Art disputes and mediation

Anne-Sophie is co-founder and managing partner of Borghese Associés, a boutique law firm based in Paris France, specialized in an Art and Cultural Heritage Law. Anne-Sophie is specialised in litigation concerning art related disputes, with an expertise in criminal law and intellectual property. She represents artists, collectors and art dealers in high profile criminal cases of theft and illicit trafficking. Her work also includes representing and advising auction houses, heirs, dealers, galleries and collectors in contractual negotiations, national or international cultural and heritage property matters and intellectual property matters. She is the past co-chair of the Art and Cultural Heritage Committee of the IBA.

With over 30 years of practice in Paris, France as a business lawyer in commercial litigation, international arbitration and negotiations, I work exclusively as commercial mediator on the resolution of complex and emotional legal conflicts, mainly in transnational and intercultural environments. I am a certified (IMI, in Germany, in France IFCM) and experienced mediator with a legal background in intellectual property, IT, licences, distribution, competition, complex industrial projects, and international business law. I have been involved in investment mediations in the telecommunications, oil and gas sectors. From 1988 to 2019, I practiced as founding partner at BMH AVOCATS, Paris. I am a member of the Munich (Rechtsanwalt) and Paris (avocat honoraire) Bars. www.martinhausermediation.com

My practice focuses primarily on complex civil litigation. I represent manufacturers, individuals, investment advisers, banks, and others around the world in contract, securities, consumer protection, tort and domestic relations cases, with particular experience in the German-speaking world. I am the practice group leader of the firm's Art and Museum Law group. I represent museums, galleries, auction houses and collectors in litigation on issues that range from World War II restitution claims to commercial disagreements, and advise them on transactional, intellectual property, and ethical issues.