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Key Lessons: The Latest UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation Art Market Participants and High Value Dealers Threat...

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On 18 June 2025, the UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) released a Threat Assessment (the Assessment) targeting Art Market Participants (AMPs) and High-Value Dealers (HVDs). This follows new rules from 14...more

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Money Laundering Issues in the Art Market

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In February 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), the global standard-setter on Anti-Money Laundering policy, issued a report describing the financial crime risks in the art and antiquities market, as well as good...more

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The Trotter Interview Files: Nick O’Donnell of the Art Law Report

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Last week the Trotter chatted with her partner and fellow blog editor, Nick O’Donnell. Nick’s practice focuses primarily on complex civil litigation, for which he has appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States....more

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Senate Report Exposes the U.S. Art Market as a Hotbed for Money-Laundering and U.S. Sanctions Evasion

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A congressional report released on July 29, 2020, by the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, exposes how Russian oligarchs looking to evade U.S. sanctions are able to exploit loopholes in the art industry....more

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As COVID-19 Drives More Art Auctions Online, How Do Market Participants Maintain Financial Crimes Compliance?

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With the global economy reeling from the direct effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, no sector is spared from its impact, including the art market. As auction houses seek to find ways to sustain business during this time of...more

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Money laundering: Buyer secrecy in the London art market

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The introduction of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive on the 10th January 2020 brought the art market into the fold of regulated sectors for anti-money laundering purposes. The new law, which amends the existing...more

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The New UK Anti-Money Laundering Regulations: How Will The Art World Be Impacted?

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On 10 January 2020 the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (the “2019 Regulations”) came into force in the UK, implementing the EU’s fifth Money Laundering Directive (“MLD5”) and amending the...more

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Art and AML: Regulators Taking a Broad Brush Approach Using Financial Entity Regulatory Compliance as the Model for the Art World

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What do people see when they look at a piece of fine art—such as a painting by Cezanne, a sculpture by Giacometti, or a three-dimensional combine by Rauschenberg? To a great extent, it depends on who’s doing the looking. An...more

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Art and Money Laundering

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The potential role of high-end art and antiquities in money laundering schemes has attracted increasing attention over the last several years, particularly as the prices for such objects steadily rise and a tightening global...more

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