Paul Russell

senior partner

Paul is a highly experienced, creative and tenacious litigator

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23 November 2016: Seminar Current Issues Art & Law

Publication date 20 December 2016

Russell Advocaten will organise an interactive Dutch-language meeting for the art sector on Wednesday 23 November 2016 at 9.30 am. Topics of the meeting include:

  1. The legal consequences of online art purchase, fake art and war looted art
  2. What has happened during the past year and what you have to keep in mind from now on.

At 11.00 am PAN Amsterdam will open its doors within a few minutes distance from here. A visit of the art fair can easily be combined with this course.

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