Rudy Capildeo
- Partner
- Art & Luxury Law
Wedlake Bell Celebrates Chambers High Net Worth Awards Win for Art Law Team of the Year
Wedlake Bell is delighted to announce that its market-leading Art & Luxury team has been awarded Art Law Team of the Year at the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Awards 2026.
The awards are based on extensive independent research conducted for the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026 and recognise outstanding legal achievement, innovation and excellence in client service. This latest success reflects the firm’s continued strength and leadership in the global art and luxury market, an area that remains a key focus for growth for the firm. The recent addition of partners Hetty Gleave and Rebecca Christie from Fladgate has further strengthened the team, enhancing both its technical expertise, breadth of disciplines and depth of market knowledge.
Over the past year, the team has seen a continued increase in high-value and complex instructions, advising on matters ranging from title, authenticity and fraud disputes to major cross-border transactions, public policy law in developing jurisdictions and financing involving art and other luxury assets. It continues to act on high-profile restitution cases and has achieved record-breaking results in both private sales and at auction, alongside a strong pipeline of contentious and advisory work.
Widely recognised for its dedicated focus on the sector, the team advises a diverse international client base including artists, collectors, museums, auction houses, institutions, investors, government institutions and luxury asset funds. Its work increasingly spans multiple jurisdictions, with continued growth in instructions from across the globe.
Commenting on the award win, Tim Maxwell said: “We are delighted to win the 2026 Chambers High Net Worth Art Law Team of the Year award. As our team has continued to grow since the inaugural award in 2024, this recognition by an esteemed publication reflects the strength, depth and continued evolution of our market-leading practice at Wedlake Bell. We are hugely grateful to our clients who place their trust in us and of course to our team whose hard work and perseverance make moments like this possible.”
About Wedlake Bell’s Art & Luxury team
Wedlake Bell’s Art & Luxury team is widely recognised for its deep sector knowledge and commercially astute advice to international collectors, galleries, dealers, artists and luxury brands. Advising across the full lifecycle of ownership and investment, the team handles a broad range of matters, including acquisitions and disposals, provenance and authenticity issues, restitution and repatriation claims, intellectual property, disputes and reputation management. Working closely with colleagues in the firm’s leading family practice, the team also advises on the treatment of art and luxury assets in divorce and wider family proceedings, often involving complex valuation and cross-border considerations. Combining legal expertise with genuine market insight, and supported by a strong network of industry relationships, the team is singularly well placed at the forefront of this sophisticated and evolving sector.
Meet the team:
Tim Maxwell
- Partner
- Art & Luxury Law
Petra Warrington
- Partner
- Art & Luxury Law
