Spear’s Review

Rudy Capildeo joined Wedlake Bell together with star partner Tim Maxwell from Charles Russell Speechlys in 2022. As joint head of the art and luxury practice, ‘I help my clients enjoy the objects they love,’ he tells Spear’s, whether that is a watch, a classic car or a work of art.

Capildeo advises on non-contentious issues, which could involve anything from high-value transactions to assistance with financing or lending against collections. He is also experienced in intellectual property rights and matters involving the metaverse and the use of NFTs. 

‘I am very lucky that I have clients who are generally happy at the end of the day, because we have done a deal which has made somebody money or has got them an object that they are really keen on,’ he says.

Capildeo and his team often act for private collectors, artists, dealers and institutions. Their over 20 years’ combined experience matters, he says, because ‘60 or 70 per cent of the task in hand is making sure that you understand the market, how it operates and how it works’.

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