Madonna has been asked to loan a painting (looted from Amiens, France) in her collection to the French city.
Art and IP Law Blog
Founder contributes to Third Edition of The Art Law Review
Our founder, Leila Amineddohleh, contributes the chapter on “Ownership and Cultural Heritage” to the Art Law Review.
Season’s Greetings
Annual newsletter featuring highlights of our year, including the return of stolen art, museum commissions, auction consignments, copyright litigation, and trademark prosecution.
The Auction of a Dinosaur Skeleton Turns Christie’s into a Nervous Rex
An examination of legal matters involving dinosaur fossils and skeletons, including purchases made by Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio, and The Rock.
Our Client Breaks Ground at the Smithsonian Institution
Client Hiroshi Sugimoto breaks ground on sculpture garden project at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum.
Amineddoleh & Associates in the Press
Leila A. Amineddoleh quoted in the press in the NY Times, the Observer, and the Art Newspaper. She discusses issues involving art market trends, copyright, intellectual property law, fraud, and cultural patrimony laws.
Haunted Happenings: The Law of Ghosts and Home Sales
What are the remedies when someone buyers a haunted home? Call the Ghostbusters?
Cursed Art, from Statues to Paintings (Provenance Series: Part XXIII)
The provenance and history of the Rokeby Venus, believed to be cursed.