Art and Cultural Property Law

About

Provided by Mishcon de Reya LLP

Our non-contentious work includes complex international cross-jurisdictional transactions covering a wide range of commercial agreements, creation of art funds and other art investment structures, and advice on anti-money laundering regulations. Our contentious work includes advising on cases of defective title, provenance, authenticity, attribution and reputation as well as criminal and fraudulent aspects of art.

Our clients include family offices, international collectors, artists, dealers, art institutions, art foundations, museums, galleries, governments and auction houses.

Specialist services range from advice on sale, purchase, loan, consignment and financing of art to exploitation and protection of copyright and cultural heritage issues.

Work Highlights:

Advising Artist - Advising artists on artist's moral rights and copyright in their work.

Large international art dealers - Reviewing and amending terms and conditions of sale for large international art dealers.

Heirs to a French estate - Representing the Heirs to a French estate to prevent a potential sale at a major auction house of stolen antiquities.

US artist's Foundation - Advising a US artist's Foundation on protection of copyright of the artist's work in the UK.

Private collector - Advising a private collector prior to the acquisition of a manuscript collection and negotiating the terms of purchase.

Swiss private collector - Advising a Swiss private collector on a claim against an auction house.