SKW Schwarz expands expertise in fashion with Partner Georg Delhaes
As of January 2012, lawyer Georg Delhaes (56) will join the “Intellectual Property” Practice Group at SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte in Frankfurt am Main. The former in-house counsel of Hong Kong-listed worldwide active luxury goods group Egana Goldpfeil will join the law firm as Partner.
Georg Delhaes has extensive experience in the fashion, luxury accessories and watch industries. In these sectors, he acted as lead counsel on the restructuring of renowned groups and their brand portfolios, such as Junghans, Joop!, Sioux and Salamander between 2000 and 2005. From 2007 to 2009, he was General Manager of EganaGoldpfeil Europe (Holdings) GmbH and of EganaGoldpfeil Deutschland GmbH in Offenbach am Main. As in-house counsel, he was primarily responsible for matters of trademark and design law, licensing and distribution law in Germany and abroad. After the group had dissolved, he provided legal advice to fashion label Akris, bag producer Comtesse, watch manufacturers Dugena and Junghans as well as to Esprit and Puma.
“With Georg Delhaes, we are gaining the services of a well-known expert in the fashion industry and an experienced lawyer for design and trademark protection. Jointly, we intend to strengthen our existing expertise and our know-how in the fashion field,” said Dr. Magnus Hirsch, Head of the “Intellectual Property Law” Practice Group and Partner at SKW Schwarz in Frankfurt am Main.
The law firm is already advising renowned companies in the industry, such as shoe labels SKECHERS and VANS and others, including Napapijri, The North Face, Seven for all Mankind, Eastpak and Eagle Creek.
The “Intellectual Property Law” Practice Group at SKW Schwarz comprises more than 20 lawyers nationwide. It focuses on advising and representing clients in matters of trademark law and design patent law, trademark registrations and administration and of competition law. Our clients include leading manufacturers from the fashion, consumer goods, engineering, telecommunications, media and automotive industries.