Partner Leila A. Amineddoleh will be discussing art law and its intersections with intellectual property law at the International Intellectual Property Society's New York meeting. The event will explore issues related to art theft, artists' rights, authentication, and...
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Art Law Symposium on Street Art
Leila A. Amineddoleh will be joining other notable art lawyers tomorrow evening to participate in an art law symposium at Cardozo Law School. The panel will focus on street art, the protection of graffiti art, and the current state of the law. As street art is rapidly...
The Role of Museums in Providing Asylum to Antiquities
As some readers many know from my lectures, articles, and advocacy work, I tend to fall more toward “nationalist” inclinations on the nationalist v. international spectrum.[1] For the most part, I favor countries retaining rights to their heritage through management...
Art “DNA” and Authenticity
On the heels of the announcement that some of the lawsuits in the Knoedler Gallery’s forgery scandal will go forward, the art world is once again buzzing about authentication issues. In a market in which some experts estimate that half the inventory is fake, fear of...
My Post for Tang Art Advisory
I contributed a guest post to Tang Art Advisory's blog. Tang Art Advisory advises private and corporate collectors on buying, selling and manage their art assets. My brief contribution to the company's blog notes the importance of legal considerations in the purchase...
Third Colloquy on Return of the Parthenon Sculptures
Partner Leila Amineddoleh was proud to be part of the discussions in support of returning the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to their rightful home in Athens. She argues that ethical considerations require the restitution of the marbles. A colloquy...
Response to “The Case for Buying Antiquities to Save Them”
I am disturbed by Gary Vikan’s piece, “The Case For Buying Antiquities To Save Them.” What Mr. Vikan proposes is dangerous. Allowing museums to purchase antiquities to “save” them undermines the principles of due diligence aimed at excluding loot from museum...
A Journey to Athens Supports Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles
I have expressed my support of the British Museum’s return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Contrary to the many assumptions made in the emails I received after publication of a my op-ed in Forbes, a Letter to the Editor in the NY Times, and my prior blog posts on...
For the past few years I've worked w/ a family to return an antiquities collection to Jordan. Last night, the Jordanian Ambassador and other high-ranking diplomats honored my clients during a ceremony in DC celebrating Royal Jordanian Airline's new direct route b/w DC and Amman
Leila chatted with the @AP about the controversial sale at Christie's, namely potential copyright infringement and its implications for the art market.
Christie's launched "Augmented Intelligence," the 1st time a major auction house has held an auction of all AI-generated art. I spoke w/ @AP about the controversial sale, and why artists are protesting it (potential infringement of IP rights). https://apnews.com/video/christies-ai-generated-art-auction-sparks-copyright-concerns-and-artist-protests-d422ad0e1eeb420da16a78e0fe4d12b5
It was an honor to work on this matter to reach this wonderful solution. It is a wonderful example of how ethical museum practices build strong relationships with foreign governments. Thanks for the great reporting @BostonGlobe
We were thrilled to work on this important repatriation & loan agreement b/w Italy and the Worcester Art Museum b/c it's a wonderful example of how ethical museum practices build strong relationships with foreign governments. https://www.artandiplawfirm.com/news-repatriation-announcement/
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I had the honor of teaching a week-long course @CSMC_Hamburg in December. It was valuable engaging with scholars and experts at the university. I also presented information about the application of law to manuscripts and art, and gave this interview. Thank you @CSMC_Hamburg