Mr Tim Maxwell > Wedlake Bell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Tim Maxwell
Work Department
Art & Luxury
Position
Tim blends commercial litigation, private wealth experience with a market leading specialism in art law and cultural property law. He has been separately recognised for his expertise in relation to other luxury assets such as collector cars and wine whilst also advising on matters involving musical instruments, jewellery and yachts.
Tim is instructed by a wide spectrum of clients ranging from artists to government institutions.
Tim has been involved in notable cases involving artists’ rights, street art & brands, insurance, art finance, auction house conduct, attribution & authenticity, provenance & title, export & import, fraud, fakes & forgeries, guarantees, restitution & recovery.
Career
- Boodle Hatfield LLP 2003-2019
- Charles Russell Speechlys LLP 2019-2022
- Wedlake Bell LLP 2022+
Memberships
- IBA Art, Cultural Institutions & Heritage Law Committee.
- Pool of Arbitrators for the Court of Arbitration for Art.
- Register of Arbitrators in the Venice Chamber of Arbitration.
- The Institute of Art & Law.
- PAIAM.
Personal
Tim has guest lectured at the University of Glasgow, Christie’s Education, Sotheby’s Institute, the Courtauld Art Law Society, the Institute of Art & Law and various conferences both domestic and international.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Art and cultural property
(Leading individuals)The art and luxury market is a growth area for Wedlake Bell LLP, which recently recruited its two new department heads Tim Maxwell and Rudy Capildeo from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. These highly regarded partners advise artists, private collectors as well as international art galleries on a whole host of issues relating to artists’ rights and high-value title disputes. The group also represents clients in the recovery of artworks that were lost or misappropriated during the Nazi era, and is well equipped to advise on the purchase, sale and financing of art and luxury assets. Senior associate Petra Warrington is another seasoned practitioner.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Private client > Art and cultural property
- Art and cultural property London > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms