Rebuilding and expanding the luxury sector post-pandemic
Over 300 delegates joined us for the first fully virtual Luxury Law Summit Europe – bringing together the general counsel and inhouse legal teams of the world’s leading luxury brands to focus on Rebuilding and expanding the Luxury sector post-pandemic.
With global economic paralysis, how should the luxury sector respond? The compact, single day agenda provided delegtes with an essential guide. Delegates heard from and asked questions to luxury founders and experts on how they are responding to the crisis and what they are doing to steer their businesses through turbulent waters. Delegates also had the opportunity to join other delegates in online round table discussions – discussing key challenges and sharing experiences with small groups of their peers from around the world.
The event programme topics included…
- A new world for luxury – how the Pandemic has reshaped business
- Making a difference: How luxury icons led from the front
- Litigating and what’s in store post-pandemic
- Insights from the Luxury Heartlands: London, Paris, Milan and New York
- Reshaping luxury through Technology
- Pandemic geo-politics and the luxury sector
- Ethics and Sustainability – why GCs need to take the lead
- Supply chain issues -why companies need to take stock
PLUS! The winners of the Luxury Law Awards were announced, including exclusive spotlight interviews with the world’s leaders in luxury business.
2020 Speakers include

Georgina McManus
Group General Counsel, Manolo Blahnik

Hadrian Beltrametti-Walker
Vice President, Legal Services Kempinski Hotels

Jacqui Harper
Virtual Presence Expert

Asher Levine
Founder, Asher Levine

Christopher Lacy
Assistant Professor, Fashion Management Parsons School of Fashion

Alyssa Auberger
Partner and Global Chair, Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Group Baker McKenzie

Andrew Hargreaves
Legal Counsel Agent Provocateur

Ben Allgrove
Partner, Global Chair, IPTech and Innovation Committee Baker McKenzie

Catrin Turner
IP Counsel and Head of Global IP Team Dr. Martens

Dan Webster
Group General Counsel Harrods

Fredrik Galtung
CEO, TrueFootprint

Federica Pietrogrande
Managing Director Gordon Brothers

Ian Benjamin
Partner, BCLP

Kelly Hardy
Global Head, Consumer Industry Group, Hogan Lovells

Michael Ward
CEO Harrods

Rob Croxen
Managing Director Alvarez & Marsal

Sarah Shotton
Creative Director Agent Provocateur

Stephanie Keen
Singapore Managing Partner Hogan Lovells

Vanessa Grellet
Executive Director, ConsenSys

Sue McLean
Partner, IPTech Baker McKenzie

Touker Suleyman
Entrepreneur, Dragon and Owner Hawes & Curtis, Ghost and Low Profile Group

Kate Anthony Wilkinson
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Mulberry Group plc

Scott Gelin
Director, IP Enforcement (Global) Apple

Luna Bianchi
IP Counsel, Ermenegildo Zegna

Graham Clemence
Senior Director, IP Enforcement, Alibaba

Lewis Cohen
Commercial Partner, IP Protection, Mishcon de Reya

Babette Marzheuser-Wood
Global Head of Franchise Group, Dentons

Jason Rawkins
Partner, Taylor Wessing

Jason Drangel
Partner, Epstein Drangel

Ashly Sands
Partner, Epstein Drangel

Philippe De Baere
Managing Partner, Van Bael & Bellis

Andreas Reindl
Partner, Van Bael & Bellis

Isabelle Van Damme
Counsel, Van Bael & Bellis

Alex Stratakis
Partner, Van Bael & Bellis

Ashleigh Hegarty
General Counsel, Charlotte Tilbury

Tiina Lencioni
General Counsel, Marimekko

David Ireland
Senior Partner, Navis Capital

Anjali Chandarana
Associate, Taylor Wessing

Simon Jupp
Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Jo Joyce
Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Amy Patterson
Partner, Taylor Wessing

Anna McCaffrey
Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

Mathieu Fabre-Magnan
Partner, Dentons

Zoe Ashcroft
Partner, Winston & Strawn

Richard Kestenbaumb
Partner, Triangle Capital

Virginia Cervieri
Socia Directora, Cervieri Monsuarez

Peter Ratcliffe
Head of Funded Units – Economic Crime, City of London Police

Jenny Kim
General Counsel, Mercari, The Selling App

Julia Cook
CEO & Founder, Change Management Group

Sally Britton
Partner, Mishcon de Reya
Delegates also benefited from
- Intimate, online round table discussions – discussing key challenges and sharing experiences with small groups of their peers from around the world.
- Participated in one-to-one online meetings with our sponsor partners, all leading providers of support and solutions for the luxury sector
- Took part in a virtual closing drinks reception, speed networking with other delegates to discuss the topics of the day and enabling them to make new business connections.
- Took a tour around the exhibitor zone – Finding out more from our Law Firm partners, having the opportunity to discuss their current challenges with them via an online meeting
- Being part of an online networking platform, enabling them to message other delegates who they felt may be sharing similar challenges or preparing for similar opportunities
2020 Sponsors Include
Congratulations on a brilliantly successful LLS. It was so interesting to attend and the balance of luxury values and legal issues was perfectly done by speakers who were very focused and to the point. I learnt a great deal and met some fascinating people.
Dalia Daou, Owner and Designer, Daou Jewellery
I thought it was one of the best legal seminars I have ever been to, it was so well organised and the length of each talk was appropriate, so as to keep listeners interested.
2019 Luxury Law Delegate
Brilliant agenda. The organisers should be congratulated.
2019 Luxury Law Summit Delegate
Fantastic, really well done and great range of people, talks.
2019 Luxury Law Summit Delegate