Denise Alter
Adjunct Professor Denise M. Alter represents global clients from Fortune 500 companies to kunsthallen with their art- and business-related transactional and litigation needs. To focus her practice on art and cultural property law, Professor Alter founded Bridge LawSM after leaving a litigation partnership at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in 2002.
A Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, for many years, Professor Alter has taught courses in Art and Cultural Property Law and in Civil Trial Practice. Before teaching at Berkeley, Professor Alter taught at the University of San Francisco, School of Law.
Professor Alter co-authors ARTelligenz.com—an online fine arts magazine—and she regularly speaks about art law issues to groups of art dealers and fine art collectors. Set to publish a new article entitled, “Corporate Art Collecting and Fiduciary Duties: A Guide for Directors and Officers,” in the upcoming volume of the Columbia Business Law Review, Professor Alter holds a B.A. in philosophy and sociology, an M.A.in art history and history of the art market, and a J.D. degree. For more information about Ms. Alter, see http://www.bridgelawgroup.com.