Art Law Society events provide an opportunity for the NYU Law community to learn about art law and the latest issues facing the art world. We also offer exposure to and networking opportunities with art law professionals in addition to artists, collectors, gallery owners, museums, and auction houses. To be informed of upcoming events, please join our listserv by filling out this form to receive updates and invitations.
Here are some events we have previously hosted:
Additional events have included:
2021-2022
- Tour of the Whitney Biennial
- Guided Tour of the Renne and Chaim Gross Foundation
- Art Law Career Pathways Chat with Melissa Passman (JD '17), Michael Szeto (JD '15), and Laura Ricciardi (JD '08)
- Smashing Statues with Professor Erin Thompson
- Art Law Career Pathways Chat with Luke Nikas
2020-2021
- Cultural Heritage Reading Group
- Art Law Career Pathways Chat with Stephanie Vara and Davis Turner (JD '19) from the Trusts & Estates Group at Milbank LLP
- Woman in Gold virtual film screening followed by a presentation titled From Tragedy to Triumph: Reflections on Litigating Looted Art Collections with Donald Burris, Senior Founding and Managing Partner of Burris, Schoenberg & Walden LLP
- Virtual guided tour of Christie's 20th & 21st Century Art Auction Preview
- Models for Change: Legal Architectures for Sustainable Fundraising Around Art & Activism with Melissa Passman (CAS '06; LLM '17) and Co-Hosted by the Tax Law Association
- Virtual Guided Tour at the FLAG Art Foundation
- Art Law Career Pathways Chat with Stanford University Counsel Michael Szeto (JD '15) and Visual Artists Rights Litigator Ayo Alston-Moore (JD '15)
- Virtual Handling Session of the Highlights at Christie's Asian Art Week
- Investigating Forged and Looted Antiquities on the Art Market with Professor Erin Thomson
- Remaining Monuments: Free Expression & Artistic Intervention at Lee Circle with NYU Law Alum Professor Laura Ricciardi
2019-2020
- Guided tour of Christie's Post War & Contemporary Art Auction Preview
- Practitioner dinner discussion with Katie Gerlach Merrill, Corporate Counsel at Christie's
- Co-hosted Art & Law Dialogue: Dr. Bonadio & Zephyr on Graffiti with the Center for Art Law
2018-2019
- Guided tour of David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night at the Whitney
- Guided tour of Everything is Connected: Art and Conspiracy at the Met Breuer
- Practitioner dinner and discussion with Lena Saltos, Associate General Counsel and Global Director of IP at URBN and Kitty Haydock, Associate at Hughes Hubbard
- Guided tour of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again at the Whitney
- Practitioner dinner and discussion with Jane Levine, Chief Global Compliance Counsel and Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Sotheby's
- Co-hosted film screening with the Center for Art Law
2017-2018
- Practitioner dinner and discussion with Yayoi Shionoiri, General Counsel at Artsy
- Nonprofit law panel with Nick Holmes, General Counsel at the Whitney, Danielle Schiffman, Director of Legal and Business Affairs at Lincoln Center, and Amy Lehman, Director of Legal Services at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Guided tour of An Incomplete History of Protest at the Whitney
2014-2015
- Practitioner Lunch Series: Lunch with Jeffrey Blair, Senior Associate Counsel, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Tour of NEW INC, an incubator created by the New Museum to support creative practitioners working in the areas of art, technology, and design
- Practitioner Lunch Series: Lunch with Jo Backer Laird and Hugh Freund, Of Counsel, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
- Screening of documentary “Art and Craft” followed by lecture by James Martin, founder of Orion Labs (with the Center for Art Law)
- Practitioner Series: Tea with Irina Tarsis, Founder and Director of the Center for Art Law
- 3D Printing Meets the Arts: Reproduction and Authenticity (Spring Panel 2015)
- James R. Klaiber, Partner, Pyor Cashman LLP
- Natalia Krasnodebska, Community Manager, Shapeways
- Britton Payne, Attorney, Bronson Lipsky LLP
- Ashley Zelinskie, Artist and Resident at New Inc.
- Practitioner Lunch Series: Lunch with Sergio Sarmiento, artist and solo practitioner
2013-2014
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Brennan Connell, Jr., Managing Director and Counsel for Administration, Guggenheim Museum
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Sergio Sarmiento, artist and solo practitioner
- Fashion Law (Spring Panel 2014)
- Charles Colman, Acting Assistant Professor of Lawyering, NYU School of Law
- Christopher Sprigman, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
- Douglas Hand, founding member of Hand Baldachin & Amburgey LLP
2012-2013
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Jeffrey Blair, Senior Associate Counsel, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Adam Yokell, attorney for Artsy.net
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Tea with Nancy Breuer, Deputy General Counsel, National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Sergio Sarmiento, artist and solo practitioner
- Resale Royalty Rights: A Conversation Inspired by the Copyright Office's Call for Comments on a Federal Resale Royalty (Spring Panel 2013)
- Christopher Reed, Senior Advisor for Policy & Special Projects, U.S. Copyright Office
- Christopher Sprigman, Visiting Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
- Frank Stella, artist
2011-2012
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Hugh Freund and Jo Backer Laird
- Boyd Level & Uprise Art Present: Resale Rights for Visual Artists--The Debate Continues (Featuring Franklin Boyd)
- Tour of Gran Fury: Read My Lips exhibit at NYU’s 80WSE Galleries led by one of the original members of the collective
- Fashion Law Update: Lunch with Chuck Colman
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Sergio Munoz Sarmiento and Donn Zaretsky
- The Art of the Original: Authenticity in the Age of Reproduction - A Conversation About the Legal and Policy Challenges Surrounding Authentication in Today's Art World (Spring Panel 2012)
- John R. Cahill, Partner, Lynn Cahill LLP
- Raymond J. Dowd, Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP
- Esti Dunow, Art Historian & Co-Author of Chaim Soutine Catalogue Raisonné
- Jack Flam, President & CEO of the Dedalus Foundation
- Moderator: Amy M. Adler, Emily Kempin Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
2010-2011 (as the IPELS Arts Committee)
- Lunch & Learn with Barbara Kolsun, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Stuart Weitzman, LLC
- Past, Present, and Future: The Smithsonian’s Censorship of David Wojnarowicz (an event at the Ronald Feldman Gallery)
- Lunch & Learn with Sergio Munoz Sarmiento
- A Fresh Look at Street Art: Legal & Policy Perspectives on Graffiti, Stencils & Spray-Paint (Spring Panel 2011)
2009-2010 (as the IPELS Arts Committee)
- Life as an Art Lawyer: Lunch with Sergio Munoz Sarmiento
- Refashioning IP Law: The Future of Protection for Fashion Design (Spring Panel 2010)