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    • About
      • Our Story
      • Meet the Founder
      • International Engagement
      • Recognition & Memberships
    • Practice Areas
      • Art Market Law
      • Intellectual Property Law
    • Publications
      • Books
      • Articles & Contributions
    • News & Insights
      • Press Coverage
      • Art Market Law Matters
      • Speaking Engagements
    • Contact
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Meet the Founder
    • International Engagement
    • Recognition & Memberships
  • Practice Areas
    • Art Market Law
    • Intellectual Property Law
  • Publications
    • Books
    • Articles & Contributions
  • News & Insights
    • Press Coverage
    • Art Market Law Matters
    • Speaking Engagements
  • Contact

Our Art Market Law Services

YOA advise artists, collectors, galleries, museums, foundations and cultural institutions on the legal and regulatory  aspects of the art market.


Our representative experience includes advising artists, collectors, museums, galleries, and other art market professionals on sophisticated art market matters and complex art disputes and numerous legal issues in the Art World across Egypt, the Middle East and internationally.


Our practice combines intellectual property expertise with strategic legal advice on art transactions, authentication, artists' estates and cross-border matters, etc.

Our Art Market Law Services

• Strategic Art Market Advisory

• Authentication & Due Diligence

• Authentication & Due Diligence

Strategic legal and pragmatic advice for artists, collectors, galleries, museums, foundations and cultural institutions.

• Authentication & Due Diligence

• Authentication & Due Diligence

• Authentication & Due Diligence

Authentication issues, provenance research, ownership verification and legal due diligence for acquisitions and private collections.

• Art Sales & Transactions

• Authentication & Due Diligence

• Art Sales & Transactions

Acquisition, sale, consignments, auction transactions, lending and commercialization of artworks.

• Copyright & Digital Art

• Artists’ Estates & Legacy Planning

• Art Sales & Transactions

Copyright protection, licensing, AI-generated content, NFTs, derivative works and digital exploitation. 

• Artists’ Estates & Legacy Planning

• Artists’ Estates & Legacy Planning

• Artists’ Estates & Legacy Planning

Artists’ estates, succession planning, catalogue raisonné projects and legacy management. 

• Art Disputes & Litigation

• Artists’ Estates & Legacy Planning

• Artists’ Estates & Legacy Planning

Ownership disputes, authenticity claims, provenance issues, contractual disputes and pre-litigation advice and dispute resolution.

Selected Representative Experience

🎨Artists’ Estates & Legacy Management

Advising on governance, copyright, licensing and long-term legacy management for artists’ estates.

Representative matters include the Estates of Gazbia Sirry and Hamed Ewais.

📚International Catalogue Raisonné Projects

Legal advice on international catalogue raisonné projects, authentication procedures and publication strategies.

Representative experience includes the Catalogue Raisonné projects of Mahmoud Saïd and Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar.

🖼 Authentication & Provenance

Advising on authenticity, provenance research and ownership verification.

Selected work includes legal due diligence for acquisitions and private collections.

🌍International Art Licensing & Publishing

Drafting and negotiating cross-border licensing, publishing and copyright agreements for artworks. 

Recent experience includes licensing projects involving international publishers and cultural institutions.

🏛 Museum & Cultural Institutions

Advising museums and cultural institutions on acquisitions, exhibitions, copyright and collection management.

Representative mandate includes advisory work in connection with Paris Musées,  the Art Institute of Chicago and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project.

🔨 Auction Houses & Art Transactions

Advising on auction sales, consignments, provenance, authenticity and international art transactions.

Experience includes advisory work relating to international auction matters.

Selected Art Market Matters

Souad Mardam Bey

Advising the renowned Syrian artist on intellectual property, art market and related legal matters.

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Gazbia Sirry Estate

Advising the Estate of Gazbia Sirry on intellectual property, copyright, licensing, authentication and art market matters.

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Why Choose YOA Law Firm?

• Egypt’s first boutique law firm dedicated to Art Market Law

• Cross-border expertise across the MENA region

• Comprehensive legal advice in intellectual property & regulatory matters with art market expertise

• Extensive experience across the entire art market ecosystem

• International perspective combining practice and research

Need Advice on an Art Market Matter?

Whether you are an artist, collector, gallery, museum, auction house, cultural institution or art market professional, our team is ready to provide tailored legal advice for your art market matters.

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Related Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Law
Copyright Law
Trademark Law

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