Pearlstein & McCullough LLP Information

Pearlstein & McCullough LLP provides high-level legal services to the domestic and international art market (including U.S., U.K., E.U., Latin America and Asia). William Pearlstein is a seasoned New York transactional lawyer with a background in corporate and commercial law. Michael McCullough spent over ten years as counsel at Sotheby’s and has a background in international trade. Together, they have a combined 45 years of experience in counseling individuals and institutions in transactions, disputes, litigation and regulatory matters relating to the domestic and international trade in fine art, collectibles and antiquities. We regularly advise our clients on a wide variety of matters relating to the art market, including: • Privately-negotiated purchase and sale transactions • Consignments to galleries and auction houses • Import/export and customs issues relating to fine art, collectibles and antiquities • Contested seizures and forfeitures • Disputes and litigation involving fakes and forgeries, attribution and authenticity • Advisory and consulting arrangements • Formation and operation of art investment funds • Art finance and lending • Formation and governance of not-for-profit entities • Policy and regulatory matters involving particular art market sectors (e.g. antiquities and endangered species) • Licensing and protection of intellectual property