Professional background
My clients are leading art collectors, family offices, artists and their estates, art galleries, dealers and advisors, auction houses, museums and foreign governments looking to repatriate cultural property or developing large cultural projects. I handle disputes and international transactions, and I advise on a broad range of topics including export and import controls, intellectual property, anti-money laundering compliance and other semi-regulatory matters. My clients are worldwide.
Authored pieces
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David Drake and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
23.02.2026
At the end of last year, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston reached a historic agreement with the descendants of David Drake, an enslaved potter and poet known as "Dave the Potter," to resolve the ownership situation of two stoneware jars he created and inscribed in 1857.
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A Legislative Turning Point: the 2025 HEAR Improvements Act and the Erosion of Traditional Defences in Cultural Property Litigation
30.07.2025
When the nazis were in power between 1933 and 1945, they looted approximately one-fifth of Europe’s art, stripping Jewish families and political opponents of their heritage. Despite global efforts to return artworks unlawfully dispossessed from persecuted families, many remain locked in legal limbo, sheltered by technicalities or foreign laws that protect current owners.
Lawyers I've worked with
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Helen Mulcahy Partner, Dispute ResolutionArt lawBanking LitigationCommercial FraudDispute Resolution
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Richard Pike PartnerLondon, England Email RichardCompetition, Regulation and Distribution LawDispute ResolutionPublic and RegulatoryTechnology
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