Art | Capital | Legacy
MAKING Legacy ENDURE
Across Borders
OUR MISSION
Art | Capital | Legacy
At Gouchault & Zhao (ADGM), collectors and investors come to us because they have built something worth preserving, and they want it to hold together across borders and continue to be meaningful after them.
With combined expertise in law, finance and art history, and extensive experience in the art market and cross-border transactions, we bring rigour to questions that are beyond transactional. We work closely with our clients across the full life-cycle of these ventures and collections.
Based in Abu Dhabi, we bridge the Middle East, Asia and Europe, operating at the intersection of one of the world's most dynamic marketplaces and the global art market it is reshaping.
OUR SERVICES
We provide legal and business advice covering the following areas to cultural stakeholders and businesses:
ART MARKET & LEGACY
In a sector where deals often close on a handshake, and an artwork is exposed to complex rules across jurisdictions, we bring legal precision to ensure that a collection built over a lifetime is protected by a framework that outlasts it.
We advise collectors, artists, cultural institutions and galleries across the full life of art ownership and inheritance.:
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Acquisitions and Sales (due diligence and contracts)
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Consignment and Licensing
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Artist Rights and Estates
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Export/Import and Regulatory
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Corporate Art Governance
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Philanthropy and Loans
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Art Finance
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Restitution and Repatriation
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Dispute Resolution
INVESTMENT & CORPORATE
We advise international businesses and investors seeking to establish presence and diversify their portfolios in the UAE. and UAE companies and family offices seeking collaboration in East Asia and Western Europe:
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M&A
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PE & VC
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Foreign Investment and Market Entry
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Cross-border Partnerships & JVs
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Company Formation and Governance
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Fund Formation
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Real Estate Transactions
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Commercial Contracts and Negotiation
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Foundations and Trusts
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Succession
Que l'importance soit dans ton regard et non dans la chose regardée.
André Gide