Steven Schindler

Practice Areas

Steven R. Schindler is one of the founding partners of Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP, one of New York City's outstanding litigation and art law boutiques. As a senior member of the firm’s litigation practice, Steve represents a broad range of clients in state and federal courts and arbitrations throughout the nation, and works closely with foreign law firms in complex transnational litigation. Steve also heads SCH’s Art Law Group, which combines SCH’s formidable litigation expertise with a deep knowledge of the art market and its specific legal issues. Steve regularly advises art galleries, other businesses in the art space on transactional matters, such as the sale and acquisition of art and their relationships with dealers, banks and auction houses, and has litigated cases involving the authenticity, title, provenance and appraisals of art.

Steve is the co-chair of the Art and Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee of the IBA, a past chair of the NYC Bar Association's Art Law Committee, and on the faculty of NYU’s Steinhardt School where he teaches art law. Steve often speaks on legal and industry sponsored panels relating to current topics in art law, and is the author of numerous articles on art law. Steve is the co-host of The Art Law Podcast.

Career

Adjunct Professor, NYU

Professional Memberships

IBA, co-chair Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee

New York City Bar Association, Art Law Committee

American Bar Association

Art Lawyers Association (London)

Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

Publications

Co-Author, Trends and Developments in Art and Cultural Property Law, Chambers and Partners ‘Private Wealth 2024’ Global Practice Guide, August 2024.

Co-Author, Case Comment: AI Art and Copyright, Business Law International, Vol. 25, No. 2, May 2024.

USA Nationwide: An Introduction to Art and Cultural Property Law, Chambers and Partners, August 2021.

The ‘Red Flags’ Standard: Rationalizing ACA Galleries, Inc. V. Kinney, International Foundation For Art Research Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4. 2016.

Buyer Beware: Is There A Duty To Authenticate Art?, International Foundation For Art Research Journal, Vol. 15, Nos. 3 & 4. 2014.

Questioning ‘Cariou’ Rationale On Transformative Fair Use, New York Law Journal, Nov. 19, 2014.

Interview with Steven Schindler on the most significant legal developments in the art world, Deloitte & ArtTactic’s 2014 Art and Finance Report.