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概述

Diana Wierbicki brings more than 15 years of experience in art law, managing a broad spectrum of domestic and international art law matters. Diana has overseen billions of dollars in art transactions, helping clients navigate the complex legal landscape affecting these deals. 

Diana works with domestic and international high net worth individuals and families often in collaboration with their family offices, art advisors, estate planning lawyers and accountants to ensure that the unique aspects of art as an asset and the nuances of the art market do not get overlooked. She approaches assisting her clients with a team player spirit and with sensitivity and thoughtfulness to impact family relationships. She has broad experience across fine art and collectible property categories—ranging from antiquities and old masters to contemporary art collections and collectibles such as musical instruments, dinosaurs, rare books and coins.  

Diana also provides counsel to art businesses on all facets of their transactions, operations and international growth. Moreover, she offers guidance to artists regarding their legacy planning and gallery representation. She is at the forefront of representing clients in pioneering developments reshaping the art market, including the intersection of technology and art, and the evolving parallels between fashion and art.

Diana holistically addresses her clients’ art and collectible needs by servicing all transactions and tax issues such as private and auction sale contracts, collection management, sales tax, income and wealth transfer taxes, next-generation art transfer planning, trust and estate planning related to their art assets, money laundering, cultural property concerns, tax audits, charitable planning and estate administration art matters. Her clients include the sector’s leading collectors, investors, dealers, galleries, charitable organizations, artists, auction houses and museums.

A frequent author and commentator on art law and related subjects, Diana has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg Business, BBC, Forbes, Trusts & Estates, Crain’s and Wealth Management. She is also a frequent speaker on various issues affecting the art market.

  • “Preserving Private Clients' Art Collections for Future Generations," STEP Cayman Conference
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  • “Art Panel,” The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
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  • Moderator, “Art Law Day 2023: Art Mobility,” Appraisers Association of America, Inc.

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  • “Artist Legacy and Estate Planning Clinic,” The Center for Art La
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  • “Hot Topics in the Art Market,” 14th Annual STEP LA International Tax and Estate Planning Forum
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  • “Artist Estates,” New York City Bar
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  • “Family Office Roundtable – An Art Collectors Routable,” Citi Private Bank
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教育背景

  • 埃默里大学法学院法学博士, 法学博士
  • 佐治亚城大学, 文学学士, cum laude

执业资格

  • 纽约州
  • 康涅狄格州
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, United Kingdom

承认

  • Ranked individually in Band 1 in the Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) Guide in the USA Nationwide: Art and Cultural Property Law category (2019-2024), and previously served as global head of a Band 1 Chambers HNW Art and Cultural Law team (2019-2024)
  • Named "Best Lawyer" in Art Law by The Best Lawyers in America (2018-2024)
  • Recognized among “The Top 75 Art Professionals” by ARTnews (2023) 
  • Named among “Notable Women in Law” by Crain's New York Business (2022)
  • Named a “New York Trailblazer” by the New York Law Journal (2020)

联系

  • Former Chair, Art Law Committee, New York City Bar Association (2019-2022)
  • Co-Chair, Art Law Day, Appraisers Association of America
  • Member, Professional Advisory Council, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Member, Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee, International Bar Association
  • Member, Planned Giving Advisory Council, New-York Historical Society
  • Member, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, American Bar Association
  • Former Trustee, Bruce Museum
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Art21
  • Former Co-Chair, Art and Collectibles Committee, American Bar Association
  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, Art, Auction & Antiquities Committee, Trust & Estates
  • Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners