BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Harvard Law School//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Harvard Law School - Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hls.harvard.edu/calendar/ X-WR-CALDESC:Harvard Law School - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260921T1838Z-1790015924.3586-EO-791333-1@10.73.15.240 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260922T195338Z CREATED:20260921T153003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T125734Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T131500 SUMMARY: Buying a Brand: Inside the $2.8 Billion TOM FORD Acquisition with Paul\, Weiss Partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon DESCRIPTION: Buying a Brand: Inside the $2.8 Billion TOM FORD Acquisition w ith Paul\, Weiss Partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon Thursday\, October 15\, 2 026 | 12:30–1:15 p.m. | Pound Hall\, room 100 | Lunch served When Estée Lau der bought TOM FORD in a deal valuing the brand at $2.8 billion\, the price tag was only part of the story. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Buying a Brand: Inside the $2.8 Billion TO M FORD Acquisition with Paul\, Weiss Partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon
Thursday\, October 15\, 2026 | 12:30–1:15 p.m. | Pound Hall\, room 100 | Lu nch served
When Estée Lauder bought TOM FORD in a deal valuing the bra nd at $2.8 billion\, the price tag was only part of the story. The transact ion also split the brand across partners: Zegna received a long-term licens e for all men's and women's fashion and took over the fashion operations ne eded to run it\, while eyewear maker Marcolin's license was substantially e xtended. Claudine Meredith-Goujon\, Global Co-Head of Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions at Paul\, Weiss\, led the IP side of the deal al ongside her colleagues\, and the team was named IP Team of the Year at the 2024 Luxury Law Awards for it. Come hear how a fashion house is valued\, ca rved up and licensed out\, and what a transactional path into fashion IP lo oks like. A great fit for students drawn to corporate or M&A work.

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