Art Law Conference 2022
July 20, 2022

About this event
Center for Art Law invites you to Art Law Conference 2022 on July 28 from 1PM- 6PM EST at New York Law School! Reception for networking and reunion will follow the substantive portion of the day, from 6PM to 8PM. Our conference will celebrate exciting and contemporary topics on all things art and law, including:
- Immigration and Artists,
- Estate and Legacy Planning,
- Artist-Dealer Relationships.
The conference will feature a keynote presentation on KleptoCapture task force and Anti-Money Laundering efforts concerning the Art Market.
Schedule
1:00 PM – Registration & Special Tours: NYLS Art Collection & Emilio Sanchez Paintings
1:45 PM – Welcome Remarks from the Hosts
2:00 PM – Keynote Address: Andrew ADAMS, Director, Task Force “KleptoCapture”
CLE Credits: 1/2 Credit Ethics and Professionalism, NY Transitional and Non-
Transitional.
2:30 PM – Panel 1:
Immigrants, Political Refugees, Artists: Asylum Work and Afghan Artists
CLE Credits: 1 Credit Professional Practice, NY Transitional and Non- Transitional.
Moderator: Rakhel MILSTEIN, founder and CEO, Milstein Law Group
Speakers:
Sanjay SETHI, Co-Executive Director Artistic Freedom Initiative
Lesley ROSENTHAL, President, Friends of ANIM – Afghanistan National Institute of Music,
Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary, The Juilliard School; author of Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits
Mohamed KHELIF (Hammadi Khelifi), attorney, writer, Refugee Translation Project
3:30 PM – Networking Break
3:45 PM – Panel 2: Alternative Strategies for Estate and Legacy Planning for Artists
CLE Credits: 1 Credit Professional Practice, NY Transitional and Non- Transitional.
Moderator: Hanoch SHEPS, Associate, Mazzola Lindstrom LLP
Speakers:
Ann KOLL, artist and artist estate legacy advisor; Former Executive Director and Curator
of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation
Erik J. STAPPER, Trustee, Emilio Sanchez Foundation; Senior Counsel, Davidson, Dawson
& Clark LLP
Ellen J. EPSTEIN, Appraiser, AARC Group
4:45 PM – Panel 3: Artist – Dealer Relationships in the 21st Century
CLE Credits: 1 Credit Professional Practice, NY Transitional and Non- Transitional.
Moderator: Olivia TAYLOR, incoming Associate, Withers LLP
Speakers:
Elena ZAVELEV, Co-Founder and CEO, CADAF
Sasha STILES, Poet, Artist, AI Researcher
Yaél M. WEITZ, Counsel, Kaye Spiegler PLLC
5:45 PM – Closing Remarks: L. Eden BURGESS, Of Counsel, Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM – Art Tours and Reception
Handouts and Reading Material
Read the handouts HERE.
Recording of the Lecture
Watch the recording HERE.
CLE
Continuing Legal Education Credits: is pending in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Boards for a maximum of 3.0 Professional Practice (Approved for Non-Transitional and Transitional Attorneys) credits. Out-of-state attendees will have to apply to their states’ CLE Board for credit. Please note that if you wish to receive CLE credit, you must purchase a legal professional ticket
CLE Credits for this program are offered by the New York Law School.