Art and Cultural Property Law

Rudy Capildeo focuses on non-contentious art matters, advising a range of clients including artists, collectors, notable galleries and other institutions.

"Rudy is a great lawyer. He is very commercially driven, does not overcomplicate matters and is very pragmatic in trying to find reasonable solutions for us."

"Rudy is a top commercial lawyer who specialises in the art world. He is very good on transactions, business dealings, art market professionals and regulation."

"Rudy approaches things with technical rigour and delivers solutions in an engaging way. He has a very good client manner, is very personable and keeps complicated solutions simple for clients."

Tim Maxwell is highly regarded for handling art litigation, including matters related to ownership, provenance and authenticity.

"Tim’s experience as legal counsel in the art world was invaluable. He was highly professional and made the correct decisions about the direction in which we would be the most successful."

"Tim is highly professional and highly astute. He thinks of all the things no one else in the room has thought of, which gives clients a great amount of confidence."

"Tim's grasp of intellectual property is second to none. He is brilliant and incredibly shrewd. There was no question that we were in safe hands."

Petra Warrington handles art matters related to authenticity, ownership and restitution. She has recently been promoted to partner at Wedlake Bell.

"Petra Warrington is strong, very competent and always available."

"Petra is really good. She has lots of serious litigation experience in the art field and is very calm and methodical, and good with clients as well."

"Petra is excellent. She has an art background and really in-depth understanding, knowledge and interest in the field. She is very diligent, hard-working and thorough."

Tamara Wakeford advises artists, collectors, dealers and other key art world clients on contentious matters and financing mandates.

"I cannot speak more highly of Tamara Wakeford: a brilliant mind blended with an equally bright personality. She has excellent levels of vision and service, and is wonderful to work with."

"Tamara is really on it – very energetic, very interested in the art world and very personable. I was impressed by her confidence and grasp of what needed to be done."

"Tamara is an absolute gem. She is on top of everything and has the most engaging personality. Tamara is thorough, painstakingly detail-oriented, patient beyond words and totally professional."