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Borel & Barbey actively engages with legal developments by regularly contributing to specialised literature, participating in conferences, and being involved in the academic world.
This section provides you with an overview of the Firm’s latest news, including our publications, the conferences and talks we have participated in, recent cases we have handled, as well as the awards and distinctions we have received. You will also find important announcements and legislative developments that are shaping our legal environment.

Artmyn SA – Acquisition by Invaluable, LLC

9 March 2022
Invaluable, the world’s leading online marketplace for premier auction houses selling fine and decorative arts and collectibles, has acquired the Swiss technology company Artmyn SA. Artmyn has developed an art-scanning...

Art and Cultural Property Law

18 February 2022
The fascination around works of art and cultural property makes them objects that raise complex legal issues. Their protection calls for rules from the most diverse areas of national, international...

Art Disputes and How to Avoid Them

12 April 2021
The International Bar Association (IBA) Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee is holding a virtual conference on 14 April due diligence and how to prevent art disputes. Anne Laure...

Art and Culture Heritage Law at LSE

14 December 2020
Anne Laure Bandle will lecture several classes part of the Module on “Art and Culture Heritage Law” for the Executive LL.M Program at the London School of Economics and Political Science...

Contemporary Arbitration at Art Basel?

1 October 2020
Anne Laure Bandle contributed to the latest issue of the Swiss Arbitration Association’s journal with an article on “Arbitrage contemporain à Art Basel ?” (38 ASA Bulletin 3/2020) co-authored with Marion...

ARTMYN SA – issuance of convertible loans

25 November 2019
ARTMYN SA  issued convertible loans for an amount of approximately CHF 4’000’000.- to which strategic international investors have subscribed. The funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of its...

Interview on plagiarism in music, comedy and film

15 March 2019
Anne Laure Bandle appeared on Radio Suisse Romande’s (RSR) radio show Vertigo on March 7, 2019 on the issue of plagiarism in music, comedy and film.  The programme can be replayed...

Due diligence in the art market

8 November 2018
Anne Laure Bandle was a speaker at two conferences on due diligence in the art market. The Appraisers’ Association of America held its annual Art Law Day in New York on...

ARTMYN SA – closing a new round of financing

20 June 2018
ARTMYN SA (www.artmyn.com) just closed its last round of financing with strategic international investors. The funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of its scanners in different continents. Borel...

Interview on CNN Money Switzerland

14 June 2018
CNN Money Switzerland made a special series on the art market that aired on 13 June 2018. Anne Laure Bandle, attorney specialised in art law, was interviewed to speak about...

Art Law Guide 2018 – Swiss Jurisdiction

29 May 2018
The online legal resource platform Getting the Deal Through has just published a Q&A on art law. For each country, art lawyers have answered the most common questions arising when...

Art and cultural property law – University of Geneva

19 June 2017
Anne Laure Bandle lectured a course on the legal issues tied to the art market. This course was part of the Summer School on International cultural heritage law of the...