Anthony V. Lupo | |
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| Education | Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Masters of Law, 1993 Howard University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1990 George Mason University, BA, 1987 |
| Occupations | Chairman of ArentFox Schiff Head of Fashion & Retail Law at ArentFox Schiff |
| Website | http://www.afslaw.com/attorneys/anthony-lupo |
Anthony (Tony) V. Lupo is an American attorney [1] and chair of ArentFox Schiff. [2] He has been called the "father of fashion law," [3] and has testified before the United States Congress. [4] Since 2021, Lupo has served as chair of ArentFox Schiff, leading [5] the firm into the Am Law 100 [6] with the 2022 merger with Schiff Hardin [7] and overseeing initiatives related to artificial intelligence. [8]
Lupo founded ArentFox Schiff's fashion law practice [9] more than two decades ago, [10] expanding it to a team of 65 attorneys. [11] Clients have included Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Victoria's Secret, Lacoste, Balenciaga, Diesel, Versace and other international brands. [10] [12] [3]
As head of the Fashion and Retail Law practice, Lupo runs the Fashion Counsel blog, [13] where he writes about fashion law and interviews industry figures such as Diane von Fürstenberg [14] and Christopher John Rogers, [15] and fashion executives like Yves Saint Laurent CFO Eduardo Perez [16] and Kering Americas VP Rich Naranjo. [17] [18]
In addition to his work in fashion law, Lupo represents clients in entertainment and technology, with Law360 calling him a "Swiss Army knife with a law degree" [19] and The Washington Post writing that he "has made a career out of breaking the mold of a typical D.C. regulatory lawyer." [20]
Lupo's tech and entertainment clients include Warner Bros. Discovery, [21] Tesla, PlayStation and the Oprah Winfrey Network. [22] [5] Notably, Lupo has worked with Steve Jobs at both Pixar and Apple. Specifically, he helped secure Apple's rights to the iMac, [20] iBook [23] and iTunes [24] trademark. [20] At Pixar, Lupo cleared intellectual property rights for films including WALL-E , Cars and Ratatouille . [19]
Lupo has been recognized by Washingtonian as "Washington's most fashionable man," [25] with one of "D.C.'s coolest jobs." [26]
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