Who owns culture? Who creates it? And who decides? Join us for a day of critical conversation about who holds, who makes, and who governs art.
2026 Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Symposium at SFMOMA
2026 Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Intensive Seminar
The Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Intensive Seminar is a four-day program bringing together attorneys, museum professionals, collectors, advisors, and artists to explore the legal and financial forces shaping art markets today.
Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project: Rewriting Reality—Navigating the Legal Landscape of AR and VR in Art
Join Sheppard Mullin’s Robert Darwell, Head of Global Media and senior partner, Yeeun Kim, associate, and Hala Khalil, a dual-licensed attorney to explore the intersection of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) with art law, moderated by Berkeley Law Professor Molly Van Houweling.
Tribal Gaming Law Is Paramount In Prediction Market Cases (4/30/2026)
Whatever the outcome of the preemption question in prediction market litigation involving states and the federal government, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act deals very specifically with gaming on Indian lands and almost certainly trumps the general federal laws at issue, says Kevin Washburn at the University of California, Berkeley.
Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic (GRIL) on the latest episode of “Voices Carry”
Clinic Director Laurel E. Fletcher and Data and Technology Clinical Supervisor Valentina Rozo Angel discuss GRIL’s model: a framework that enables students to build legal cases using data science analyses on large datasets and create digital storytelling tools to support policy advocacy.
PAC’s client CCWP makes the case that incarcerating elders in women’s prisons is morally and fiscally irresponsible.
Robbins Fellow Spotlight: Lorena Atzeri
For Lorena Atzeri, researching Roman law is an act of discovery. “My idea of research is very much the idea of a kind of archeological excavation,” she says. “I like […]
Human Creativity in the AI Age: A Global Conversation on Intellectual Property
In November 2025, the Robbins Collection Research Center cosponsored the conference “IP and Human Creativity in the AI Age: A Global Conversation” in partnership with Berkeley Law’s Asia IP and […]
Pressure From Climate Change Driving Migration in Central America, Human Rights Clinic Report Finds
Art Prices, Disparities, and Cultural Leadership
Professor Rachel A.J. Pownall draws on over a century of auction sales data (1909–2024) to examine how income and wealth inequality shape art market pricing, fueling both booms and fragility. The paper also offers a framework for cultural leaders seeking to address these disparities as part of a broader arts management strategy.