With more than two decades of apparel industry experience, our firm provides the full range of legal services for the apparel and fashion businesses. We have worked closely and frequently with the sales, design, advertising and accounting/financial departments of apparel companies to address their legal needs. We have spent a lot of time in apparel factories and know a Gerber cutting machine when we see one.

We have seen, and can help with, the full range of sales and wholesale problems.

We can help you protect your designs and labels. We can teach your staff the do’s and don’ts of design sourcing.

Among the specific matters we work on are:

• purchase order forms
   
• factor agreements, bank lines of credit
   
• contracts with sewers, piece good vendors and sales people
   
• distribution agreements
   
• monitoring of factory labor conditions
   
• trade secret protection
   
• equipment and supply purchase agreements
   
• computer software and hardware agreements
   
• agency agreements
   
• consulting agreements
   
• sales and manufacturing contracts
   
• commission agreements
   
  
• distribution agreements
   
  
• office and building design, construction, remodeling and landscaping agreements
   
• employment agreements
   
• filing and prosecution of trademark and copyright applications
   
  

Our apparel clients have included True Religion, Earl Jean, Guess?, Inc. and Gymboree.

Biography

Mr. Sarabia has been a lawyer for more than 25 years. Born in Chicago, he earned his law degree from the University of Chicago in 1978. He is a graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles. For 8 years he was general counsel to Guess?, Inc. He has the highest rating by the lawyer rating firm Martindale Hubbell.