Art and Cultural Property Law | High Net Worth

Bär & Karrer has an established reputation in Switzerland and internationally for art and cultural property matters, regularly acting for art collectors, auction houses, ultra-affluent families and entrepreneurs. The firm is well positioned to handle the most complex art sales and transfers on a domestic and cross-border basis.

Lalive advises art collectors, dealers, institutions, auction houses and states on advisory and contentious art law matters, and has a notable profile in art lending transactions. In addition to its strong art and cultural property law offering, the firm has a leading white-collar crime practice and is well placed to advise on issues relating to looted or fake art and antiquity trafficking.