Hot Topics in Art Law 2019

Thursday, October 24, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Program Co-Chairs:

Steven R. Schindler
Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP

Diana Wierbicki
Withers Bergman LLP

  • At this program a panel of experienced practitioners will cover some of the hot button legal issues affecting the art world today. This program is intended for those who practice art law, litigation and trust and estates law, as well as those with clients in the art industry, and business executives in the art industry.

    Topics discussed will include:

    • Cultural property developments
    • Nazi-looted art issues
    • Copyright matters, including Visual Artists’ Rights Act (VARA) developments and the proposed CASE Act (Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act)
    • The recent Agnes Martin catalogue raisonné decision (and related provenance / authentication issues and how they affect art transactions)

    Live Program: $149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers
    Small Law Firm: $79 for Members
    Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2017-2019), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

  • Anne-Laure Alléhaut
    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
    Philippa Loengard
    Deputy Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media & the Arts
    Columbia Law School
    Dean Nicyper
    Withers Bergman LLP
    Katherine Wilson-Milne
    Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP

  • 6:00 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. Introduction of Topics and Panelists
    Steven R. Schindler & Diana Wierbicki
    6:05 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Cultural Property Developments
    Dean Nicyper
    6:30 p.m. – 6:55 p.m. Nazi-Looted Art Litigation Update
    Katherine Wilson-Milne
    6:55 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. Updates on Copyright Issues, VARA, and the Proposed CASE Act
    Philippa Loengard
    7:20 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Art Transaction Developments- Discussion of the Effects of the Agnes Martin Catalogue Raisonné Decision and Related Provenance/Authentication Issues
    Anne-Laure Allehaut
    7:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Q & A

  • CLE Credit
    New York:
    2.0 Professional Practice
    New Jersey:
    2.3 General
    California:
    2.0 General
    Pennsylvania:
    1.5 General

  • Sponsoring Association Committee:
    Art Law, Diana Wierbicki, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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