251.55 sec. 001 - Art Deals, Dealers, and Litigation (Fall 2024)
Instructor: Sharon Cohen Levin
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
Th 6:25 PM - 9:05 PM
Location: Law 140
On 2024-10-17
F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Law 140
On 2024-10-18
F 3:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Location: Law 140
On 2024-10-18
Sa 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Law 140
On 2024-10-19
Sa 1:30 PM - 4:10 PM
Location: Law 140
On 2024-10-19
Course End: October 19, 2024
Class Number: 32583
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 38
Waitlisted: 3
Enroll Limit: 47
As of: 06/29 11:57 PM
This course will examine the laws, principles, and policy issues relevant to art and cultural property. Topics will include the relationship among the various participants in the art market: collectors, dealers, auction houses, and others; the civil and criminal laws applicable to the recovery of stolen and looted art and cultural property; the unique considerations applicable to the war-time theft of art and cultural property; the legal issues present when art is obtained through fraud and the challenges presented by multiple ownership claims.
Sharon Cohen Levin is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Litigation Group. She is a leading expert on anti-money laundering, sanctions and asset forfeiture. She represents a diverse group of clients in connection with criminal, regulatory and civil actions. Sharon also represents art market participants on matters related to ownership, theft and fraud. Sharon is a former federal prosecutor who led the Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, SDNY for two decades. Her track record of success inspired Forbes to call her “The Babe Ruth of Forfeiture.” Sharon was the lead prosecutor responsible for securing a settlement in the watershed “Portrait of Wally” forfeiture case, which centered on an Egon Schiele painting stolen by Nazis from a Jewish woman in 1938.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
Exam Length: 1.5 hours
Course Category: Business Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Consumer Law & Economic Justice
Intellectual Property and Technology Law
Litigation and Procedure
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