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The growing complexity of the art market underscores the need for expert guidance to navigate the risks and implications associated with art-related ventures. While creating, trading, and marketing artworks can be rewarding in terms of pleasure, income, and wealth, it also comes with responsibilities and potential risks that should be anticipated.

At Borel & Barbey, we possess extensive expertise in advising and resolving conflicts related to every aspect of artworks and cultural assets, including the performing arts, music, and publishing.

Familiar with the intricacies of the art market, we provide counsel to artists, estates, collectors, museums, foundations, galleries, auction houses, brokers, restoration specialists, experts, and other stakeholders. This includes financial institutions such as banks, insurers, and transport companies.

Our services often involve assisting clients with transactions, import/export matters, loans, taxes, insurance, transport logistics, authentication and appraisal of artworks and cultural assets, copyright protection for artists, financial instruments linked to art, and the establishment of cultural institutions.

Furthermore, we extend our expertise to publishing, entertainment, and the performing arts sectors, providing guidance to authors, musicians, composers, performing artists, producers, directors, actors, and other professionals in these fields.

We regularly publish articles and deliver lectures on topics within art law, cultural heritage, and copyright law.

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Droit dans l’art – La Suisse, dernier paradis du marché de l’art ?

In the latest chapter of her column Droit dans l’art for Bilan magazine, Anne Laure Bandle examines the impact of the new taxes and regulations on the art market, introduced...
12 November 2025

AIJA Wealth Lab : Bringing the next generation into the family fold | Geneva, 13-15 November

Josef Alkatout (Family), Julia Henninger (Private Clients) and Jérémie Sommaruga (Tax) will represent Borel & Barbey at the upcoming AIJA Wealth Lab: Bringing the Next Generation into the Family Fold,...
10 November 2025

The scope of review of inheritance authorities in the procedure for opening the will and issuing the inheritance certificate

“Die Kognition der Erbschaftsbehörde im Testaments-eröffnungsverfahren “ Julia Henninger, together with Marco Frigg of weber schaub & partner, had the honour of speaking last Wednesday at the EIZ Private Clients...
7 November 2025