Art & Culture
Art and culture matters often sit at the intersection of public interest, reputation, and cross-border legal risk – from cultural heritage and restitution to copyright enforcement, media regulation, and high-stakes disputes involving broadcasters, producers, and public institutions.
Koziakov & Partners supports cultural institutions, creators, rights holders, and stakeholders in both content-driven and heritage-driven matters. Our work combines IP and media expertise with strong dispute resolution capability, including sensitive proceedings involving state bodies and cross-border elements, where strategy, evidence, and narrative discipline are critical.
Read more about usOur Services in the Art & Culture Sector
We provide comprehensive legal support to clients operating in culture, media, and creative industries, including:
- Copyright, trademark, and IP protection for creative works, brands, and content portfolios
- Licensing, assignments, sponsorship, and rights clearance for content distribution and projects
- Cultural heritage matters, including restitution-related strategy and cross-border coordination
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Media and broadcasting regulation: licensing, regulator engagement, sanctions and compliance
- Anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting measures, including enforcement strategy and evidence support
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Dispute resolution: Ukrainian litigation and arbitration support, including urgent relief where needed
- Cross-border transfer of artworks: documentation, compliance, and risk allocation
Our Services in the Agriculture Sector
We offer a full suite of legal services to agricultural companies, investors, and industry stakeholders, including:
- Merger clearance, compliance audits, defense in investigations.
- Asset acquisitions, shareholder agreements, restructuring.
- Legal support for bank financing, syndicated loans, and private equity transactions.
- Anti-dumping defense, WTO compliance, export-import regulation.
- Representation in Ukrainian courts and major international arbitration forums.
- Land use, environmental permits, food safety, customs.
- Risk assessments, structuring, and defense in audits or investigations.
Representative Experience
Our lawyers have advised and represented clients in culture, media, and creative-industry matters, including:
Representing the State of Ukraine in the “Scythian Gold” cultural heritage proceedings before courts in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Advising Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam on the legal aspects of the cross-border transfer of artworks, including documentation and compliance considerations.
Investment arbitration Joseph Lemire (USA) v. Ukraine (“Gala Radio” case) (USD 35 million); an amicable agreement was signed.
Representing “Gala Radio” in a dispute with the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting concerning illegal sanctions.
Representing a broadcasting company in disputes involving copyright infringement (commercial courts) and annulment of a decision of the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting.
Representing the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in a dispute against a Russian journalist and the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company regarding rebuttal of unreliable information.
Representing Oleksandr Rodnyansky in Ihor Kolomoisky v. Rodnyansky concerning ownership of shares in “Broadcasting Company Studio 1+1”.
- Representing the authors of the well-known animated film “Kapitoshka” against copyright violators in courts at all levels (more than 15 cases).
- Providing legal support to Sziget Cultural Management Ltd. in connection with negotiations and related documentation.
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