Andowah Newton is Vice President, Legal Affairs at LVMH Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy Inc., where she manages a variety of legal disputes, litigations, and other legal matters for approximately 30 luxury brands including Dior, Fendi, Bulgari, Céline, Domaine Chandon, Benefit Cosmetics, Givenchy, Guerlain, Hublot, Loro Piana, Rimowa, Make Up For Ever, TAG Heuer, and Thomas Pink. Ms. Newton directs legal strategy and advises C-suite level executives and other senior management located in the United States, Europe, and Asia on matters involving intellectual property, consumer class actions, advertising and marketing, product liability, environmental claims, breach of contract, personal injury, regulatory and internal investigations, and debt recovery.
Before joining LVMH, Ms. Newton litigated complex commercial cases, including successfully arguing motions and appeals, at top law firms in New York City. She began her legal career as a judicial clerk for the First Vice President Judge of the International Criminal Court in The Netherlands. Before becoming a lawyer, Ms. Newton earned her CPA and worked for four years as an auditor at PwC, where her main clients included Viacom, Sony Music, Thomson Reuters, and Ziff Davis Media, and as an analyst at The Estée Lauder Companies where she performed internal control reviews on brands such as MAC, Aveda, Origins, and Stila.
Ms. Newton earned her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, where she majored in Business Administration and minored in French. She possesses dual law degrees in U.S. and French law from Cornell Law School and The Sorbonne. Ms. Newton is fluent in French and proficient in Spanish. She is an avid international traveler, having traveled to over almost 50 countries and lived in six. Ms. Newton is also a Soprano I in the NY Choral Society and has served on its Board of Trustees. For the past twelve years, she has served as a mentor and legal debate coach and judge for high school and law school students in the Legal Outreach and Inroads programs.