SERVICES
We provide legal and strategic advice on all matters relating to art and collectibles.
As a thought leader on topics relating to art and collectibles, technology and the law, our Director and Founder Alana Kushnir is also available for commentary, speaking engagements and publication writing.
LEGAL and strategic advice
Our advisory work spans a wide spectrum of expertise, including:
Negotiating and drafting of agreements for artwork acquisitions, private and public art commissions, licensing and brand collaborations, artwork loans and consignment, gifts and promised gifts, gallery representation.
Providing legal advice on resale royalties, title and authenticity disputes, Personal Properties and Securities Register, export licensing, artwork financing, copyright infringement, trade mark registration, privacy and consumer law issues.
Drafting and reviewing website terms and conditions, letters of demand, privacy policies, disclaimers and regulation-required statements.
Entity structuring, asset management and estate planning advice.
Digital and physical collection cataloguing.
Organising and hosting bespoke cultural experiences for corporates and brands.
Curating and delivering exhibitions, art-related events and commissioned artworks for corporates and brands.
Installation view, Spring, from the Relative Permanence exhibition series, Aesop Sydney, 2019/2020. Photo by Jessica Maurer. Artwork by Sarah Meyohas, Cloud of Petals, 2018.
Photo: Launch of online culture marketplace StockX in Melbourne, where our Founder and Director Alana Kushnir discussed culture, curating and authenticity. Photo by Zoe Ely.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
We are available for writing and speaking engagements on topics relating to our practice.
Recent and upcoming engagement include:
Guest presenter for the Art Consulting Association of Australia on legal duties for art consultants.
Commentary on AML Regulations and the Art Market in Australia for the Center for Art Law.
Writing a chapter for a soon to be released Routledge book on visual art, law and AI.
Guest presenter together with Vanessa Gerrans, CEO of the Ballarat International Foto Biennial on “Prompted Peculiar – Curating an International AI Prize” at the MuseumNext Museum AI Summit.
Panel discussion moderator on Intellectual Property, Indigenous Cultural Property and the repatriation of cultural objects for This is No Fantasy Gallery, London.
Guest presenter for Copyright, Art and Technology research seminar on “Arts Technology and the Serpentine Legal Lab” at City University, London.
