ART LAW

As a full-service advisory. we provide strategic consultancy and legal services to the art world, rooted in our unique combination of expertise in the fields of art, law and business. 

Art Law 

Simon Oldfield is a commercial art lawyer with almost twenty years’ experience working inside the art world and creative industries. He is a Partner at Keystone Law, through which all legal work is provided.  He advises an impressive range of clients including global galleries, art collectors, artists and other creatives, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and technoligy-driven art businesses.

Simon provides solutions on a range of industry-specific matters, often involving complex and novel issues, and requiring a multi-jurisdictional perspective. He provides strategic legal and commercial consultancy, and advises on commercial contracts, intellectual property rights and copyright issues, and the legal implications of new technologies like blockchain, digital assets, smart contracts and AI.

Simon is also a prominent public speaker on the convergence of art, law and tech.  He has delivered talks and papers to numerous organisations including the Vatican/Deloitte’s Art & Finance Conference, Art Basel, London School of Economics, Kunsthalle Zurich, Amazon, BMW Welt, Hauser & Wirth and Talk Art. Simon also gives expert opinion and evidence in this area including contributions to a House of Lords' cross-party Parliamentary enquiry into the impact of technology on the creative industries.  

Strategy

Offering confidential commercial advice and extensive experience, our sought-after consultants provide day-to-day solutions and long-term strategies built upon real art-world experience.   We are adept problem-solvers, known for demystifying complicated subjects.  We help our clients maximise opportunities and forge ahead with new ideas and projects.

Our clients benefit from our clear vision and breadth of knowledge, which helps them reach pragmatic and commercial solutions to the full range art-world specific issues – from the simple to the complex. 

Our clients include Hauser & Wirth, Arcual (Art Basel/MCH & Luma Foundation) and BMW.

All legal work is provided via Keystone Law.