What People are Saying…

“The Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project creates a space that traditional legal education rarely provides: one where art is examined not only as expression, but as an economic, legal, and cultural system. It has helped me understand how questions of valuation, investment, access, and ownership determine which artists are supported, which works reach the public, and whose voices endure. Meaningful progress in the arts requires more than protecting what already exists; it requires rethinking the systems that decide who gets to participate in the first place.”

– Luke Chiappetta, Berkeley Law J.D. Candidate 2027

“Given its critical importance at this turning point in technology, the intersection of law and art has no better communing point than the Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Symposium at SFMOMA. It was a privilege to speak to this group.”

— Kent Keirsey, Founder and CEO, Invoke

“As a practicing attorney, collector of art and antiques (in recovery) and student of art history, the annual symposium at SFMOMA is on my ‘must attend’ list. Speakers are drawn from the entire spectrum of legal and artistic expertise. The panels are informative, provocative and frequently entertaining.”  

— Paul Clark, Senior Counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP

“We are honored to host the Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Symposium at SFMOMA. The Symposium shares the museum’s goals of exploring the power of art and its impact on society. The Symposium is an important catalyst for cross-industry collaboration, and a deeper examination into the fascinating ways that art, finance, and law intersect.”

— Adine Varah, General Counsel, SFMOMA