Apparel & Textile

Archer attorneys have a practical understanding of the uniqueness of the apparel industry and know the day-to-day challenges faced by companies in the area of textiles and apparel. We provide counseling and legal services related to all aspects of the apparel industry, including designing, dyeing, finishing, knitting, textile engineering, garment manufacturing, importing, factoring and financing, licensing, wholesale distributing and retailing.

In addition to counsel on general business operations, the firm provides extensive litigation support in the areas of commercial law, labor disputes, and all other type of disputes that arise in the general course of doing business.

Our experience includes:

• Business formation and structuring
• Business transactions
• Business litigation
• Capital raising
• Contract negotiations
• Corporate finance and secured transactions
• E-commerce & privacy law
• Employment and independent sales representation agreements
• Factoring and financing
• Financial planning and restructuring
• Joint ventures and other strategic business relations, transactions and alliances
• Labeling requirements
• Labor and employment, including wage and hour, discrimination and occupational health and safety issues
• Labor negotiations
• Leasing of manufacturing facilities, warehouse, showroom and retail facilities
• Licensing and franchising
• Litigation and dispute resolutions
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Real estate acquisitions
• Trademark, copyright, patent and other forms of intellectual property
• Tax
• Unfair competition