Do you remember The Goonies, the 1985 Spielberg film about a shipwreck that made amateur treasure-hunters out of an entire generation? It turns out that the film may have been inspired by a real-life shipwreck. In 1693, the Spanish galleon Santo Cristo de...
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The Art Rescuers: Italy’s Carabinieri TPC and the Museum of Rescued Art
Our founder, Leila Amineddoleh, had the privilege of attending the recently opened Museo dell’Arte Salvata (Museum of Rescued Art), featuring recovered looted works, including items seized from Michael Steinhardt.
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Leila Amineddoleh, international cultural heritage expert, authored chapter “Cultural Heritage, Galleries and Auction Houses” for research text on art and intellectual property law.
By Land, Air and Sea: Foiled Attempts to Smuggle Art from European Nations
Illegally exported works returned to Spain and Italy, including pieces by Picasso and Artemisia Gentileschi
Leila Amineddoleh recognized by Chambers and Partners
Leila Amineddoleh named as a leading attorney for art and cultural property law by Chambers and Partners.
Blockbuster Auctions
Each May, the art world buzzes as art fairs hit New York City and the major auction houses host blockbuster international sales. After scaling back in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the art scene returned with gusto this spring. Even the Financial Times...
Our Client’s Voluntary Return of Marble Bust to Germany Provides Model for Restitution of Looted Artifacts
Amineddoleh & Associates work to restitute a WWII-looted antiquity to the German museum from where it was stolen. The 1st century Roman antiquity has an incredible provenance that includes a place in the royal collection of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
SCOTUS Decision in Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
SCOTUS decision on Cassirer, involving choice-of-law question under the Foreigns Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).
Our founder was named Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Experiential Orchestra, a group bringing classical music to a wider audience through interactive performances. Read more about the group here:
https://www.artandiplawfirm.com/firm-founder-named-vice-chair-of-exo/
#ClassicalMusic
https://www.artandiplawfirm.com/christiespullspiecesfromauction/
Christie's pulls antiquities from auction while the Met hires Head of Provenance Research.
#artlaw #provenance
#dayofprovenanceresearch
Come out on Monday to see our own Yelena Ambartsumian speak @ColumbiaLaw about ethnic cleansing and legal mechanisms to address this evil.
https://www.law.columbia.edu/events/impacts-ethnic-cleansing-armenian-interdisciplinary-insights-2024-03-25
Happy International Women's Day!
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