Wine fraud, or counterfeiting, takes many forms and has become a billion-dollar problem worldwide. While purchasing from reputable vendors or producers is relatively safe, the secondary market – auctions, retailers, and brokers – is another matter. Counterfeits range...
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Claudia Quinones in Santander Art and Culture Law Review
One of the firm’s associates, Claudia S. Quiñones Vilá, recently had an article published in the peer-reviewed journal Santander Art and Culture Law Review. Titled “Cultural Heritage in the European Union: An Outsider’s Perspective,” this article explores recent...
Ten Years of the Acropolis Museum
The modern Acropolis Museum with its glass walls giving way to view of the Acropolis and glass floor showcasing excavations underneath the building. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. The breathtaking...
Leila Amineddoleh’s work in US News
Our founder, Leila Amineddoleh, was invited to write an article in US News & World Report about the effects of technology on the trade of looted antiquities. Ever steady advances in technology have unfortunately led to a wider market for illicit goods. However,...
Online Markets for Looted Antiquities
Karen Zraick at the NY Times reported on looted antiquities that are being sold on Facebook. The problem is broader than just Facebook because looting networks sell their illicit wares through many online outlets. The internet is an appealing place for these illegal...
Antiquities Looting and Collectors
Our founder, Leila Amineddoleh, had the pleasure of speaking at the Victoria & Albert Museum last month in London. Leila presented a brief history of looting, followed by a timeline of important art repatriation cases. Next came advice about due diligence...
Leila Amineddoleh to lecture at the V&A Museum in London
Our founder, Leila A. Amineddoleh, is honored to be speaking at the Victoria & Albert Museum later this month. As part of the Culture in Crisis series, Leila's lecture, Protecting Cultural Heritage: Theft, Looting and the Law, will examine the history of...
Repatriation of Egyptian Coffin from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Our founder, Leila Amineddoleh, worked as a cultural heritage law expert with the Manhattan DA’s Office in furtherance of the repatriation of a looted coffin from Egypt. Yesterday it was announced that the Metropolitan Museum of Art would return the exquisite coffin...
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
Congratulations to our founder, Leila!
I'm deeply honored to be on the Observer’s 2024 Business of Art Power List, as one of the "Most Influential People in the Art World Today." I am humbled to be listed w/ so many incredible art world professionals, many of whom I deeply admire. https://observer.com/list/the-most-influential-people-in-art-2024/
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Developments in AI are occurring at break-neck speed. Read our blog post to read more about this fascinating area of the law, including new case law and government guidelines concerning the use of this evolving technology. #AI #IPLaw #copyright #artlaw
https://www.artandiplawfirm.com/artificial-intelligence-and-copyright-developments/