Katherine Perrelli Quoted and Alexander Jeffrey Mentioned in Legal Bisnow
"The Mysterious, True Story of An Art Deal"

Boston partner and national Litigation group Chair Katherine Perrelli was quoted and counsel Alexander Jeffrey was mentioned on March 29 in a Legal Bisnow article regarding the closely watched case Edelman Arts, Inc. v. Art International (UK) Ltd. in which Seyfarth client, Art International, prevailed in a long-running dispute over the purchase and sale of the 1923 Piet Mondrian painting "The Composition."

The case involved international discovery under the European Union Data Protection Act, numerous motions relating to exclusion of documentary evidence from witnesses in foreign jurisdictions, and unique issues under the Uniform Commercial Code in the context of high-end international art dealings. The issues are of critical importance to the art industry and how galleries, dealers and other players conduct sales of major works, and the litigation surrounding the proposed transaction involved multiple parties on either side from several different countries, with the ultimate seller of the painting several times removed from the entity with whom our client was dealing. Kate noted that Art International [AI] feels "vindicated," and that, "it is crucial in the art industry to be seen as trustworthy."

Click here to read the full article: http://www.bisnow.com/dc-legal/2012/03/29/the-mysterious-true-story-of-an-art-deal/