Member Profile
Till Vere-Hodge
Partner (Art and Cultural Property Law) | Payne Hicks Beach
Office Location: Austria
Jurisdiction
Austria, Belgium, England and Wales, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States
Top Specialisms
Art and Cultural Property
Cultural and Exotic assets
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Professional Biography
Till Vere-Hodge is a Partner at Payne Hicks Beach LLP in London, where he heads up the firm’s Art & Cultural Property Law practice. Till and his team handle matters relating to artworks in the context of transactions, advisory matters and dispute resolution. In addition, he has built up a particular expertise in handling restitution claims to looted artworks as well as handling insurance claims pertaining to the fine art and specie market.
Question : What drew you to specialise in private client law/ wealth advisory?
Answer: Passion for art and culture, as well as for history and history of art.
Question : For lawyers entering private client law, what are key skills you think are essential?
Answer: In the field of Art and Cultural Property Law, discretion, professionalism, integrity and adaptability. Language skills are useful.
Question : With the evolving landscape of the private client world, what are recent trends or shifts you are excited to explore?
Answer: How the art world is playing catch-up with technological evolution on the one hand, but on the other has to remain firmly steeped in tradition and the story of human civilisation.
Question : Where is your favourite place to take a peer for a cocktail or coffee?
Answer: One of London's many world class galleries or museums.