Virtual In-House Counsel for Visual Artists, Galleries, Investors
Olga Berdé Mahl's art background has extended to representing significant galleries with their full range of legal issues. She also represents artists and their works for trademark protection, concession protection and payment collection, as well as artists' rights retention.
Whether your career has been painting, sculpture, printmaking, gallery ownership or international collections, you should do what you can to safeguard your future from those who would abuse your rights.
Olga Berdé Mahl is proud to state that she is the originator and author of legislation in the city of New York, state of New York by executive order, federal government (GSA) and now adopted by every state in the United States which requires that 1 percent of the government's capital budget per year that is spent on any structure in which people enter, including schools, hospitals, courthouses, subways, airports, terminals, etc., be spent on art to be incorporated in said projects. For example, in New York City's recent capital budgets have resulted in approximately $6 million being spent on art per year.
Contact the law firm that truly cares about you, your art, your gallery, your goals, your issues. Call Olga Berdé Mahl & Associates in New York at 212-260-9655. She is a museum-quality collector who knows the markets, knows the dealers and, best of all, knows the laws that protect your art investments.
For 40 years, Olga Berdé Mahl has been intimately connected to the New York art scene. She authored legislation that created the SoHo arts district, and helped make it possible for artists to live where they work. She has represented artist-tenants in matters of zoning and building safety codes. She was an organizer and director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, an invaluable source for local artists.
Olga Berdé Mahl — Renaissance Woman of the New York Legal Landscape
Respected lawyer Olga Berdé Mahl offers creative solutions and personal service in practice areas that include:
- Art theft
- Art fraud
- Art forgery
- Art acquisitions and sales
- Art valuation
- Intellectual property
- Art dealer issues and duties
- Transactions and art loan agreements
- Artwork condition and restoration legal issues
- Charitable art donations and philanthropy
- Insurance claims
- Artists' estates
- Provenance
If you have a question about your rights as artist, art collector, art dealer or gallery, come to the attorney who has made an art form of the practice of law in New York. Come to Olga Berdé Mahl & Associates.
Creative Solutions Are Our Specialty.
Speak with lawyer Olga Berdé Mahl. Tap into a 40-year tradition of personalized, professional service on the local, national and global clientele level.
E-mail or Call for a free consultation: 212-260-9655
Olga Berdé Mahl & Associates serves art law clients in the greater New York City metro area, surrounding counties, nationally and globally.
