Karen founded the Firm's Art Law group in 1995 and today her practice is a unique combination of art and media law. With regard to the former she spends her time representing collectors, dealers, galleries, museums, art foundations and artists in a variety of art-related matters such as restitution of cultural heritage property, disputes over title, misattribution, and authenticity and protection of intellectual property rights. Advising the Egyptian government over the return of looted cultural artefacts was just one such example.
In media matters Karen advises high profile clients (business people, politicians and royalty) on reputation issues including defamation, privacy and blackmail. She is equally skilled in defending the media.
Karen's enhanced knowledge and experience of art law led to her being asked by Central Law Training to create an Art Law programme. This programme comprised of three live webinars which were presented to a select audience in November 2009.
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Key Experience
- Advising the Arab Republic of Egypt in relation to obtaining the return of looted cultural heritage artefacts.
- Acting for an international supermodel in protection of endorsement rights and defamation issues.
Speaking engagements in 2011 have included:
- UIA 55th Congress, Miami, Art Law Commission - "Nazi Looted Art: Where do we go from here?"
- BNY Mellon Art Succession Planning seminar - "Creation and Maintenance of the Most Appropriate Collection Holding Structure"
- The 8th Zurich Annual Conference on International Trust and Inheritance Law Practise: Art, Artists and the Law - "The Pursuit of Stolen Art in an International Context"
Career History
Partner, Mishcon de Reya
Assistant, Mishcon de Reya
Articled Clifford Chance London and Paris