England - London • Private client
RPC
Under the leadership of Davina Given, the practice at RPC is growing and carving out a specialism in art-related disputes and other matters involving art and technology. It continues to advise clients on the sale of NFTs, and assists clients in negotiating licence agreements. Given frequently handles a myriad of disputes on issues such as provenance, attribution and authenticity.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Davina Given is very experienced indeed in art market litigation, and brings particular qualities to cases in this field - deep knowledge of culture and history, a brilliant brain, natural calmness and patience, and complete commitment to the client's cause'.
‘RPC's art and cultural property team have deep links with clients in the field'.
‘Davina Given is enthusiastic about art and cultural property law, hard working and with particular knowledge in the area'.
‘Fantastic team - good with strategy and the client, the law, very diligent and all members have a real interest in art law'.
‘Davina Given was a pleasure to work with and very committed. She produced high quality work and maintained composure even under pressure with tight court deadlines. She has a real interest in art law. Excellent client-handling skills - sensitive and perceptive'.
‘Davina Given is the full package: seriously clever, great attention to detail, pragmatic and very experienced. One of the very best in the area’.
‘Davina Given is a tireless worker. I was impressed with her attentiveness and prompt responses. Davina is very smart, kind, thoughtful, a good listener, and always gracious'.
'Davina Given is extremely thorough, always interested, and had a good command of the subject (the art market, art market practices, and the specifics of the case) and the material (case documents, etc.)'.
Key clients
- The Bonhams group
- Trustees of the Wemyss Heirlooms Trust
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Davina Given