USA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Frank K. Lord IV and Sarina Taylor Withers
Withers has a leading global art practice that regular - ly advises on market-changing art transactions and a wide range of other legal matters with art at their core. Whether advising collectors, investors, family offices, estates, fiduciaries, private museums, gal - leries, dealers or other art industry participants, do - mestically or internationally, Withers is known for its deep understanding of all facets of the art market. It is the only art law practice in the US to have the sup - port of a global team across both US coasts, Europe
and Asia-Pacific, enabling it to service international art transactions and clients by providing seamless cross-jurisdictional advice coupled with on-the- ground availability. The art practice regularly collabo - rates with the firm’s tax, corporate and finance, phi - lanthropy, estate planning and estate administration, dispute resolution, intellectual property, immigration and real estate teams to produce clear, comprehen - sive advice that enables clients to utilise the depth and variety of Withers’ expertise.
Authors
Frank K. Lord IV is a senior counsel, Withers Art and Advisory and in the art law team at Withers. For more than two decades, Frank has represented collectors, art dealers, claimants, auction houses and
Sarina Taylor is an associate, Withers Art and Advisory and in the art law team at Withers. She advises high- net-worth individuals, families and arts organizations and institutions on a wide range of issues involving art
museums on art transactions, loan agreements, insurance and intellectual property matters, and disputes related to artworks. He has handled record- setting private sales, helped place works in important institutions, and advised individuals and estates on the sale of hundreds of works at auction in the USA, UK, and the Netherlands. In addition to his J.D. from Columbia Law School, Frank has a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
and luxury objects. These range from art sales and acquisitions, auction and gallery consignments, exhibition, and loan agreements, to charitable donations of artwork to cultural institutions. Sarina is also skilled in working with artists and artists’ estates on legacy planning. Prior to beginning her legal career, Sarina completed fellowship at the National Palace Museum in Taipei and spent several years working as a specialist at a major auction house in New York.
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