"F" is for Fraud; a theft by any other name would stick as foul. The story of fraud is as old as property law. Someone intentionally misrepresents something to someone who has something to lose and the victim and his property are soon apart. Intent is hard to prove yet many an art dealer have gone to jail for defrauding clients of art or money. There have been so many thieving magpies in the history of art trade, someone should write a cautionary tale.

Join the Center for Art Law for an art law lunch talk with Dean Nicyper, a seasoned art attorney who has litigated some of the best known art fraud cases in the recent decades, and Eileen Kinsella, a senior art market reporter, who has covered in depth Knoedler and Inigo Philbrick cases. Moderated by Irina Tarsis, the conversation will focus on lessons that the art market is refusing to learn, over and over.

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Our Guests:

• Eileen Kinsella is a senior market reporter with artnet news. Prolific and insightful, with more than 20 years of journalistic experience, Eileen has covered countless art law cases and stories. One theme keeps recurring - fraud perpetrated in the art trade.

• Dean Nicyper, a partner at Withersworldwide, focuses on commercial disputes, contract disputes, art law, intellectual property, fiduciary liability, product liability, private company investor disputes, and securities litigation and investigations. Again again in his art law practice, Dean has represented defrauded clients in some of best-known art fraud cases.

Our Moderator:

Irina Tarsis, attorney, founder and managing director of the Center for Art Law.

About the Center for Art Law

The Center for Art Law is a New York-based research and education nonprofit that offers resources and programming for the advancement of a vibrant arts and law community. Through its website and monthly Art Law Blast newsletter, the Center disseminates information and keeps readers updated on art- and law-related news, events, cases, and publications. The Center facilitates conversations by hosting and participating in programs including conferences, workshops, clinics, film screenings, and more. Today a world-renowned asset to the art law field, the Center serves artists, attorneys, students and scholars of both disciplines, art market professionals, and members of the general public.