Services & Industries
Art Law
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Our attorneys have extensive experience advising art collectors and investors, artists and charitable organizations on issues arising from the ownership of art, collectibles, jewelry and other tangible personal property. We counsel both affluent American and international families, as well as single- and multi-family offices, on all aspects of art law.
Our team routinely assist clients with the formation of trusts funded with art, sales and use tax issues, as well as transactional issues that arise when clients purchase, lend, pledge or sell works of art. We routinely negotiate with auction houses and dealers on behalf of families of wealth looking to add to, diversify or deacquisition their art portfolios. We also coordinate with outside professionals as to the appraisal and valuation of artwork in order to address tax and investment issues. We also work closely with best-in-class insurance professionals to advise clients on risk management for their collections.
Our art law attorneys provide the following services:
Representative Matters
Advise lenders and borrowers in connection with art-based credit facilities.
Assist families with the preservation and sale of valuable art and collectibles.
Coordinate sale of art with auction houses and dealers on behalf of families of wealth.
Arrange for valuation of art and collectibles for tax and insurance purposes.
Assist clients with art insurance issues.
Counsel clients on the formation of trusts, including art assets.
Advise clients on issues related to sales and use tax voluntary disclosures.
Handle transactional issues related to the purchase and sale of works of art.
Advise client on approximately $20 million private sale of a single artwork.
Negotiate artwork consignment agreements with major auction houses, including Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams.
Negotiate and draft sculpture commission agreement for client’s private collection.
Negotiate and draft museum loan agreements.
Negotiate, review and revise agreements with respect to an $80 million art-backed loan facility for a single family office.
Advise clients on multi-stage artwork appraisal proposals including negotiating and concluding all agreements related thereto.
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