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Petra Warrington handles art matters related to authenticity, ownership and restitution.
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Petra has considerable litigation and transactional experience in the art, cultural property and luxury markets, acting on behalf of a wide range of private clients, businesses and institutions. Petra’s non-contentious practice involves advising clients on buying, selling and lending art and luxury assets, drafting commercial agreements and terms and conditions of business. Her dispute resolution work often involves complex issues of title, history, provenance, attribution, authenticity and value of works of art and cultural property in an international context.
Petra has practical experience of the art market, having held research, collection management and business roles at museums, galleries and auction houses in the United States and London before training as a lawyer. She holds a BA in History of Art from Bryn Mawr College, PA, and an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Petra has guest lectured at Christie’s Education, the London School of Economics and Political Science, Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies and the Institute of Art and Law. She has contributed to journals and publications, including Art Antiquity and Law, the IBA’s Art law: restrictions on the export of cultural property and artwork and The Art Law Review and regularly comments in the trade press on current art law issues.
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Petra Warrington handles art matters related to authenticity, ownership and restitution.
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Petra has an excellent understanding of the business. She is keen to help, provides clear explanations, and has a welcome level of patience.
Petra is fantastic. She is a real star when it comes to any restitution-related matters.
Petra is such a great person to run litigation. If she is on your case you breathe a sigh of relief because you know everything will be taken care of.
Petra is a complete superstar individual. She is very clever, very approachable, and always willing to see things from a client's perspective.
Petra Warrington is constructive, helpful and a joy to work with.
Petra has an excellent understanding of the business. She is keen to help, provides clear explanations, and has a welcome level of patience.
Petra is fantastic. She is a real star when it comes to any restitution-related matters.
Petra is such a great person to run litigation. If she is on your case you breathe a sigh of relief because you know everything will be taken care of.
Petra is a complete superstar individual. She is very clever, very approachable, and always willing to see things from a client's perspective.
Petra Warrington is constructive, helpful and a joy to work with.