430 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022Diana Wierbicki, Partner, Withers WorldwideThe Themiters art law practice advises art collectors, galleries, museums and private auction houses. Website: www.withersworldwide.com/ Email: diana.wierbicki@withersworldwide.com Baum LLC provides a boutique law firm for a selected and exclusive group of clients in various areas of the art/media world. New York, New York. We have used Withers for new leases and property-related litigation in London and their wider art team for matters related to international art transactions, and they have always provided excellent advice. The team is deeply immersed in the art world, and their advice always reflects that. Klein Solicitors: A boutique firm that provides OER and transaction services, including the search and restoration of lost artwork, advice on tax and estate planning issues, and debt collection management. Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. Sullivan & Worcester LLP brings together lawyers with extensive experience in matters affecting museums, artists and other institutions dedicated to art. Its team combines skills and experience in these areas in general, with experience in museums in particular, which allows us to understand the challenges and opportunities of museums, artists and collectors. Boston, MA. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has a wide range and depth in all matters related to art, including negotiations, documentation, transaction structuring, finance, international trade, taxes and intellectual property, and has helped clients around the world protect their interests and maximize their investments in money, in time, talent and affection. New York, New York. We advise executors and estate beneficiaries on the tax implications of charitable bequests.
We recently received criticism of a painting that was once left at a gallery under a will to assess the size of the additional cash inheritance that would need to be paid to a charity for the estate to qualify for the reduced estate tax rate of 36% – which applies if 10% of an estate remains for a charity. The reduction in inheritance tax may benefit the remaining taxable beneficiaries. We advised an American museum on how to set up and receive complex gifts. Wiggin and Dana: Wiggin and Dana`s Art and Museum Law Group represents museums, universities and other cultural institutions, art galleries and dealers, private collectors, insurers, foundations and national governments in the causes of art and artifact owners. New Haven, CT. Briffa is an intellectual property law firm that works closely with all types of artists to protect and monetize their work, from advising and negotiating contracts to securing the artist`s resale rights. London, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Malta. The team works seamlessly across all offices and jurisdictions. Patron Law`s lawyers combine a true passion for art with in-depth legal expertise in matters arising from the purchase, loan, delivery, movement, authenticity, provenance, return and, of course, sale of art.
London, United Kingdom. Shatzkin & Mayer, P.C.: Shatzkin & Mayer, P.C., advises a wide range of clients in the areas of civil litigation, contract law, entertainment, publishing, art, copyright, trademark law and labor law. Note: Artistic practice includes licensing agreements. New York, New York. Art Law Practice: Unlike other lawyers and law firms, this firm is the first team of cultural monuments and art lawyers in China to focus on cultural heritage and art law services and is at the forefront of the cultural heritage art law industry. Shanghai, China. Kessler Collins: At least one lawyer, Andrea Perez, focuses on commercial law, intellectual property and art law in this legal practice. Perez provides services to galleries, museums, artists, artists and other art professionals to assist them in their unique artistic and entertainment affairs. Dallas, Texas. The law firm of Gale P.
Elston P.C. not only specializes in the legal expertise required to advise artists, collectors and galleries, but has also gained an understanding of the unique dynamics of the art world. New York, New York. Assist an online art retailer in the creation of an Italian company involved in pooling investments in art. The company would also offer NFTs. Our advice focuses on the possibility of creating an innovative start-up or small medium-sized enterprise (SME), as well as the VAT aspects of using a “margin system” and the potential impact of selling NFTs. We acted for the trustees of an estate by discussing a possible claim by the Italian state to the possession of a fragmented marble relief from Roman times. The relief was purchased in Switzerland in the 1960s and passed on to the state after the buyer`s death. After being put up for sale by the administrators, it was discovered at an art fair, as it was associated with a number of other reliefs seized by the Italian authorities that had been illegally excavated in the early 2000s. Withers helped the administrators get the aid back to Italy. Mazzola Lindstrom LLP addresses issues in the world of art and law, including the transportation and storage of works of art, artist dealer contracts, and issues of authenticity and fraud in the art world. New York, New York.
Church Court Chambers practices criminal law, white-collar crime, banking and financial law, civil law, immigration, family law, public law, labour law, international law, masterpiece law and art law. Together, they have a catalogue of complex and high-profile issues such as the Murder Trial of Damilola Taylor, luton`s Slavery Trial, the Jimmy Savile Investigation, and the Marrache Fraud Case. London, United Kingdom. I worked with Eleni Polycarpou in this area. She and her team have a very strong presence in this area of litigation and fully deserve their excellent reputation. Here we explain the most important technical issues when buying, selling and renting works of art. Guest Work Agency is an art consulting and law firm for artists, collectors, commercial galleries and art organizations. Melbourne, Australia. We represented a major art lender by exposing a merchant who had committed an industry-wide scam and successfully represented the lender in several subsequent cases to settle several competing title and insurance claims.