2024-05-15T18:06:26-07:00 2023-06-30 990EZ 2022-07-01 273839336 FASHION LAW INSTITUTE FASH 2126367697 150 W 62nd St New York NY 10023 Jeffrey Trexler Associate Director 2126367697 2024-05-15 Jeffrey Trexler 999009999 1 0 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X https://fashionlawinstitute.com X X 112594 X 0 112594 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112594 0 0 10000 800 0 3315 92821 106936 5658 35465 0 41123 35465 41123 0 0 0 0 35465 41123 0 0 35465 41123 The Fashion Law Institute is the world's first academic center dedicated to the legal issues arising throughout the life of a garment. The Institute carries out its purposes as an educational organization by advancing the field of fashion law through formal instruction, experiential education, and scholarly research. Teaching and research in fashion law is a core component of the Institute's mission. The foundational course is the original Fashion Law course, which defined the field and was created and taught by the Institute's founder, Professor Susan Scafidi. Other courses include a new course on Fashion and Commercial Real Estate Law, which covers the legal framework for leasing, owning, and managing real property in the fashion economy; Fashion Law and Social Justice, which examines the role of fashion in constructive social change; the Fashion Law and Finance course, which explores the role of law and lawyers in developing a global fashion brand; Fashion Modeling Law, which provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, business and societal issues faced by models and their agencies; Fashion Ethics, Sustainability and Development, which explores the intersection of fashion law and social values, including such topics as green fashion, fair trade and fashion-related social enterprise; Fashion Licensing, which examines the law and business of fashion licensing, the anatomy of a license agreement, and current trends in the industry in the US and worldwide; Cosmetics Regulation, which examines legal and ethical issues pertaining to cosmetics and personal care products; Fashion Law Drafting and the Fashion Law Practicum, which provide practical experience with legal aspects of the fashion industry; Fashion Retail Law, which examines the legal framework for the shopping environment, including retail stores, websites, and privacy and security issues raised by new technology; the Capstone course for graduating students in the Fordham School of Law Master's degree programs in Fashion Law; and a new course on Fashion Real Estate Law 0 4185 In conjunction with the Institute's classroom instruction, a related aspect of the Institute's educational mission is the advancement of understanding in fashion law through seminars, symposia, continuing legal education, Fashion Law Bootcamp, and other programs open to both students and the general public. Topics covered in the 2022-23 academic year included diversity design, artificial intelligence, international trade, recent developments in fashion intellectual property law, cutting-edge issues encountered by in-house counsel, dress codes, retail theft, anti-drag laws, and sustainable fashion. The Fashion Law Institute also continued to conduct its pro bono Fashion Law Pop-Up Clinic program, both in person and online via Zoom, with seven Pop-Up Clinics held during the 2022-2023 academic year. At each Pop-Up Clinic, students met with lawyers and designers for attorney-supervised legal training by assisting fashion clients. Besides gaining educational experience through being involved in pro-bono consultations, students also learned about fashion law and the fashion business by serving in Institute-supervised internships as well as by assisting with various Institute events. 0 76352 80537 Susan Scafidi President and director 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA NY Jeff Trexler 150 W 62nd St New York NY 10023 2126367697 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 0 112594 112594 22519 5630 0 0 16961 10497 11858 22519 61835 92753 0 0 0 0 0 4240 2624 2965 5630 15459 23189 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 In conjunction with its affiliation with Fordham Law School, a global academic institution in New York City with a well-established reputation for openness and diversity, the Institute draws students from around the world and a variety of backgrounds. The Institute is encompassed within the University's public nondiscriminatory policies. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other expenses for this fiscal year are as follows: Events & programs - $76352; Teaching and research - $4185; Office expenses - $4144; Taxes and fees - $3960; Technology - $4180