Barbara Kolsun, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Stuart Weitzman, Adjunct Professor of Law at Cardozo and head of Cardozo's Fashion, Arts, Media & Entertainment Law (FAME) Center, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Trademark Review's Industry Awards. The World Trademark Review Industry Awards are designed to recognise the vital work performed by in-house trademark counsel, and to identify those teams and individuals that are performing their functions to the highest possible standards.
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Kolsun's impressive career, which includes stints in private practice and in-house roles at fashion and luxury brands. Prior to Stuart Weitzman, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Seven For All Mankind, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Kate Spade, Assistant General Counsel at WestPoint Stevens, and Assistant General Counsel of Calvin Klein Jeanswear.
She has devoted significant time and effort to the cause of enforcement of intellectual property, serving as Chairman of the Board of the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition. Kolsun has spoken and published on the topic of counterfeiting and trademark infringement in the U.S., Asia and Europe, and has been the subject of many publications for her pioneering work on anticounterfeiting efforts in the field.
Kolsun is the co-author of the first textbook on fashion law, Fashion Law: A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives and Attorneys.
She will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 World Trademark Review Industry Awards in May.