Melvyn R. Leventhal Attorney At Law

Melvyn R. Leventhal Attorney At Law is known for art law, high-value artwork transactions, and complex litigation shaped by decades of trial and appellate experience. The firm represents galleries, dealers, artists, and collectors in New York, London, Geneva, and other major art markets. Its work includes purchase and sale contracts, consignment agreements, auction-house negotiations, authenticity disputes, title claims, and confidential business matters involving artworks valued from $250,000 to $50 million for demanding clients.

Melvyn R. Leventhal Attorney At Law brings personalized legal solutions to matters where art, commerce, and litigation intersect. The firm evaluates each matter through careful fact development, practical risk assessment, and precise legal strategy. Thorough preparation supports contract negotiations, appraisal arrangements, and dispute resolution involving dealers, collectors, and major auction houses. Experience includes negotiating consignment terms for artworks valued at $150 million, including matters connected to Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions and other high-stakes market transactions.

Melvyn R. Leventhal Attorney At Law has substantial litigation strength, including successful actions to recover stolen artwork, claims involving secretly restored art sold as pristine, and defenses against authenticity, title, and agency disputes. The firm’s broader courtroom background includes federal and state trial and appellate matters in New York, other states, and the District of Columbia. Melvyn R. Leventhal twice briefed, argued, and won cases before the Supreme Court of the United States in landmark litigation involving significant questions of law.

Melvyn R. Leventhal Attorney At Law draws on leadership experience as Deputy First Assistant Attorney General of New York and Chief of the Litigation Bureau, where supervision covered teams handling hundreds of cases across federal and state courts. The firm also reflects earlier civil rights litigation experience with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Known for deep expertise, disciplined preparation, and tailored advocacy, the firm pursues outcomes grounded in evidence, legal judgment, and strategic understanding of the international art market for galleries, dealers, artists, collectors, and major cultural institutions.