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Company

Wedlake Bell

Position

Partner

Index

Art Lawyers

Legal

Location

London

Advice type

Art

Aviation

Classic cars

Legal - Art

Provenance

Vineyard acquisition

Asset Class

Alternative assets

Collectibles

Jewellery

Luxury

Watches

Wines

Yachts

Client type

Artists

Art people

HNW

Institutional clients

UHNW

Sector Focus

Art Products

Legal Advisory Services

Geographical focus

International

Customer type

Solicitor

Tim Maxwell

Spear’s Review

Tim Maxwell joined Wedlake Bell as a partner in 2022. He specialises in contentious art matters including dealer disputes and authenticity concerns. He separately provides strategic advice on transactional issues and is noted for his diplomacy in resolving complex international situations. 

He tells Spear’s that he ‘continues to act on test cases in the art world, including in relation to cultural property, restitution, transparency for victims of the market, street art and artist resale rights’.

Maxwell has long been fascinated by the art world, and began his career working on cases involving misattribution of Old Master paintings and provenance disputes. His practice has since grown to encompass all aspects of the art world, and he has a growing reputation in protecting artists’ rights. Maxwell also has a significant practice in other luxury asset classes – particularly wine.

Rank: Recommended

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