Mr Rudy Capildeo > Wedlake Bell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Wedlake Bell LLP
71 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
LONDON
EC4V 4AY
England
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Work Department

Art & Luxury

Position

Rudy joined Wedlake Bell together with Tim Maxwell as joint Head of the Art & Luxury group.

He advises a broad range of international clients ranging from private collectors, artists and galleries/dealers to museums, financial institutions and off-shore trustees on a variety of complex, commercial matters. He also has a strong client base who operate in the classic car, fine violin and fine wine worlds.

His practice is predominantly non-contentious, and involves the purchase and sale of artworks and other high value collectibles, luxury asset financing, the protection of artists’ rights and the import and export of artworks, classic cars and other luxury assets. He also advises on the purchase and sale of yachts.

Memberships

  • Member of Professional Advisors to the International Art Market.
  • Member of the Institute of Art & Law.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Art and cultural property

(Leading partners)

Rudy Capildeo  – Wedlake Bell LLP

Rudy Capildeo and Tim Maxwell co-lead the team at Wedlake Bell LLP, which has been praised as a ‘force to be reckoned with’ due to its ‘deep and long-standing knowledge of the art-world’. The group is ‘doing well’ and covers the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. It advises on diverse issues relating to the buying, selling, and financing of art and luxury assets, as well as advising on international loans of art for and to museums. Clients include artists, including numerous famous street artists, in addition to collectors, financiers, philanthropists, fairs, galleries, and museums. Capildeo has particularly strong expertise in luxury asset financing, and the use of luxury assets as financial commodities. Maxwell primarily specialises in disputes and issues regarding forgeries, fraud, title, provenance, restitution, and authenticity. Petra Warrington was promoted to the partnership in April 2024 and she has considerable litigation and transactional experience.