Richard Hart heads up the practice at Pinsent Masons LLP, which advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families on a wide spectrum of issues. It routinely advises on the acquisition and refurbishment of historic houses, as well as on the structuring of art collections. Hart also advises clients on philanthropic matters by way of the creation of cultural foundations, donations to cultural institutions, single loans to museums or loans to large touring exhibitions. Michael Fletcher is another key figure, and has considerable experience in advising on claims in the art sector.
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Key clients
- Swiss Foundation
- German private collector
Work highlights
- Advising a cultural foundation that has been set up by a prominent Middle Eastern family on the loan to Hôtel de la Marine of numerous artworks from its collection to be showcased as part of temporary exhibitions to be held in the course of the next 20 years in a new gallery of the renovated Hôtel de la Marine.
- Advised on a series of purchases for a client of a set of Greco Roman antiquities from a London gallery. The purchases involved instructing scientific experts and counsel on the wider provenance piece.