Westgarth Wines

CEO and Founder

WineCap

A fine wine entrepreneur, founder and CEO of WineCap, Westgarth Wines and Finer Things Imports. 

WineCap is a fine wine investment company that leverages data and technology to help our clients build their dream portfolio and maximise returns. Our structured investment process ensures that they can confidently navigate the fine wine market with our expert help.

Westgarth Wines is USA’s leading luxury fine wine retailer that sources the most extraordinary wines on the market and offers exclusive access to new releases and older and rarer vintages. 

Finer Things Imports is a global key importer of wine and spirits that assists overseas brands to gain traction in the US market.

Alexander Westgarth

Simons Muirhead Burton LLP

Chambers & Legal 500 Directories’ recommendations include:-
Maninder Gill is probably one of the best IP experts around, with great commercial and legal experience within private practice and big businesses.
Thinks outside the box on all matters.
Solid reputation.
Super-experienced and extremely knowledgeable. 
He is a fantastic lawyer who has an excellent way of explaining things in a simple and practical manner.
...having worked as leading in house lawyer for a high profile major retailer, his broad experience and knowledge in the retail sector has been invaluable.
He advises retailers on cross-border branding strategy and trademark protection issues. In the music industry, he advised .. on trade mark strategy and prosecution against sellers of infringing merchandise. 

Franchising/Retail "an expert in international retail franchising... The exceptional group has advised on numerous multi-jurisdictional franchising agreements...he is a leading expert in this area... fantastically commercial and doesn't give you chapter and verse he will pinpoint the most material risks to make sure you're covered say happy clients ... he is a joy to work with-really fast turnaround times, value for money and client-friendly and focused. 
The retail team are knowledgeable with a clear focus on their clients' interests. Maninder leads the team and has extensive experience in retail, publishing and education sectors.
... regularly advises household companies in the retail sector on national and international franchise networks, aided by practice head Maninder Gill's 'broad experience and knowledge in the retail sector'. 

Was ranked as a leading in-house lawyer by The Legal 500 and described in Chambers as having a reputation for “fighting tooth and nail”. 

Was named in Lawyer Magazine’s Hot 100 lawyers list and was on The Times' Newspapers' panel of experts. 

Formulates strategies to deal with the media and involved in notable cases eg  Zeta-Jones/Douglas/OK V Hello Magazine.

Head of the IP and Retail, Fashion and Franchising Groups

Global Retail Forum

Co-Founder and Secretary

European Business School London

Visiting Lecturer on Intellectual Property on the MA course in Luxury Brand Management

Visiting Lecturer on Intellectual Property

Harvey Nichols

Responsible for the legal, human resources and corporate affairs issues for the international luxury department stores group. Harvey Nichols, which has 6 stores and restaurants in the UK, 1 in the Republic of Ireland and international stores in Riyadh, Dubai, Istanbul, Ankara, Hong Kong, Kuwait and previously in Jakarta.

Corporate Affairs and Human Resources Director

Northern and Shell plc/Express Newspapers

Publisher of celebrity magazines such as OK! Magazine, national newspapers such as the Daily Express and Daily Star and television broadcaster.

Group Secretary and Legal Director

Carter-Ruck

Specialist defamation, privacy and intellectual property firm.

Solicitor

I am an experienced retail, intellectual property and media lawyer with previous board level experience at a major media organisation and at an international luxury department store. With over a dozen years in industry, I bring a highly commercial focus to my practice. I specialise in Commercial Contracts, Intellectual Property, Branding, Franchising, Privacy and Reputation Management.

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