Lavinia de Nazelle

About My Work

Lavinia is a Managing Associate within Mishcon Private with a practice in complex disputes, particularly in those involving art, luxury property and high-value assets.

Lavinia is experienced in navigating multifaceted commercial and private client disputes. Lavinia's work deals in sensitive and complex legal issues across various sectors and jurisdictions, catering to both high-net-worth (HNW) individuals and corporate entities, involving litigation, arbitration, mediation and commercial resolution. Her expertise extends to advising on contractual disputes, shareholding and ownership claims, allegations of fraud or misrepresentation, and investigations work.

Lavinia's art law and luxury assets practice includes advising collectors, artists, dealers, galleries and cultural institutions across a range of contentious and transactional matters. Her strategic approach is informed by her comprehensive understanding of the art world and its legal challenges, bolstered by significant secondments at leading national museums and galleries, including acting as General Counsel to the Tate Gallery, where she oversaw contractual work, ongoing litigation, and advised on a spectrum of legal issues, including real estate, employment, criminal matters, and intellectual property rights.

Notable Experience

• Shareholders on the enforcement of rights and potential actions in relation to complex commercial disputes.
• An ownership dispute over a multi-million-dollar painting, involving multiple jurisdictions.
• The purchasers in relation to breach of warranty claims following the acquisition of a company.
• A collection of companies in respect of a UK public inquiry.
• On the ownership and protection of artworks in a cross-border shareholder dispute.
• Drafting and negotiating key art contracts, including loan agreements, donation agreements, sale and purchase agreements and exhibition agreements.

Education

• Sotheby's Institute of Art Law - 2015
• BPP Law School Legal Practice Course 2013