What are the limits of freedom of expression, parody and critique in the branded world we live in today? Join Partners Amy Parigi and Ryan Bricker from Verso Law, who filed an influential amicus brief in the Supreme Court's Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products case, for a discussion on the boundaries between trademark protection and artistic […]
Professor Carla Shapreau will discuss her discovery of the 1709 Mendelssohn Stradivari violin, stolen in Berlin in the fog of World War II and missing for nearly 80 years. This case study raises questions about Nazi-era looting, authenticity, provenance analysis, issues of transparency and access, the havoc resulting from inconsistent laws, and the restitution of […]
Join us in a Zoom discussion with speakers Dr. Anais Mattez, Dr. Sebastian Spitra, and Ms. Maria Perez on April 8, a collaboration with the Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project, the University of Geneva's Art-Law Centre, and the Research Association for Provenance Research. This event is moderated by Liana Arielle Harris, 2L at Berkeley […]
As immersive technologies transform how art is displayed, consumed, and sold, legal frameworks designed for a pre-digital world are struggling to keep pace. Together with Sheppard Mullin's Entertainment, Technology and Advertising practice team, Robert Darwell, Head of Global Media and senior partner, Yeeun Kim, associate, and Hala Khalil, a dual-licensed attorney (Lebanon and California), we […]
Who owns culture? Who creates it? And who decides? Museums face unprecedented political pressure. Indigenous communities continue reclaiming sacred objects from institutional collections. The art market confronts mounting demands for transparency. And as AI reshapes creativity, we find ourselves asking what authorship itself will mean. This symposium brings together artists, scholars, curators, and legal practitioners […]
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