Department profile
Fieldfisher

Art and Cultural Property Law

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Fieldfisher

Rankings

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Art and Cultural Property Law - UK-wide

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Fieldfisher has an international, cross-departmental art law practice. The team is known for handling a variety of contentious and transactional matters for clients, including on tax planning, art finance and intellectual property.

Strengths

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  • Fieldfisher is incredibly responsive, agile, knowledgeable and reasonable. The team goes above and beyond to understand and manage expectations and to deliver beyond what is asked.

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  • Fieldfisher is very focused and has great expertise on complicated cases.

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  • This department is incredibly well suited and positioned within London and the global art market and community. It has a deep understanding of matters related to the creative industry.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Pierre Valentin
    Band 1Pierre Valentin

    Pierre Valentin

    Pierre Valentin remains a leading player in the London market, and regularly advises galleries, collectors and artists on transactional matters and contentious cases.

    • Pierre really knows his stuff about art and auction houses, giving him an edge that lots don't have. He is very thorough, calm and he puts the client's needs first with a genuine concern for art.

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    • Pierre is excellent. He is a true art enthusiast who is involved in the community and knows the art world inside-out. He is an art specialist.

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    • Pierre's reputation proceeds him. He is simply the best and he's a mentor of everyone in the art world.

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    • Pierre is the most involved arts man I know. He has incredibly sophisticated experience from auction houses and he is a top operator. His clients respect him for his knowledge.

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  • Band 3Helen Mulcahy
    Band 3Helen Mulcahy

    Helen Mulcahy

    Helen Mulcahy is a highly experienced art litigator and adviser. She regularly assists with structuring and investment advice on art collections as well as handling international fraud-related claims for notable institutional clients.

    • Helen is very bright, tenacious and strong-willed. One thing about her is that she is across the details of the law: she has a real love for the law.

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    • Helen is solutions-oriented and goes out of her way to deliver care and understanding, while providing strategies and help that are constructive, protective and good.

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    • Helen provides innovative solutions, timely advice and good personal interaction.

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