

• Antler

• Carluccio’s

• Bare Minerals

• KFC

• Calzedonia

• Le Pain Quotidien

• La Perla

• Patty & Bun

• Monsoon

• Pizza Hut

• Mont Blanc

• Tortilla

• Mothercare

• Vapiano

• Busaba Eathai

• Pandora • Pep & Co • Richemont • Rigby & Peller • Sunglass Hut • The Kooples

Media brands • Bloomberg • CNN • Mills & Boon • New York Times • Thomson Reuters • Washington Post

The team attending Brand Licensing Europe 2015

Robert Lands Partner: Head of IP and Commercial T: +44 (0)20 3755 5557 E: robert.lands@howardkennedy.com

Brian Eagles Partner: IP and Commercial T: +44 (0)20 3755 5438 E: brian.eagles@howardkennedy.com

Jonathan Sellors Partner: IP and Commercial T: +44 (0)20 3755 5817 E: jonathan.sellors@howardkennedy.com

Alex Meloy Solicitor: IP and Commercial T: +44 (0)20 3755 5602 E: alex.meloy@howardkennedy.com

Natasza Slater Solicitor: IP and Commercial T: +44 (0)20 3755 5711 E: natasza.slater@howardkennedy.com

Samantha Beats Business Development Manager T: +44 (0)20 3755 5375 E: samantha.beats@howardkennedy.com

Shana Garioch Events Executive T: +44 (0)20 3755 5656 E: shana.garioch@howardkennedy.com

No. 1 London Bridge London SE1 9BG DX 144370 Southwark 4 Tel: +44 (0)20 3755 6000 Fax: +44 (0)20 3650 7000 www.howardkennedy.com @howardkennedy_