Megan Bannigan
Adjunct Professor of Fashion Law @Rutgers Law School
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WORK HISTORY
Adjunct Professor of Fashion Law @Rutgers Law School
Camden, NJ, US
Course includes an in depth analysis of the legal issues that are typically faced in the global fashion industry, including exploration/analysis of recent, fashion-related litigations; copyright, trade dress, trade mark, patent and other protections (or lack thereof) available for designs, apparel, accessories and textiles, including recent proposed changes to expand U.S. protection of fashion; the implications of counterfeiting and various civil and criminal methods of policing counterfeit goods; expansion of U.S. fashion brands in domestic and international markets, both directly by brand owners and through licensing; ethical challenges within the legal department of fashion companies; labor and employment; marketing, advertising and promotion of luxury brands and retail leases.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University
Bachelors, Political Science, Communications
Rutgers Law School
Juris Doctorate
SKILLS
ABOUT MEGAN BANNIGAN
Megan Bannigan is Litigation Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, focusing on Intellectual Property including trademarks, copyrights, false advertising, rights of publicity, design patents and licensing and other contractual disputes. She represents clients across a range of industries, including consumer products, cosmetics, entertainment, fashion and luxury goods, financial services, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, professional sports and technology. Ms. Bannigan has extensive trial experience, helping to secure an over $20 million jury verdict for client Learning Annex in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, among other matters. She also has experience representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the International Trade Commission. Listed as a Rising Star by Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS, Legal 500 and Law360, she is known for “translat[ing] complex legal issues into clear pragmatic legal advice.” Ms. Bannigan is also an adjunct professor of Fashion Law at Rutgers School of Law. She previously was a Clinical Visiting Lecturer at Law at Yale Law School, leading the team of students that helped secure a landmark decision where the Court declared that several features of Connecticut’s system of education, including the formula for distributing funding to school districts, were unconstitutional. Ms. Bannigan is active in intellectual property-related professional organizations, including the International Trademark Association, for which she spearheaded the development of INTA’s Pro Bono clearinghouse, and the Intellectual Property Section of the American Bar Association-Intellectual Property Law Section, where she is currently Chair of the Trademark Litigation Committee. She frequently writes, speaks and is often quoted as an expert on IP issues. Ms. Bannigan has a strong commitment to public service. She has a large pro bono practice and is active in an array of not-for-profit organizations, including for the Cancer Research Institute and Advocates for Children of New York. This profile may constitute attorney advertising. Prior results do not assure a similar outcome.
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