Fieldfisher‘s team is experienced in handling tax planning, finance and structuring-related art matters. Helen Mulcahy’s practice includes assisting with cross-jurisdictional fraud matters and co-heads the offering with Pierre Valentin, who is well-regarded for his ‘sharp legal mind’ and has expertise handling disputes relating to restitution, ownership, cultural heritage and authenticity. Also recommended are tax and estate planning specialist Alice Vink and banking and finance expert Hannah Rowbotham.
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‘Pierre Valentin has a sharp legal mind, and it was a pleasure to collaborate with him on different areas of expertise, and the clients were impressed. He is extremely informative on art law.'
'I have been on several working committees with Pierre Valentin, and he is always a level-headed thinker who is able to arrive at excellent working solutions.’
Key clients
- Getty Images Group
Work highlights
Advising a European art collector and patron and his successor business on the exploitation of intellectual property rights and the casting of posthumous sculptures conceived by a most famous 20th century European artist.
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Practice head
Helen Mulcahy; Pierre Valentin
Other key lawyers
Alice Vink; Hannah Rowbotham; Sebastian Crawford