Art Law & Entertainment Law
ATAG Attorneys provide consulting services for all participants in the cultural and art market: artists, collectors, museums, art companies, event promoters, sponsors and cultural associations and have the necessary expertise in the fields of copyright law, cultural sponsoring, transfer of cultural heritage (incl. looted art and art evacuated from war zones), theatre rights, art in the digital age and entertainment law (incl. film, concerts, musicals, shows). We provide consulting services for professional athletes, artists, lecturers and corporations with regards to the tax matters that specifically affect these groups of persons. In the event of a dispute, ATAG Attorneys also head up legal actions in courts and courts of arbitration.
- Negotiating and finalising contracts in the area of cultural and art law, such as general terms and conditions for auctions and deliveries and individual consignment or purchase contracts
- Consultation in questions concerning import and export of as well as insurance of art objects
- Consultation in questions concerning the Cultural Property Transfer Act and the return of looted art
- Clarifications of matters relating to law governing immaterial properties or personality rights
- Consultation in the fields of copyright law, cultural sponsoring, transfer of cultural properties (incl. looted art and art removed from war zones) theatre rights, art in the digital age and entertainment law (incl. film, concerts, musicals, shows)
- Leading negotiations concerning fees for use of copyrighted materials with the collecting societies
- Leading legal actions before courts and courts of arbitration
- Swiss and foreign withholding taxes
- Domiciling questions
- Structuring revenues