William George Pearlstein

We regularly advise our clients on a wide variety of transactions, disputes and regulatory matters involving different segments of the art market, including: • Privately-negotiated purchase and sale transactions • Consignments to galleries and auction houses • Artist-dealer relations • Disputes and litigation involving fakes and forgeries, attribution and authenticity • Advisory and consulting arrangements • Formation and operation of art investment funds • Museum loans

The art market is international and global in scope. The US, EU and Asian markets are increasingly integrated, and cross-border transactions are the norm rather than the exception.

We routinely handle matters involving disputes over title or authenticity for art market participants at each stage in the chain of title, including dealers, collectors, auction houses and museum. We try to resolve disputes short of litigation and when that fails, we litigate either as a means to settlement and if necessary to judgment

William Pearlstein’s art law practice is an outgrowth of his background as a New York transactional lawyer, with broad experience in corporate and commercial law, including securities, private equity, mergers and acquisitions.