ACTIVITIES
Anne Laure Bandle advises individuals and corporations in all aspects of art law, copyright, contract law and commercial law. She also practices law in matters related to private clients and Swiss and foreign foundations.
Anne Laure Bandle is a lecturer in copyright, art and entertainment law at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, a lecturer in art and philanthropy at the University of Geneva and a guest lecturer in cultural heritage and art law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Moreover, Anne Laure Bandle is the director of the Art Law Foundation.
Anne Laure has been recognized as an expert in the field of art and cultural heritage law by Chambers and Partners every year since 2019.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Partner at Borel & Barbey
Lecturer in cultural philanthropy and law, University of Geneva
Associate at Borel & Barbey
Geneva Bar
Lecturer in copyright and art law, University of Fribourg
Legal intern at a law firm in Geneva
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions, University of Geneva
PhD in Law, University of Geneva, Professor Walther Hug Award
Guest lecturer in art and cultural heritage law, London School of Economics and Political Science
Teaching and Research Assistant, Art-Law Centre, University of Geneva
University of Fribourg (Bi-lingual MLaw)
Center for Transnational Legal Studies, University of Georgetown (Certificate of Transnational Legal Studies)
LANGUAGES
French
English
German
Swiss German
MEMBERSHIPS
Art Law Foundation (director)
FONDAMCO, Foundation of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Geneva - MAMCO (board member)
Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM, board member)
Le Club, Photo Elysée (committee member)
Association of Women in the Arts (AWITA, member)
Association romande de propriété intellectuelle (AROPI)
Geneva Bar Association
Fotostiftung Schweiz (board member)
Schweizer Forum für Kommunikationsrecht (SF-FS, committee member)
PUBLICATIONS
2023
“L’Art de donner: les motivations des artistes philanthropes”, Agefi Philanthropy, November 2023, available online
“A l’ombre des faux ”, La Tribune des arts, 2023, available online
“Art Law 2023 – Switzerland”, Lexology GTDT, 2023, available online
“Das wird garantiert verkauft! Preisgarantien an Kunstauktionen”, in Kunst & Recht 2022 / Art & Law 2022, Stämpfli.droit, 2022
“Authenticité des œuvres d’art – entre faux, craintes et découvertes”, in Anne Laure Bandle (éd.), Transactions d’art – risques et responsabilités, Studies in Art Law vol. 29, Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2023
2022
“Droit de l’art et des biens culturels”, Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2022, with Marc-André Renold
“Les nouvelles exceptions au droit d’auteur”, in Le droit d’auteur révisé, Adaptation de la loi fédérale sur le droit d’auteur et les droits voisins à l’ère du numérique et autres modifications, Studies in Art Law vol. 28, Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2022
2021
“Paradigm Shift in the Art Market”, I, Lawyer – Innovation Lawyer Project – Art & Law Insights, Global Legal Briefing, Zaglio Orizio e Associati (August 2021)
2020
“Vers plus de transparence“, Le Temps (2020), available online
“Authentizität”, in Peter Mosimann, Marc-André Renold and Andrea F. G. Raschèr (eds.), Kultur Kunst Recht, Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag (2020)
“Arbitrage contemporain à Art Basel ?” 38 ASA Bulletin 3/2020 (2020, with Marion Paris), available online
“La résilience du marché de l’art“, Le Temps (2020), available online
“La grande réforme du droit d’auteur“, Le Temps (2020), available online
2019
“Dans le cénacle des grands collectionneurs“, Le Temps (2019), available online
“La prolifération des faux sur le marché de l’art“, Le Temps (2019), available online
“The Artist as Philanthropist: The Complex Role of Artists’ Foundations“/”Der Künstler als Philanthrop: Die komplexe Rolle von Künstlerstiftungen“, Expert Focus 3/2019 (2019)
“Œuvres d’art: les lourds enjeux de l’authentification“, Le Temps (2019), available online
2018
“Fair und gerecht? Bilanz und Lösungsansätze bezüglich der Restitution von Raubkunst in der Schweiz“, in Peter Mosimann and Beat Schönenberger (eds.), Art & Law 2018, Stämpfli Verlag (2018)
“Artists’ rights and responsibilities when authenticating their works of art – A comparative law analysis”, in Alessandra Donati, Rachele Ferrario and Silvia Simoncelli (eds.), Artists’ Archives and Estates: Cultural Memory between Law and Market, Comparative Art Law Series Vol. 1, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane (2018)
“L’épineuse question de l’art spolié“, Le Temps (2018), available online
“Switzerland“, Pierre Valentin (contr. ed.), Getting the Deal Through – Art Law, Law Business Research (2018, with Arnaud Cywie)
“Risques et périls dans l’attribution des oeuvres d’art: de la pratique des experts aux aspects juridiques”, Studies in art law vol. 27, Schulthess (2018, co-editor with Frédéric Elsig)
“‘Sleepers’ – la vente aux enchères d’œuvres d’art et d’objets de collection mal attribués sous le regard du droit suisse“, in Anne Laure Bandle and Frédéric Elsig (eds.), Risques et périls dans l’attribution des oeuvres d’art: de la pratique des experts aux aspects juridiques, Studies in Art Law vol. 27, Schulthess (2018)
2017
“Authentizitätsprobleme bei unvollendeten oder vom Künstler abgelehnten Werken”, Art & Law 2017, Stämpfli Verlag (2017)
“Restrictions on the export of cultural property and artwork” (2017), International Bar Association, available online
“La technologie “booste” le marché de l’art”, Le Temps (2017), available online
“Les musées face à la pression financière”, Le Temps (2017), available online
“Les limites du plagiat artistique”, Le Temps (2017), available online
2016
The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction, Edward Elgar Publishing (2016). With a foreword by Professor Pierre Tercier
“Quand les œuvres d’art se réveillent”, Le Temps (2016), available online
“Street art, de la rue vers les salles de vente”, Le Temps (2016), available online
“Switzerland” in Bruno Boesch et Massimo Sterpi (éds), The Art Collecting Legal Handbook, Thomson Reuters (2016) (with Bruno Boesch and Michael Fischer)
“Annulation d’un engagement de vente aux enchères – attention aux clauses contractuelles”, Art Law Magazine 1/2016 (2016)
“Le dilemme des prix garantis”, Le Temps (2016), available online
“Quel droit l’artiste a-t-il sur ses œuvres?”, Le Temps (2016), available online
2015
“Fake of fortune? Art authentication rules in the art market and at court”, International Journal of Cultural Property vol. 22 (2015)
“Le rôle complexe des fondations d’artistes”, Le Temps (2015), available online
2014
“Peggy Guggenheim – When the Heirs and the Foundation disagree”, art@law blog (2014), available online
(with Pierre Valentin)
“Arbiters of Value: The Complexity and Dealer’s Liability in Pricing Art” in Pierre Gabus and Anne Laure Bandle (eds.), L’art a-t-il un prix ? / The Art of Pricing the Priceless, Studies in Art Law vol. 25, Schulthess (2014)
“Reparation Art – Finding Common Ground in the Resolution of Disputes on Russian War Spoils and NaziLooted Art” in Hildegard Schneider and Valentina Vadi (eds.), Art, Cultural Heritage and the Market, Heidelberg Springer (2014) (with Raphael Contel)
“Fakes, Fears, and Findings”, Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) Journal 6 (2014)
2012
“The Impact of Politics on Art Restitution Claims” in Marc-André Renold, Alessandro Chechi and Anne Laure Bandle (eds.), La résolution des litiges en matière de biens culturels, Studies in Art Law vol. 23, Schulthess(2012)
2011
“Alternative Dispute Resolution and Art-Law – A New Research Project of the Geneva Art-Law Centre”, Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology vol.6, no. 1 (2011) (with Sarah Theurich)
CONFERENCES
2024
RAM Panel: The Antiquities Trade, Art Business Conference, TEFAF Maastricht, round table with Costas Paraskevaides and Will Korner, 8 March 2024 (moderator)
Pratiques des maisons de vente aux enchères relatives aux œuvres spoliées, Obligation de restitution ? Du traitement des biens culturels issus de contextes problématiques, conference of the Art Law Foundation co-organised with the Art-Law Centre, University of Geneva, 15 February 2024
From Antiquities to Artificial Intelligence – How to Navigate Today’s Art Market?, RAM annual conference, artgenève, Geneva, introduction, 25 January 2024
2023
Commercialisation de l’art numérique, L’art numérique – IA et NFTs dans le marché de l’art, aspects juridiques et pratiques, Art Law Foundation and Digital Law Center, University of Geneva, Théâtre de l’Espérance, Geneva, 16 November 2023 (moderator)
Art dans l’espace publique : guide pratique, Art dans l’espace public : droit entretien et médiation, KIK | CCI – Association des curatrices/teurs de collections d’art institutionnelles de Suisse, Casino de Montbenon Lausanne, 29 September 2023, with Diane Daval and Petra Krausz
Appropriation, droit de suite et l’art dans l’espace public, Forum des Arts Visuels – Fédération, soutien et reconnaissance au sein du monde des arts visuels contemporains, Visarte Vaud, MCBA Lausanne, 29 September 2023, with Marc-André Renold
La loi sur le transfert des biens culturels, Société genevoise de droit et de législation (SGDL), 12 June 2023
Comprendre l’introduction de l’art en bourse, Groupement Suisse des Conseils en Gestion Indépendants, 7 June 2023 (moderator)
Cultural Heritage Preservation and the Law, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law International Law Society, online, 17 April 2023
Collectors and Institutions: New Challenges in Philanthropy, Responsible Art Market (RAM), annual conference, artgenève, 27 January 2023 (moderator)
2022
“Third Party Guarantees an Kunstauktionen”, Kunst & Recht / Art & Law, Universität Basel, Art Basel, June 2022
“Kunstmarktethik”, CAS Angewandte Kunstwissenschaft, Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaften, SIK-ISEA, May 2022
“RAM’s Toolkit for Art Market Professionals”, The Art Market in Action!, Responsible Art Market annual conference, March 2022
“Fondations et droit d’auteur : enjeux et risques”, co-organised by the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy and the Art Law Foundation, March 2022 (chair)
“La satire confrontée au droit”, Caricatures et cultures numériques, University of Lausanne, February 2022
2021
“Artist’s Resale Right (droit de suite)” and “Unfinished and disavowed works of art”, Executive Master in Art Market Studies, University of Zurich, November 2021
“Faux, craintes et découvertes”, Transactions d’art: risques et responsabilités, co-organised by the Art Law Foundation and the Art-Law Centre, University of Geneva, Théâtre de l’Espérance, November 2021
Transactions in the art market – legal pitfalls, Association of International Business Lawyers, October 2021
Art Disputes and How to Avoid Them, International Bar Association, April 2021
2020
Hiding in Plain Sight, Art Law Lunch Talk, Center for Art Law, November 2020
Restrictions au droit d’auteur – les utilisations autorisées, Le monde des arts confronté au nouveau droit d’auteur suisse, Art Law Foundation and the Art-Law Centre, University of Geneva, November 2020
Law Marathon – Art Law, Geneva Bar Association, Continuing Education Commission, June 2020
RAM’s Guidelines for Experts Authenticating Works of Fine Art and other updates & Expert Liablity under Swiss law, Responsible Art Market (RAM) – An Art Market in Evolution, artgenève, January 2020
2019
The 5th European anti-money laundering directive, Art Market Day, Le Quotidien de l’Art, November 2019, Grand Palais, Paris
Art Foundations, The Art of Giving – Art Law and Philanthropy, Art Law Foundation, Art-Law Centre, Centre for Philanthropy, University of Geneva, 17 October 2019, Maison des Fondations, Geneva
Owning and Investing in Art, Executive Education Programme, University of Luxembourg and Christie’s Education, March 2019, University of Luxembourg
2018
Art Market and Due Diligence – Implementing the Obvious?, Kunstforum Zurich, October 2018, schwarzescafé, Löwenbräu Areal Zurich
Sleeping Beauties vs. Vigilant Lawyers Legal issues around misattributed works of art, Appraisers’ Association Art Law Day, October 2018, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York
Fair und gerecht? Bilanz und Lösungsansätze bezüglich der Restitution von Raubkunst in der Schweiz, Kunst & Recht 2018 / Art & Law 2018, June 2018, University of Basel, Art Basel
Inside art transaction due diligence. Demystifying the myth, Building an Art Market 2.0, Responsible Art Market (RAM) Conference, February 2018, artgenève, Geneva (chair)
2017
The Art Market Strategy: Expert Advice on How to Enhance Value in a Collection, ART$UMMIT Ireland, November 2017, The Merrion Hotel, Dublin
Mapping a career in the artworld, Christie’s Education Course, October 2017, Zurich
Appropriation Art: The Fine Line between a Copy and an Original Work, Images and Texts reproduced, XIth International IAWIS/AIERTI Conference, July 2017, University of Lausanne
Unfinished and Disavowed Works of Art – Authentizitätsprobleme bei aufgegebenen Kunstwerken, Kunst & Recht 2017 / Art & Law 2017, June 2017, University of Basel, Art Basel
Opportunità e rischi nell’acquisto delle opere – le linee guida dell’iniziativa ‘Responsible Art Market’, Tra collezionsimo e mercato: Le regole del mondo dell’arte, Ticino Bar Association, June 2017, Lugano