(Lunch Lecture) U.S. Sanctions and the Art Market After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

DATE
Thursday, November 16, 2023

TIME
12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. ET

PLACE
Webinar

COST
Free of charge and open to all

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Information on how to access the webinar will be provided following registration.

CLE
1.5 credits in Areas of Professional Practice (NY transitional and nontransitional)

CO-SPONSOR
French American Bar Association

SPEAKERS
Marc Masurovsky, Principal and Founder, Holocaust Art Restitution Project (HARP)
Pierre Ciric ‘09, Founder, The Ciric Law Firm, PLLC; Vice-President, French American Bar Association
(Moderator) Thomas Vandenabeele, Founder and President, French American Bar Association

The significant expansion of the U.S. sanctions program on Russia in February 2022 raises unique questions associated with the art market, not only for market participants but for attorneys and regulators as well. These issues are also connected to Russia’s long-standing support of the so-called “Spoils of War” doctrine, permitting the looting and removal of cultural objects during wartime.

This program examines both recent historical findings regarding Russia’s use of the “Spoils of War” doctrine, as well as the impact of the expansion of the U.S. sanctions program on the art market since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.