The New Orleans Chapter and the Federal Litigation Section
of the Federal Bar Association
proudly invite you to
Nazi Looted Art in the Federal Courts:
Recent Developments and the Case of Schiele's Dead City
1.5 HOURS OF GENERIC CLE APPROVED
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 1:00PM-2:30PM
Section N, Judge Engelhardt's Courtroom 500 Poydras Street, Rm 351
$15.00 (FBA Members) $25.00 (All others)
Federal courts are increasingly faced with claims from owners of Nazi looted art. Meet Raymond Dowd, attorney for the heirs of Fritz Grunbaum, a Jewish cabaret performer who owned Dead City. Through a lively visual presentation, learn the fascinating tale of Dead City's provenance, the battles to recover art stolen from Jewish Holocaust victims, the undisclosed role of the Swiss in laundering looted art for the Nazis, and the implications for U.S. museums holding artworks of European origin.
Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, October 14, 2011 by fax at (504) 589-7995 or fbano@bellsouth.net.
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The co-sponsor of this event, the FBA's Federal Litigation Section, exists to further the purposes of the FBA as stated in its Constitution and to concentrate on the fundamental practice of law in the federal courts. Federal Litigation Section committees monitor federal rules of procedure, trial and appellate practice, the federal tort laws and the practice of law relating to the military service. The Federal Litigation Section's webpage can be accessed here and the Section's quarterly publication, the SideBAR, can be downloaded for free here.
