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09.12.2024

Luxury, Art, Foundations: the Fondazione Prada

Many luxury companies establish themselves in the art world through foundations. dtb presents the Fondazione Prada.

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04.11.2024

Erneute Aufnahme von dtb im JUVE Handbuch

dtb rechtsanwälte wird auch 2024/2025 im JUVE Handbuch in der Kategorie Nachfolge/Vermögen/Stiftungen ausgezeichnet.

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01.11.2024

Best Law Firms in Germany 2025: dtb honoured

Best Law Firms in Germany 2025 awards dtb rechtsanwälte as one of the best law firms in Germany.

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22.10.2024

Medienrecht: Online-Bewertungen

Ungerechtfertigte Online-Bewertungen können erheblichen Schaden anrichten. Durch eine Medienstrategie und rechtliche Schritte wie Abmahnungen oder gerichtliche Verfahren lässt sich wirksam gegen diese vorgehen.

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17.10.2024

The 500 richest Germans

65 of the 500 richest Germans rely on family foundations. dtb explains why.

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21.08.2024

Schmidt-Thomé and Brazel in Stiftung & Sponsoring

Joint article by Bertold Schmidt-Thomé and Maximilian Brazel in Stiftung & Sponsoring, the magazine for nonprofit management.

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22.07.2024

Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2024: Renewed Award

dtb rechtsanwälte is again the only German art law firm being honoured in the new Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2024.

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18.07.2024

dtb anniversary in BUNTE magazine

BUNTE magazine reported on dtb rechtsanwälte's 20th anniversary celebrations.

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03.07.2024

Dinner festivity 20 years dtb rechtsanwälte

The firm, which specialises in art and property, celebrated its twentieth anniversary at the Bode Museum in Berlin.

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20.06.2024

Reputation of trademarks

Well-known brands enjoy extended legal protection. This enables luxury companies such as Bottega Veneta or Rolex to defend their hard-won leading position on the market against reputation dilution and exploitation.

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14.06.2024

Best Lawyers 2024: Dr. Pascal Decker is honoured

Best Lawyers 2024: dtb is among the best lawyers in Germany. A special honouring by Handelsblatt in cooperation with US publishing house Best Lawyers.

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28.05.2024

The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2024

dtb rechtsanwälte presents the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2024.

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24.05.2024

The UBS Global Family Office Report 2024

What are family offices around the world thinking about? What shifts are they planning in their strategic asset allocation? These are the questions posed by the newly published UBS Global Family Office Report 2024.

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14.05.2024

What's Happening at Christie's?

The british auction house's website is out of service. The causes are unclear, but speculation is running wild about a cyber-attack. What does the law say about a situation such as this?

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08.05.2024

dtb begleitet Stiftung der Universität der Künste (UdK)

dtb rechtsanwälte gratuliert der Stiftung der Universität der Künste (UdK) zur Aufnahme ihrer Arbeit.

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02.05.2024

Guter Ruf ist unbezahlbar

Der Name Pablo Escobar ist wegen eines Verstoßes gegen die guten Sitten gemäß Art. 7 Abs. 1 lit. f) UMV nicht als EU-Marke registrierbar, entschied das EuG.

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18.04.2024

"Where Design evolves": News From Milan and Brussels

Just in time for the Salone del Mobile in Milan, the European Union adopts its package for the reform of EU design law.

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15.02.2024

The Legal 500 honours dtb again

The comprehensive research programme is revised and updated every year in order to provide as up-to-date a picture as possible of the global legal market.

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01.11.2023

dtb Again Listed in the JUVE Handbook

dtb rechtsanwälte is again mentioned in 2023/2024 in the JUVE handbook in the category Succession/Assets/Foundations.

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31.10.2023

Schmidt-Thomé and Brazel in Stiftung & Sponsoring

Joint article by Bertold Schmidt-Thomé and Maximilian Brazel in Stiftung & Sponsoring, the magazine for nonprofit management.

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18.10.2023

Sans, Souci. Leon van Lee in Tagesspiegel special

On the occasion of 40 years of Freunde der Preußischen Schlösser und Gärten e.V. Leon van Lee has been interviewed in the magazine of Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG) in cooperation with Der Tagesspiegel.

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20.07.2023

Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2023: Exclusive Award

dtb rechtsanwälte is the only German art law firm being honoured in the new Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2023.

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24.06.2023

Best Lawyers 2023: Bertold Schmidt-Thomé Honoured

Best Lawyers 2023: dtb is among the best attorneys in law firms in Germany. A special honouring by Handelsblatt in cooperation with US publishing house Best Lawyers.

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27.04.2023

Bertold Schmidt-Thomé in BW Bank Foundation Magazine

BW Bank Stiftungsmanagement Impulse. Increasing assets and making a social commitment at the same time with hybrid company models.

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11.04.2023

Maximilian Brazel Joins dtb Attorney Team

Maximilian Brazel joins dtb rechtsanwälte in the area of foundation law, inheritance law and succession.

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17.02.2023

The Legal 500 Honours dtb Again

The comprehensive research programme is revised and updated every year in order to provide as up-to-date a picture as possible of the global legal market.

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19.01.2023

Dr Pascal Decker Named Art Arbitrator

The Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) was founded to resolve disputes in the art world through mediation and dispute resolution.

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11.01.2023

Dr. Pascal Decker in monopol

Art lawyer Pascal Decker talks to Elke Buhr from monopol about the requirements for preventing money laundering when selling art.

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23.12.2022

Schmidt-Thomé And van Lee in Stiftung & Sponsoring

Joint article by Bertold Schmidt-Thomé and Leon van Lee in Stiftung & Sponsoring, the magazine for nonprofit management and marketing.

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05.12.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker on Deutsche Welle and Focus Online

Dr Pascal Decker talks about whether a stolen painting by Kandinsky may have been auctioned off at the Berlin auction house Grisebach.

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30.11.2022

Bertold Schmidt-Thomé in an Interview With manager magazin

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard has donated his company to environmental protection. The topic of "responsible ownership" is moving centre stage.

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03.11.2022

dtb Honoured in JUVE Handbook Again

dtb rechtsanwälte is also mentioned in the JUVE Handbook 2022/2023 in the category Succession/Foundations.

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14.10.2022

Third dtb Column for Kulturmanagement Network

dtb column at Kulturmanagement Network: An organisation can only become a beacon if committees interact effectively.

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11.10.2022

Radial Stiftung: Dr. Pascal Decker Confirmed for Board of Trustees

Dr. Pascal Decker has been re-elected Deputy Chairman of the Radial Stiftung board.

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23.09.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker is Advisory Board Member to DenkRaumOst

Dr. Pascal Decker is an advisory board member to DenkRaumOst. The civil society initiative sees itself as an open platform for participation and democracy.

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01.09.2022

Dr Pascal Decker on artnet AG in the Handelsblatt

Handelsblatt reported on the re-election of Dr Pascal Decker as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of artnet AG.

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26.08.2022

Dr Pascal Decker on artnet AG in the Handelsblatt

Handelsblatt reported on the re-election of Dr Pascal Decker as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of artnet AG.

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23.08.2022

dtb presents "Rote Seiten"

Foundations as an instrument of corporate succession - dtb designs issue of the magazine Stiftung & Sponsoring (Rote Seiten).

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12.08.2022

Restitution of Colonial Looted Art

In future, restitution agreements can be concluded between German museums and the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM).

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03.08.2022

2nd dtb Column at Kulturmanagement Network

dtb column at Kulturmanagement Network: Crash course in art estates. Estate management is the best precaution for adequate work care.

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28.07.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in an Interview With KUNSTKÖPFE

In the Kunstleben series KUNSTKÖPFE, Dr Pascal Decker talks about art law, digital art and links to classic galleries.

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25.07.2022

Interview With WELT am Sonntag About Documenta in Kassel

What are the legal consequences of the anti-Semitic motifs at the Documenta in Kassel? A conversation about hatred of Jews in Germany.

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21.07.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in Interview With Berlin Bubble

The ICC as a house of art: Dr Pascal Decker is enthusiastic about a cultural reuse. Sebastian Pflum has a concept with ICCA.

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14.07.2022

Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2022: Honoured Again

The two dtb partners Dr Pascal Decker and Bertold Schmidt-Thomé are again recognised in the Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2022.

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12.07.2022

Leon van Lee Joins dtb Team

Leon van Lee joined dtb rechtsanwälte at the beginning of 2022 to strengthen the Art Law, Trade Mark Law and Private Clients departments.

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30.06.2022

Dr Pascal Decker certified as a member of the Supervisory Board

Dr Pascal Decker was certified as a member of the Supervisory Board by the renowned Munich Board Academy.

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24.06.2022

Best Lawyers 2022: Dr Pascal Decker and Bertold Schmidt-Thomé receive award

The 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany once again ranks Dr Pascal Decker and Bertold Schmid-Thomé among the best lawyers in Germany.

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21.06.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in Interview With ARD Kontraste

The case of Fynn Kliemann raises questions about NFTs and compensation.

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16.06.2022

First dtb Column With Kulturmanagement Network

A current legal dispute over NFTs raises pressing questions about art in the digital space and on the blockchain.

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09.05.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in Interview With NFT Talk

In an interview with NFT Talk, the German NFT podcast with Viktor Foos, we answer what crypto and NFTs have to do with money laundering.

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05.05.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in Interview With Politik & Kultur

In an interview with Politik & Kultur, the newspaper of the Deutscher Kulturrat, Pascal Decker talks to Ludwig Greven about art law and money laundering.

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03.05.2022

dtb and TIGGES establish PROMISSUM cooperation network

PROMISSUM is a strategic cooperation network with a focus on inheritance law and art law advice.

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02.05.2022

Press release: Seal of approval for the seal of approval

With our UNIVERSAL FAIR PAY CHECK pro bono advice on trademark law, we make a contribution to equal opportunities.

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22.04.2022

Bertold Schmidt-Thomé in Interview With StifterTV

Lawyer and art historian Bertold Schmidt-Thomé answers StifterTV 's questions about foundation law.

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21.04.2022

ARD Visits dtb rechtsanwälte

Did Annalena Baerbock infringe copyright in her book? Pascal Decker discusses the importance of intellectual property.

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14.04.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in Interview With Investment Channel

The founding partner of dtb rechtsanwälte sheds light for Investment Channel on what distinguishes art as an asset class.

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10.04.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in Interview With Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Pascal Decker sheds light on Germany's role in the international art market.

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09.04.2022

Dr. Pascal Decker in Interview With manager magazin

In manager magazin, Dr. Pascal Decker explains how auction houses, art dealers and art lovers can protect themselves from money launderers.

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29.07.2021

Inclusion in the Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2021

The Chambers High Net Worth Ranking 2021 lists dtb as an outstanding advisor to high net worth individuals for Art and Cultural Property Law.

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28.06.2021

Best Lawyers 2022: dtb once again among the best lawyers in Germany

In 2022, dtb is once again ranked among the best lawyers in Germany. An award by Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers.

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