LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (MS&K), one of the premier entertainment and business law firms in the U.S., today launched a new online resource for business executives and legal professionals serving the global fashion industry.

The firm's new site, "Ooh Law Law," is a blog that will provide regulatory news, legal updates and important business insights for fashion industry executives. The purpose of the blog is to educate readers with the latest information affecting their businesses and to provide them with practical ideas for how to navigate the legal challenges they must confront.

The new blog is located at www.oohlawlaw.msk.com.

"Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp has a proud tradition of providing legal counsel to all participants in the fashion industry, which we've cultivated over several decades as a law firm," said MS&K Managing Partner Thomas Lambert. "This new blog will be a terrific online resource for executives in the industry to stay abreast of important legal developments and to benefit from unique legal insights delivered by the experienced attorneys in our world-class Fashion Industry Practice."

For example, Lambert cited a recent blog post that offered fashion designers a few simple tips for better protecting the confidentiality of their sources for unique commodities, such as vintage fabrics.

MS&K's Fashion Industry Practice is co-chaired by MS&K litigation partners Patricia Benson in Los Angeles and Lauren Wachtler in New York. The practice brings together MS&K's depth of experience within the fashion industry itself, as well as attorneys from many of the firm's existing practice groups including Intellectual Property & Technology, Corporate & Business Transactions, Litigation, International Trade, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Bankruptcy & Workout and Immigration.

The fashion industry is a multi-billion dollar global industry subject to a complex matrix of local, national and international laws in a vast number of subject areas. MS&K attorneys, leaders in their respective areas of the law, regularly assist fashion industry clients with bringing their designs to fruition and products to market, while preserving and promoting brand value.

For more than 100 years, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP has maintained a reputation for excellence in providing sophisticated legal and business solutions for its clients in areas that include: Litigation, Intellectual Property & Technology, Labor & Employment, Entertainment & New Media, Immigration, Corporate Transactions, Homeland Security, Tax, Trusts & Estates, Real Estate, and International Trade. Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP has offices in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.msk.com.