England - London • Private client
Forsters LLP
Under the leadership of Catherine Hill, the art and cultural property group at Forsters LLP has a wealth of experience in acting for collectors, artists, galleries, auction houses and the owners of historic houses on a broad range of issues. It continues to be busy advising on various significant sales and acquisitions of heritage art, and the group also garners praise for its work on an array of complex contentious art and cultural property matters. Rupert Mead has considerable expertise in advising on the taxation of heritage property, and Guy Abrahams has extensive knowledge of how to structure the acquisitions and disposals of art by individuals, trustees and companies in a tax efficient way.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘A really knowledgeable and experienced team with great links within the sector. They offer proactive, practical advice and are a pleasure to work with'.
‘Catherine Hill shines in the sector being an extremely good technical lawyer with a practical approach. She has fantastic client skills with a loyal following from existing clients and is consistently regarded as a leader in the field'.
‘Filippo Petteni. Highly professional, extremely approachable, available and always happy to assist with a smile'.
- 'Laura Neal is a rising star. She is already extremely well-regarded by clients and has excellent technical knowledge, confidence and experience'.
‘Forsters combines high quality work with a group of people who are a pleasure to work with. When you meet the team, they are noticeably happy working with each other'.
‘Catherine Hill, Rupert Mead, Guy Abrahams are approachable, dedicated and embody the mixture of quality and good working relationships mentioned above. Jo Thompson is committed to marketing the art practice and does a great job.’
‘The Forsters team are incredibly 'user friendly' and have great expertise and experience in the art and cultural property sector'.
Key clients
- Artfarm
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Catherine Hill