Arbitration on my Mind: Lessons learned from Altmann v. Austria

Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee from Vienna, who at the age of 83 challenged Austria’s ownership of five Gustav Klimt paintings and won them in arbitration, died on February 7, 2011 at the age of 94. She was a niece

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Of Art and Tax: The EU Commission on Customs Code Redefines Art for Tax Purposes

When you look at a Flavin creation, do you see a “light installation” or light fixtures and fluorescent bulbs? Dan Flavin is a famous American minimalist artist and pioneer of using fluorescent light fixtures to create sculpture. In 2006, contemporary

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Antitrust Litigation Against Andy Warhol Foundation Ends With a Whisper

“Double Denied” is not a story of a prospective student failing to get admission to a prestigious law school: it is an art market nickname describing a cautionary tale about the legacy of Andy Warhol, the most controversial, influential, and

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Art Law: Museums Make Reclaiming Holocaust Art Difficult

Despite international efforts to recover displaced art during World War II, museums in the U.S. still fight assertions of ownerships from Holocaust victims and their heirs. The argument that museums make is that claimants waited too long to bring their

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1L Art Exhibit Graces Second Floor

By now you’ve noticed: the second floor is sporting some color. Popping out from the previously barren white walls are some truly outstanding original works of art. What may come as more of a surprise than this makeover, however, is

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