An Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law and Order
February 12, 2018
Description
Monday, February 12, 2018 6 PM – 8 PM
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue
Moot Court AuditoriumOn Monday, February 12, 2018, between 6pm and 8 pm, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law will host a cultural heritage law panel with attorneys and law enforcement specialists from related fields. The event will provide an introduction to civil forfeiture laws, procedures for seizing illicit antiquities, and possible remedies for dealers and collectors when faced with possible forfeiture proceedings.
Moderators NYCLA Art Law Committee Co-Chairs:
Megan Noh, Cahill Cossu Noh & Robinson LLP;
Irina Tarsis, Center for Art Law, inc.
Panelists:
Karin Orenstein is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York. She has prosecuted a number of prominent cases that have centered on the seizure and repatriation of cultural heritage. She has worked on United States of America v. One Alioramus Dinosaur Skill and, more recently, United States of America v. Approximately Four Hundred Fifty Ancient Cuneiform Tablets. Ms. Orenstein will introduce the laws and legal procedures available to curbing illicit traffic in antiquities.
John P. Labbat is a Special Agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a United States Attorney. Mr. Labbat will discuss legal enforcement against illicit antiquities and artworks and the legal tools that are used to prevent the circulation of these items.
Henry Mazurek, a founding partner of Mazurek Lipton LLP, is a defense and appellate attorney who represents clients in matters of criminal defense, regulatory enforcement, and commercial litigation including issues related to antiquities and the art market in matters of forfeiture. Mr. Mazurek will speak about how clients can be protected in the face of civil forfeiture actions, as well as compliance and due diligence issues that arise for clients while purchasing art and antiquities.
CLE: 1.5 transitional/non-transitional New York State CLE credits in the category “Areas of Professional Practice.”
Organizers: NYCLA Art Law Committee, the Center for Art Law and is co-hosted by the Cardozo Art Law Society.
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