Simon Oldfield

Simon is a commercial lawyer with almost twenty years’ experience working inside the art world and creative industries. He advises an impressive range of clients including global galleries, art collectors, artists and other creatives, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and technology-driven art businesses. Simon provides solutions on a range of industry-specific matters, often involving complex and novel issues, and requiring a multi-jurisdictional perspective. He provides strategic legal and commercial consultancy, and advises on commercial contracts, intellectual property rights and copyright issues, and the legal implications of new technologies like blockchain, digital assets, smart contracts and AI. Simon sits on the Philanthropy Board of Art UK and has longstanding relationships with prominent art collectors across the globe, helping them to build and maintain world-class art collections. He curates cultural programmes in collaboration with major institutions including the Royal Academy of Arts, and is a prominent public speaker in relation to art, law and technology. · Keystone Law