USA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Steven Schindler, Katherine Wilson-Milne, Thomas Kline, Eden Burgess and Aaron Haines Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP
Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP (SCH) is a pre - miere boutique law firm, well known for its litigation and art law practices. SCH’s art law practice com - bines the firm’s litigation expertise with a deep knowl - edge of the art market and its specific legal issues. It represents a wide variety of art market participants, including galleries, auction houses, art institutions, art businesses, non-profits, and private collectors. SCH counsels its art clients on a variety of legal matters that arise in the creation, acquisition, retention, con -
signment, disposition, and lending of art and antiqui - ties, including matters specifically related to authen - tication, title and provenance, appraisals, copyright, commissions, art fairs and collaborations, financing, real estate, cultural heritage and looted art, travelling exhibitions, private sales, consignments and insur - ance. The lawyers are also trusted advisers to many art organisations, such as: non-profits and artist es - tates, a variety of commercial art businesses, artist collectives, and real estate art endeavours.
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Steven Schindler is a founding partner of SCH and co-head of its art law practice. He regularly advises art galleries, other art-related businesses,
Thomas Kline is of counsel in SCH’s art law group. He advises clients on a wide variety of art, museum and cultural heritage matters, including issues of ownership, theft, authenticity, breach of contract,
collectors, artists, and non-profit corporations in the art space on transactional matters, such as the sale and acquisition of art and their relationships with dealers, banks and auction houses, and has litigated cases involving the authenticity, title, provenance and appraisals of art. As a trusted adviser, Steve also provides outside general counsel services to art clients and is the General Counsel to the Appraisers Association of America. Steve is on the faculty of NYU’s Steinhardt School, where he teaches art law. He also co-hosts the Art Law Podcast.
insurance and related disputes. Since 1989 he has practised in litigation, arbitration, dispute resolution, and advice and counselling, and he has represented governments, museums, churches, foundations and families in recovering stolen art and cultural property. He also represents American museums and collectors responding to claims. Additionally, Tom regularly writes, teaches and speaks on art, museum and cultural property issues.
Eden Burgess is of counsel in SCH’s art law group. She has focused her legal career on cultural heritage, the arts, and historic preservation. Eden represents a diverse array of clients, including museums, auction houses,
Katherine Wilson-Milne is a partner at SCH and co-head of its art law practice. She advises clients in the art and cultural communities, including art galleries, other art businesses, collectors, artists and non-profits on
collectors, non-profits, Holocaust survivors and their heirs, and Native American tribes. She has litigated and resolved complex claims involving Nazi seizures, wartime looting, forced sales, and thefts, and has assisted clients with the maintenance and manage - ment of their collections. She also advises on the purchase, sale and auction of cultural objects. In her litigation practice, Eden represents a broad range of clients in federal court.
transactional matters related to the creation, purchase, sale, lending and financing of art, as well as gallery, auction house and museum relationships. She also represents art clients in a wide variety of disputes involving breach of contract, fraud and other matters. She co-hosts the Art Law Podcast.
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