The Holocaust Art Restitution Project (HARP) and the Ciric Law Firm, PLLC Sponsor Art Law CLE Program: Due Diligence in Cultural Heritage Litigation: Is There a Minimum Threshold?

Friday, October 11, 2013 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM (PDT) Leo Baeck Institute | 212-294-8301 15 W 16th St New York, NY 10011 This course will discuss the current legal standard defining due diligence, its limitations, and the varied approaches attempting to address due diligence requirements in the market, and provide a suggested framework and associated checklist to satisfy due diligence requirements in provenance research for cultural objects.  The courts have the means to enforce proper ownership rights of current possessors, good faith purchasers, and rightful owners, yet the market is encountering significant challenges in implementing due diligence standards to comply with legal requirements and stabilize the trade. SCHEDULE 8:00am-8:45am: Welcome/Sign-in 8:45am-8:50am: Introduction 8:50am-10:05am: Have You Done Your Due Diligence? 10:05 am-10:15am: Break 10:15am-11:30am: Is Context Everything? 11:30am-11:40am Break 11:40pm-12:55pm: Do Your Research-Your Provenance Research 12:55 pm-1:00pm: Conclusion SPEAKERS Sharon Levin-Chief of the Asset Forfeiture Unit in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York Charles A. Goldstein-Herrick, Feinstein LLP, Member, Art Law Group Lawrence M. Kaye-Herrick, Feinstein LLP, Co-Chair, Art Law Group Monica Dugot- Christie’s, Senior VP, International Director of Restitution Lucian Simmons-Sotheby’s, Senior VP of Sotheby’s in New York, Head of Sotheby’s Worldwide Restitution Team Victoria S. Reed-Museum of Fine Arts, Monica S. Sadler Curator for Provenance Lucille A. Roussin- Ph.D-Law Office of Lucille A. Roussin; Adjunct Professor at Cardozo School of Law Irina Tarsis-Center for Art Law, Attorney at Law, Consultant, Program Coordinator Ori Z. Soltes-Holocaust Art Restitution Project, Co-Founder Marc J. Masurovsky-Holocaust Art Restitution Project, Co-Founder Pierre Ciric-The Ciric Law Firm, PLLC CLE CREDITS (Accreditation Pending) 4.0 (1.5 - Ethics & Professionalism; 1.0 - Skills; 1.5 - Areas of Professional Practice)