Art law
For years there has been growing interest among investors in material cultural artefacts, across many creative fields, along with rapid growth in artistic activity. This has led to increased turnover in artworks.
We closely observe the development of the art market and advise market participants.
Our team includes individuals who are art aficionados, studied art history, have experience in the art market, or collect art themselves. This allows us to better understand our clients’ needs.
Our lawyers cooperate with museums and art academies, and also support young artists.
We advise:
- Cultural institutions, foundations and associations
- Artists on issues of copyright and a range of contracts involving trading in artworks
- Individuals and legal persons seeking to recover lost or missing artworks
- Collectors, investors and galleries on legal issues concerning acquisition and trading of artworks
- Art market entities in legal aspects of organising exhibitions.
We cooperate with foreign law firms, mainly within Europe, advising on trading in cultural assets, and with experts, including art historians, detectives, archivists, and provenance researchers.
In many cases, we draw on the support of lawyers from the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice and Tax practice.