Dear friends of the firm, Another great year is drawing to a close. I look back on it with gratitude and satisfaction. We were able to successfully conclude many cases. For example, our criminal defence of auctioneers in a major criminal case with 190 charges led to the dismissal of the case. Throughout the year, we worked with [...]
A burglary is a nightmare for everyone. It is even worse when personal belongings that you have grown fond of are brutally stolen. The well-known German painter Hans Purrmann portrayed his wife in the beautiful work Frau im Sessel in Sorrento (Woman in an Armchair in Sorrento) in 1924 and later gave it to his daughter. Alongside this, the work was [...]
Diana by Houdon and A Torah Array Return Home Attorney Dr Hannes Hartung was successfully involved in several restitutions in 2015. On 18 December 2015, the Republic of Poland celebrated the return of an important Diana by Antoine Houdon. Dr Hartung successfully secured the restitution with the Art Recovery Group and his Viennese colleague Dr Andreas Cwitkovits. Further reports [...]