On April 14, the Institute for the Liberal Arts (ILA) co-sponsored this event with the Boston College Fine Arts Department and Law School featuring Leila Amineddoleh. Legal Issues in Art Restitution: Historic Looting, the Monuments Men, and Nazi Looted Art ...
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Not only are art and antiquities beautiful, fascinating, and rich in cultural significance, but they can be great investments….and a great way to hide assets. Read my guest post, “Recovering Art Assets & Cultural Heritage Property,” on Fred Abram’s Asset Search...
A busy start to 2015 for the Carabinieri and restitution matters
The start of 2015 has been triumphant for the Italian Carabinieri’s Tutela Patrimonio Culturale (http://www.carabinieri.it/cittadino/tutela/patrimonio-culturale/introduzione), the organization’s cultural heritage task force, known as its “Art Squad.” In January, it...
Updates on Nazi-Looted Art and the Kunstmuseum Bern
Last winter, Leila Amineddoleh authored an article about Nazi-looted art, the Monuments Men, and the “Gurlitt Collection” for the NY State Bar Association. The piece examined legal issues related to the art objects in Cornelius Gurlitt’s collection of legally...
Protecting Spanish Cultural Heritage
It is exciting to see Spanish prosecutors call for criminal penalties for a cultural heritage crime, as criminal penalties may arguably be the only effective deterrent for theft. The disappearance of the Codex Calixtinus made international news in 2011, as the 12th...
Greece May Deny British Museum Loan Over Parthenon Marbles
As predicted in Leila's oped in Forbes (see http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/12/23/the-british-museum-should-return-the-parthenon-marbles-to-greece/), and after Leila contacted Amal Clooney regarding this strategy, Greece may have elected to pressure the UK...
Read Leila’s Article in Forbes re: Parthenon Marbles
With the debate over the Parthenon Marbles now involving the new Mrs. Clooney, Leila jumped into the debate. Read her piece on Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/12/23/the-british-museum-should-return-the-parthenon-marbles-to-greece/
Art and Family Law Post
My article about family law issues related to art disputes was published by the Boston Bar Association's online newsletter. Although there are a host of family law issues related to art objects, this article primarily focused on Nazi-looted...
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/