Pinsent Masons LLP stands out for representing high-net-worth individuals (including royal family members) and government bodies in art law matters. Thanks to tis international practice, the team is skilled in dealing with cross-border commercial disputes. The team is co-led by Paris litigation head Melina Wolman, whose experience includes overseeing high-profile cases relating to looted art, and London-based Richard Hart, a trusted advisor to several prominent collectors. Michael Pulford specialises in ownership disputes, and authenticity and provenance matters, whilst Munich-based Sibylle Schumacher advises leading German cultural institutions and public bodies. Michael Fletcher, Eric Perru and Sandy Wirtz are other key practitioners.
Testimonials
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- ‘A responsive, available and, above all, very competent team.’
‘Sandy Wirtz is particularly talented. She is precise, rigorous and understands client expectations. She always finds an adequate solution and is able to turn to cutting-edge experts.’
Key clients
- Mondex Corporation
Work highlights
- Acting for despoiled families via Mondex Corporation in cases before the Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Crime (CIVI), which was created by the French government to compensate Jewish families despoiled during WWII.
- Advising the Al Thani Collection Foundation on the loan from the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon of 97 pieces from its collection for an exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris.