Legal services

Assistance and legal services inherent in the management of art assets and collectible assets is provided. Whatever the valuable assets being serviced (painted works of art, watches, sculptures, luxury cars, vintage cars, tapestries, tarot cards, multimedia works, nft, cigars, antiques, jewelry, stamps, antique furniture), Habere has the top experts in the field available. Main tax services in art and collectible assets management provided:

Assistance in the contract’s drafting and other legal acts involving artworks and collectible assets; particularly in the areas of transportation, insurance, storage and rental, lending for exhibitions and events, buying and selling, and donating, ensuring maximum protection of the value of the goods and the client’s interests.

Professional and competent support in the drafting of wills also involving artworks, valuable and collectible property by qualified and experienced personnel in compliance with current regulations.

Service to assist in compliance with anti-money laundering regulations; in particular, support in carrying out controls at the stage of purchase/sale of assets, in assessing cases in which the obligation to abstain or the obligation to Report Suspicious Transaction must be observed, and in managing processes and procedures suitable for mitigating and preventing the risk of involvement in money laundering operations and to avoid incurring penalties.

Legal assistance for copyright protection, authenticity and provenance verification of artworks and collectible assets.

Assistance in import and export transactions, temporary or permanent, of artworks and collectible assets, with particular attention to compliance with customs regulations and other national and international laws in force and applicable to the case.
Assistance in handling customs paperwork, certificates of authenticity or export licenses, as well as support in taking out fine-art insurance and managing the logistics required for ad hoc transportation of goods.