Chronicles the story of two designer jeans companies who tried to merge but ended up splitting apart in a ferocious bicoastal legal battle that employed heavyweight law firms, private investigators, the IRS, and federal prosecutors. 30,000 first printing. Tour.
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From Publishers Weekly
An Old World-style feud betwen two immigrant Sephardic Jewish families, makers of 1980s fashion jeans, is evocatively related by New York magazine columnist Byron ( The Fanciest Dive ). Blow by blow, he recounts the seven-year Jeans War (including accusations of tax and customs fraud) waged by the four Marciano brothers to recover the 50% interest in their Los Angeles-based Guess? company that they had unwisely sold in undervalued stock to the three Nakash brothers, founders of New York's Jordache denims. The convoluted drama, played on four continents by a cast worthy of a suspense novel, involved countless members of the judiciary--federal prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani among them--IRS agents and armies of lawyers and private eyes. In 1990, when asked why he had finally agreed to a settlement, one of the exhausted combatants observed that otherwise "the fighting would have gone on forever." Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This is the stranger than fiction story of the Nahask and Marciano brothers who owned Guess and Jordache respectively. Both families hated each other and when Jordache bought 50 percent of Guess's stock, their animosity became public. From lawsuits to FBI and IRS investigations, each company was out to ruin the other, using every trick available, including tape recording conversations and hiring secret investigators who provided tips to the IRS of the other's alleged improprieties. The author includes many references to both companies' depositions and the skillful and sly way in which questions were answered. An interesting cast of characters and some reference to the families' Jewish background and culture spice up the book and provide interesting background information on the major players. Readers who like intrigue and back stabbing among the rich will enjoy this book. Recommended for general libraries.
- Teresa Brady, Holy Family Coll., Philadelphia
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Teresa Brady, Holy Family Coll., Philadelphia
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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