Apparel & Textile
Archer advises companies across the apparel and textile lifecycle—from concept and design, through knitting, dyeing, and finishing, to garment manufacturing, importing, wholesale distribution, and retail. We pair industry experience with practical, business-focused counsel to help clients navigate sourcing, supply chains, brand protection, and go-to-market channels.
Our team supports day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives, and resolves disputes that arise in commercial relationships, employment, and the marketplace. We deliver integrated advice tailored to designers, mills, manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers.
Our experience includes:
- Business formation and structuring for designers, mills, manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers
- Joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other collaboration arrangements
- Capital raising, corporate finance, and secured transactions
- Factoring, trade finance, and supply‑chain financing
- Contract drafting and negotiations across design, sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution
- Employment, labor, and independent sales representation agreements
- Labor relations and negotiations, including wage and hour, discrimination, and workplace safety
- Manufacturing, warehouse, showroom, and retail leasing
- Mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions in apparel and textiles
- E‑commerce, digital marketing, and privacy compliance
- Labeling, packaging, and product compliance requirements
- Trademark, copyright, patent, and other intellectual property protection and licensing
- Franchising and brand licensing for wholesale and retail channels
- Real estate acquisitions for industrial and retail operations
- Tax planning for domestic and cross‑border operations
- Commercial litigation, unfair competition, and dispute resolution, including financial restructuring
