Legal support of projects in the sphere of culture and art
Projects
Acquiring a number of works of contemporary art
Our lawyers supported our client’s transaction to acquire a number of works of contemporary art, including advice on the tax and customs aspects of the transaction, and drafting agreements for the sale and purchase of works of art under Russian law.
A legal opinion for a St Petersburg theatre
We prepared a legal opinion for a St Petersburg theatre on the copyright to a theatrical staging of a play by a Japanese writer.
Acquiring rights to a musical work
Our lawyers assisted a client in acquiring rights to a musical work from a foreign rightholder, for such work to be subsequently used in Russia.
A case of the resale of tickets through a phishing website
We provided support to one of Russia’s leading musical institutions in counteracting the resale of tickets through a phishing website.
Legal support to a large Russian heritage site
Pepeliaev Group's lawyers provided legal support to a large Russian heritage site - a palace and garden complex dating from the end of the 18th and start of the 19th centuries.
Import of paintings of cultural value
We provided legal support to a foreign holding company when it was importing paintings of cultural value into the Russian Federation.
The Russian State Historical Museum
Our lawyers advised the Russian State Historical Museum on a number of legal matters.
The Tretyakov Gallery Fund
Pepeliaev Group provided legal support in connection with the Tretyakov Gallery Fund being founded and provided legal support of the Fund’s operations, including advice on arranging for exhibitions.
The Museum of the Moscow Kremlin
We provided legal assistance to Russia's most visited Museum, the Museum of the Moscow Kremlin.
A case of an unlawful multimedia show
Our lawyers represented the Salvador Dali Foundation in a case of an unlawful multimedia show of the painter’s work in Russia.