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12 May 2022
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Payne Hicks Beach—Till Vere-Hodge

Private client partner joins law firm
Law firm Payne Hicks Beach LLP has recently announced that art and cultural property specialist, Till Vere-Hodge, has joined its practice as a Partner in the Private Client team. 
 
Till (pictured) joins the firm from Constantine Cannon and brings to Payne Hicks Beach his experience of advising on all aspects of art and cultural property law for international private collectors, art dealers and auction houses, galleries and museums, as well as art investors and advisors in relation to both, contentious and non-contentious matters.
 
With experience of handling restitution claims to artworks looted before, during and after World War II, Till has advised claimants and heirs to such artworks, provenance researchers and other stakeholders. He has also assisted clients with the management of media relations during such sensitive periods of time. 
 
Before joining Constantine Cannon, Till was an associate at the London office of a New York-headquartered international law firm. Prior to his career in the law, he worked for three and a half years as a Public Diplomacy Officer at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in London. During that time, he worked for three German ambassadors to the Court of St. James and advised the German Foreign Office in Berlin on the latest political, economic and cultural developments in the UK.
 
Speaking of his appointment, Till said: 'I am delighted to be joining Payne Hicks Beach and look forward to adding my experience to an already strong and established team.'
 
Robert Brodrick, Chairman of Payne Hicks Beach, commented: 'Till will be a great asset to Payne Hicks Beach. We welcome him to the team.'

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