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  • calendar_month April 15, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
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  • schedule 90 minutes

Collateralizing and Financing Fine Art: Trends, Loan Provisions, Securitization, Due Diligence, and Enforcement

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About the Course

Introduction

This CLE webinar will guide commercial finance counsel, corporate transactional attorneys, and lawyers representing high net worth individuals and family businesses through the technical secured transactions framework and the nuanced art market risks involved with using fine art as financing collateral as well as financing an art acquisition.

Description

The global art market has evolved into a sophisticated asset class, with high value works increasingly used as collateral in commercial lending and private financing transactions. Auction houses, specialty lenders, private banks, and family offices are expanding art-backed lending portfolios, creating new opportunities—and complex legal risks—for attorneys advising lenders, borrowers, and high net worth collectors. This webinar is a practical roadmap for structuring, documenting, perfecting, and enforcing loans secured by fine art and other tangible luxury assets, as well as funding an art acquisition.

Participants will examine due diligence considerations, UCC perfection strategies, valuation and appraisal challenges, title and provenance concerns, cross-border enforcement issues, and emerging regulatory scrutiny, including anti-money laundering (AML) developments affecting art transactions. Whether advising a bank underwriting a collateralized loan, structuring liquidity for a family office, or counseling a business owner leveraging art assets to support corporate financing, this program will impart practical guidance grounded in real world scenarios. 

Listen as our authoritative panel of experts shares market metrics, transaction guidance, and drafting strategies during this deep-dive presentation. 

Presented By

Fatima I. Ali
VP, Assistant General Counsel
Sotheby's
Stephen D. Brodie
Partner
Blank Rome LLP

Mr. Brodie brings more than four decades of experience as a commercial finance and real estate attorney, representing financial institutions across a broad spectrum of commercial and private bank lending matters, as well as in complex workouts and restructurings. His extensive experience in high-end private bank lending paired with deep real estate acumen enables him to navigate diverse collateral types, intricate structures, and multifaceted credit relationships with exceptional versatility. In recent years, Mr. Brodie has developed a robust practice advising private banks and niche lenders on loans secured by distinctive collateral, including fine art and classic cars owned by both collectors and dealers, hedge fund limited partnership interests, interests in private equity funds, equity interests in closely held companies, securities, and interests in professional sports teams. Many of these matters involve cross-border lien-perfection and related issues. He also counsels banks as they create and refine written credit policies for art, classic cars, and real estate lending. An active member of the professional community, Mr. Brodie frequently speaks at industry conferences and writes on topics including federal tax liens and securities-based lending, the unique risks in fine art financing, and securities account control agreements.

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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


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    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Wednesday, April 15, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT

I. Examining the art-backed lending and art finance market: drivers and liquidity trends 

II. The key players and pressure points: lenders, private banks, family offices 

III. Transaction structures: unique loan agreement provisions addressing art collateral, risk management, and intercreditor issues 

IV. UCC Article 9: perfecting and protecting the security interest 

V. Cross-border challenges

VI. Due diligence in the art market: valuation, verification, and more

VII. Enforcement and default scenarios: repossession challenges, judicial vs. private sale, and market volatility  

VIII. Regulatory and compliance considerations: AML scrutiny in art transactions and tax considerations 

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • Legal risks unique to art-secured lending transactions 
  • Structuring loan documents to better protect lender and borrower interests 
  • Navigating perfection and priority issues under Article 9 
  • Spotting due diligence red flags in provenance and title 
  • Advising high net worth and family business clients on liquidity strategies
  • Anticipating regulatory developments impacting art finance