Alexandra Darraby

The Art of Counsel - Counsel to the Arts

Legal Treatise Author:

ART ARTIFACT ARCHITECTURE & MUSEUM LAW
Volumes 1 & 2
Thomson Reuters West: 2010 (15th ed.)

Industry Focus

Transactional lawyer and former litigator and art gallery owner and director with an international private practice dedicated to art law, architecture, nonprofits, publishing, trade negotiation, international trade, artifacts and antiquities. Practice areas:

Intellectual property, copyright, trademark, rights of publicity and privacy, publishing deals and agreements, arts entertainment, branding
International: trade, contracts, financing structures, intellectual property, branding, licensing, distribution, cultural property, loans, deeds and gifts
Nonprofit and foundations; corporate law, IRC 501(c)(3) charitable giving; IRS, BOE and assessor exemptions; development and strategic planning; mergers
Public art, architecture, redevelopment, conservation, preservation, appraisal
Corporate, art market transactions and general business, galleries, dealers, collectors, UCC, board regulation; trustees, directors and officers, conflicts

Individual, institutional, corporate, government and nonprofit clients--domestic and international including artists, collectors, galleries, auctions, indigenous tribes, trustees, conservators, universities, museums, film organizations, performance, government agencies, public art commissions, boards, officers and directors, insurance companies, architects, dealers, arts and appraisal organizations.

Leadership and Board Positions

Chair, Arts & Museums Division, ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
Advisory Board, Friends of Uffizi Gallery
Co Chair, International Intellectual Property Rights Committee, ABA International Section
Board of Directors, Mayme Clayton Library & Museum of African American History & Culture
Advisor to Uniform Law Commission Art Study Committee
Program Chair, The Copyright Society of the USA [Winter Meeting, Santa Fe]
Editorial Board, Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law
Delegate, ABA Delegation to United Nations Delegates Day
Leader, Well Known Marks, China-America Trademark Law Revisions Committee
Board of Directors, ArtTable Inc., General Counsel
Vice Chair, Art and Cultural Heritage, ABA International

Education

J.D.	Boalt Hall School of Law
M.A.	University of California, Berkeley
B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa	University of California, Los Angeles

Admissions

Court of International Trade
California Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Expert

Court-appointed expert witness, consultant and expert in civil and criminal matters involving individual and institutional clients, governments, state, federal and foreign agencies on art, art fraud, counterfeiting and forgery, appraisal, insurance, archives, intellectual property, valuation, aucti ons, conservation and restoration, trade practices and usage issues, including merchandising, feature film and video, artists’ rights, royalties, public art and architecture, board regulation and oversight, directors and officers duties, due diligence, intellectual property, licensing and new media.

Awards, Community, Philanthropy and Recognition

Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Donor, A Soaring Spirit--The Campaign for Ailey
Contemporary Arts Council, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Curator’s Council, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Governor’s Circle, American Friends of the Israel Museum
Partner, Alvin Ailey American Dance
Benefit Committee, Alvin Ailey 50th Anniversary Gala
Honorary Committee, California Lawyers for the Arts Awards
Benefit Committee, American Friends of the Israel Museum, Annual Galas
Canada Council Fellowship
Marion Davies Scholarship

faculty

Pepperdine University School of Law, Adjunct
University of Maine Law School, Visiting Professor
Faculty, ALI-ABA, Art Law
Faculty, Practicing Law Institute, International Art
Faculty, American Society of Appraisers, Professional Appraisal Practice

Professional Listings

Dictionary of International Biography
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in American Law
Who’s Who in American Education
Who’s Who of American Women
Who’s Who in the Twentieth Century
Who’s Who in Finance and Business

additional Memberships

Copyright Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar of California
Art and Cultural Heritage, Steering Committee, ABA
Science and Technology Section, ABA
ArtTable, Inc., New York and Southern California