Gucci Nabs Prada’s Top U.S. Lawyer as Brand Seeks Sales Rebound

Gucci has raided rival Italian fashion house Prada to hire David Warren as its top attorney in the Americas, filling a post that has been vacant for at least six months.

Gucci, owned by French luxury goods giant Kering SA, had been looking for a top U.S. lawyer since former Americas general counsel Brooke Crescenti left last September to join apparel startup CreateMe Technologies LLC.

Warren joined Prada USA Corp. in 2018 as its top in-house lawyer for the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Caribbean regions. In a statement he posted to LinkedIn in late April, Warren acknowledged his ...