NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2025 (Globe Newswire) — Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Clara Feldman has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Clara will be responsible for the company’s new luxury brand operations. The practice is comprised of Blank Rome attorneys across the country who partner with high-end brands to provide sophisticated legal and business counsel on corporate, regulatory and litigation matters. Clara joins Blank Rome from the law firm of Clara Feldman PLLC, a boutique firm she founded in 2021 and is also a member of the firm’s real estate group and industry team.
“We are thrilled to welcome Clara to our firm and officially launch our luxury brand practice,” said Grant S. Palmer, Blank Rome’s Chairman and Managing Partner. “As the luxury brand market continues to evolve, from the entry of European brands into the U.S. market to the rise of new technologies and upscale shopping experiences, Clara’s deep industry experience and reputation as a trusted and go-to legal and business advisor stands out. We are committed to helping our clients seize new business opportunities. ”
Clara focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate and corporate transactions, with a particular emphasis on complex commercial leases, corporate agreements, financings, acquisitions, and sales. She negotiates and drafts complex retail, office, grounds, restaurant leases, and corporate agreements for CEOs, owners, tenants, and private equity funds of multinational and global luxury brands, including Fortune 500 companies. We are giving advice regarding. Clara also represents numerous European and Canadian luxury brands seeking to expand their presence in the United States. Examples of Clara’s clients include:
Luxury retail brands such as Baccarat, Stüssy, Jacques Marie Mage, Diptyque, Byredo, Fueguia 1833, Penhaligon’s, DS & Durga. American and international fashion brands such as Carolina Herrera, Ulla Johnson, Sunspel, Casablanca, Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Courrèges, Rabanne, and Toast. Fine jewelry brands like Mejuri, Maria Tash, and Kimai. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is a luxury ice cream brand. and luxury skin care brands such as Malin & Goetz, Biologique-Recherche, Heyday, and Dr. Barbara Sturm.
Because of Clara’s broad and holistic approach, her clients turn to her as a trusted advisor for advice on a variety of business and legal issues. For example, she often advises clients on early corporate structure discussions, term sheet negotiations and strategy, lease execution, construction design, collaboration, and more. She works tirelessly to help the brands she works with navigate the opportunities and challenges in today’s marketplace.
“I am excited to join Blank Rome and build and lead the luxury brand practice,” said Clara. “Blank Rome’s collaborative culture and nationally recognized, diverse practice is exactly what I was looking for to more comprehensively support my clients in the U.S. market. It takes passion, not just skill and hard work.Representing a luxury brand and contributing to its success is truly what drives me, and I will work with my new colleagues at Blank Rome to be thoughtful, creative and creative. I look forward to advising clients in a strategic manner.”
Luxury brands and their business partners need lawyers who are familiar with the intricacies of the industry and can provide nuanced advice. Blank Rome’s Luxury Brands practice provides these brands with a full range of legal services across multiple sectors, including real estate, hospitality, intellectual property, data privacy, tax, finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, litigation and more. I am. The Luxury Brand Practice has the depth and breadth to help the world’s top luxury brands grow and protect their businesses in innovative ways.
“We are excited to have Clara join our real estate group and lead us in the luxury brands space,” said Samantha Wallach, partner and co-chair of the firm’s national real estate practice. “Clara frequently acts as in-house counsel for clients, providing comprehensive and forward-looking work in a variety of areas, including negotiating new retail store leases, advising on strategic licensing agreements with hotels, and managing wholesale agreements with department stores. Her multifaceted skillset in working with luxury brands will be of great benefit to our clients.”
Clara also works with clients in the hospitality industry, including negotiating and drafting partnership, shareholder, joint venture, licensing, operating, management, acquisition, sales, employment, and lease agreements for bars, restaurants, nightclubs, hotels, casinos, etc. I have been giving advice. Other dining and entertainment facilities. Her experience strengthens the firm’s top-notch hospitality practice advising clients across the industry on all aspects of business transactions and relationships, including sales, leases, assignments, joint ventures, licensing agreements, consulting agreements, and food and beverage management agreements. Become.
Clara earned her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and her BA from Pace University.
About Blank Rome
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