Exposed? We’ve got you covered.

Are you a designer and looking to build your brand? Are you an entrepreneur with a start-up idea and trying to figure out what the next step is and who to turn to? Is fashion your passion, and are you ready to make it a reality?

Cypress is no stranger to the latest fashion and trends when it comes to building your business. Like a good tailor who “measures twice and cuts once,” we are ready to design a solution to protect your unique creations, including your trademarks, trade dress, copyrights and design patents. Our team, which includes former in-house lawyers, is highly experienced in working at every step in the creative process, from entrepreneurs to mature, well-known designers and brands.

We also specialize in helping the creative entrepreneur engage in strategic business transactions — with deep expertise in financing, mergers and acquisitions, licensing and joint ventures, and startups. For more mature companies, Cypress provides outside general counsel and private company M&A services. Cypress also has robust intellectual property, business litigation, and bankruptcy practice.

Your success is our success, which is the result of delivering superior legal expertise and business savvy with a level of flair and personal attention that will not be matched by larger firms. We are committed to providing a non-traditional environment where creativity is preeminent such that lawyers and clients are both free to thrive.