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Events

New York Katten Partners Attend 2025 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law
WWD Women in Power Event Conference
Partner and National Co-Chair of the Trademark/ During the ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference on
Copyright/Privacy Group Karen Artz Ash, along with November 3, Advertising and Brand Litigation Co-Chairs Kristin
Intellectual Property Partner Jessica Kraver and Achterhof and Chris Cole spoke on a panel titled “Litigation
Corporate Partner Ilana Lubin, attended Women’s Trends: Is There Any Safe Campaign?” They discussed the latest
Wear Daily’s (WWD) 2025 Women in Power event trends in consumer class action and Lanham Act litigation that
on September 8. The event celebrated the release can affect how advertisers operate. The panel also examined
of this year’s “Women in Power” list, which honors whether the federal-state-competitor rubric is still the best way
trailblazing women across fashion, beauty and retail to think about risk, analyzed who is being sued and why, and
who are shaping industries and driving global impact, shared what advertisers can do to mitigate these risks.
selected for their leadership, creativity and influence
by the WWD editors. Notable honorees and speakers New York Intellectual Property Partners Attend
included Martha Stewart, Bobbi Brown, Victoria the Luxury Law Summit New York
Beckham and Coco Gauff.
On November 12, Intellectual Property Partners Karen Artz Ash,
Katten Sponsors and Attends 2025 National Co-Chair of the Trademark/Copyright/Privacy Group,
WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit and Jessica Kraver attended the Luxury Law Summit New York at
The Metropolitan Club. The event brought together the brightest
The firm was a sponsor of the WWD 2025 Apparel & minds in the luxury legal sector for a day of thought leadership,
Retail CEO Summit, held on October 28-29. Partner innovation and strategic insight. This year’s summit provided
and National Co-Chair of the Trademark/Copyright/ an opportunity for general counsel and in-house legal teams to
Privacy Group Karen Artz Ash, along with Intellectual connect, explore current trends and discuss the evolving legal
Property Partner Jessica Kraver and Corporate Partner and commercial challenges of the luxury industry.
Ilana Lubin, attended the event. Celebrating WWD’s
115th anniversary, this year’s theme, “Powering
Progress: Past, Present, Future,” reflects on the
evolution of both the publication and industry in the
wake of creative changes at major fashion houses,
as well as broader pressures from economic policies
and the rise of artificial intelligence. To celebrate this
“incredibly dynamic moment in fashion, retail, beauty
and beyond,” this year’s event featured speakers from
inside and outside the industry who discussed the
changes taking place, those that lie ahead and their
potential impact on the industry in years to come.
Notable speakers included the chief executive officer
of Bloomingdale’s, the chief executive officer of Saks
Global Operating Group, the president and chief
executive officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation, the
co-chief executive officers of Nordstrom, the creative
director of Givenchy and Vera Wang.

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