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Data Analysis Reveals Some Shocking Art Theft Truths

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Art theft is a major problem all around the world. With an estimated total loss of up to $6 billion, the crime is second only in dollar value to arms dealing, drug trafficking and money laundering. A recent analysis of the...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Léone Meyer and University of Oklahoma Settle Nazi-looted Pissarro Dispute

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In December it was announced that the University of Oklahoma and Leone Meyer had reached a tentative settlement in the litigation over Meyer’s claims to La Begère by Camille Pissarro, a painting stolen from her father Raoul...more

McDermott Will & Emery

French Supreme Administrative Court Rules on the Procedure for Returning Artworks Looted by the Nazis

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After World War II, works of art suspected of having been stolen by the Nazis were listed on a special registry called the Musées Nationaux Récupération (MNR registry), and stored in French museums until they could be...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Last Wishes, First Impression: Potential legal issues arise after Munich recluse passes away, bequeathing Nazi-looted art to a...

Cornelius Gurlitt’s notarized will, which did not surface until after his unexpected death this past May, lists the Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland as the heir to his vast art collection, which included works by Matisse, Dix,...more

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