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ESCAPADES 2026
A curated forum for brand protection leaders
ESCAPADES brings together senior in-house counsel, brand executives, and leading IP attorneys from global companies including David Yurman, LVMH, Warner Music Group, NBCUniversal, and A24. Attendance is intentionally limited to foster candid discussion around enforcement, protection, and innovation in today’s complex marketplace.

FRIDAY APRIL 10, 2026
12:00 to 5:30pm
@EASE1345
1345 Sixth Ave, NewYork, NY
Inside the room shaping modern brand protection
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ESCAPADES brings together senior in-house counsel, brand executives, business strategists, business owners, and leading IP attorneys from across a tightly connected intellectual property community.
The room reflects the people brands and creators consistently turn to — experienced operators and advisors who know each other’s work, share a common language, and are actively shaping how brand protection is handled at the highest levels.

What the conversation focuses on
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Marketplace enforcement and platform takedowns
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Counterfeiting, parallel imports, and gray market activity
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Brand expansion, licensing, and risk management
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Escalation strategies when enforcement stalls
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Where legal strategy and business objectives intersect
Featured voices and organizations
ESCAPADES’s conversations are informed by a unique blend of legal, brand, and business leadership. Speakers and contributors represent a cross-section of influential brands, strategic advisors, and corporate operators including senior trademark and domain counsel, in-house legal leadership at global luxury and media organizations, and partners from leading law firms.
Participants bring firsthand experience navigating complex intellectual property and brand protection challenges in dynamic business environments from high-stakes enforcement and global marketplace strategy to licensing, risk management, and emerging digital platforms.
Full panels and speakers will be announced soon, with a lineup that reflects the diversity of perspectives shaping brand protection today.
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Who should attend
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In-house legal teams responsible for brand protection and enforcement
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Brand executives and business owners overseeing growth, licensing, and risk
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Business strategists advising on brand expansion and marketplace strategy
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Outside counsel advising on high-stakes intellectual property matters
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Law students with a strong interest in intellectual property who are eager to learn and network
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