Join the Center for Art Law as we discuss the intersection of divorce and the world of art in New York. Our expert panel, comprising Magnolia D. Levy, a matrimonial and family law attorney with LoPreto + Levy, LLP in New York City, Courtney Christensen, Senior Director of Trusts & Estates at Winston Art Group and Irina Tarsis, Founder of the Center for Art Law, will guide us through the complex landscape of acquiring and dividing assets, with a focus on high-value art collections. Our speakers will also guide us through the process of art acquisition during marriage and division of such art assets acquired before marriage and during marriage.

The panel will explore the concept of property--whether it is separate property (either pre-marital or acquired during the marriage as separate property) or marital property, and the methods of ascertaining ownership, whether through bills of sale, invoices, or other legal documentation. The session will also look into the valuation of art with real-world examples, including the landmark Macklowe case, among others, to understand different approaches such as fair market value and marketable cash value, and the impact of valuation on the division of that art.

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What's there to talk about?! A quarter century after the signing of the Washington Principles and 80 years after the London Conference which produced a public statement that taking of property by the Nazis will not be recognized by the art world once the World War 2 would come to an end, in 2023 the world is still dealing with Nazi-era looted art claims and disputes. While the leading art museums are engaging with experts to review provenance of art long in their care, courts and auction houses still grapple with restitution claims. Conflicts of law, statutes of limitation and loss of memory and evidence make outcomes of claims for recovery of art intentionally or opportunistically looted during World War 2, hinder our ability to find and reach fair and just solutions.

To mark this anniversary with an informal conversation and to acknowledge that fairness is not guaranteed in cases involving art claims, join us to hear from the Center's in house expert: our Board of Advisors' member Jen Kreder (author of amicus briefs and numerous articles about Nazi-era looted art cases), our Board of Director's Peter Toren, plaintiff in the recently decided Toren v. The Fed. Republic of Germany. Moderated by Irina Tarsis, Founder of the Center for Art Law, let's think whether the US still needs or ever needed a Commission to Resolve Nazi-era Looted Art Claims. We will discuss the recent developments in cases citing the HEAR act and in trends that Nazi-era looted art cases are setting for 2024.

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