Art and Cultural Property Mediation Services

Richard Clark

Mediation

Richard Clark is a leading dispute resolution lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. He was formerly Head of Dispute Resolution at Slaughter and May.

Richard is a top ranked commercial mediator who regularly mediates a wide spectrum of commercial disputes including contract, employment, professional services, inheritance, real estate, insurance, financial services, investment and asset management disputes. He also has a particular speciality in art and cultural property disputes.

Richard is experienced both in conventional, in-person mediations and also in conducting online mediations including multi-party and multi-locational disputes.

Richard is a CEDR accredited mediator and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, as well as an Accredited Mediator at the Court of Arbitration for Art and a member of Art Resolve, PAIAM, the Centre for Art Law and the Institute of Art and Law. He is also non-executive chair of the College of Legal Practice.

Client Comments

“I was impressed by his abilities and knowledge and also by his friendly and open approach which allowed him connect and relate to everyone as an individual. All in all, it was an impressive performance.”

(Counsel, 2023)

Client Comments

“Richard was fantastic and wonderful to work with. He managed to bring together multiple parties who had been at war with each other for years. During the mediation he not only had a complete understanding of the subtleties of a complex dispute but also displayed a real in-depth knowledge of the art market…”

(Partner, London law firm, 2024)

Client Comments

“Thank you for your incredible patience and stamina last week. The clients are delighted that we reached the settlement we did and have asked me to pass on their best wishes and sincere thanks.”

(Partner, London law firm, 2024)

Client Comments

“It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday and on behalf of the entire claimants’ team, I can only thank you for your exceptional and skilled mediation. With over 20 participants and polarised positions, I am frankly amazed that a full settlement was achieved. Without your calm and insightful role, as well as your clear and in depth knowledge of the art market, this case would be heading towards trial. I would not hesitate to recommend you and I hope we meet again.”

(London KC, 2023)

Client Comments

“The clients are delighted and we are all deeply grateful to you for managing the whole process so well. Without your professionalism and patience, I doubt this difficult and highly technical dispute would have settled at all.”

(Partner, London law firm, 2023)

Top Flight 2024, Corporate Lawyers, Litigation and Dispute Resolution – Spears 500

Richard Clark is a senior, CEDR accredited mediator with over 30 years’ experience as a commercial dispute resolution lawyer.

He was formerly Head of Dispute Resolution and Executive Managing Partner at Slaughter and May. His commercial dispute resolution practice at Slaughter and May included financial institutions, insurance, pensions, international trade and real estate as well as art and cultural property.

Richard was ranked as one of only three Eminent Practitioners in London for dispute resolution and acted for major international, financial, corporate and individual clients, governments, trustees, museums and galleries.

Richard is an Honorary Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford and a member of the Commercial Law Centre at the University of Oxford. He is also Non-Executive Chair of the College of Legal Practice.

Richard has been involved in numerous commercial mediations and has assisted many corporations, organisations and individuals to resolve their disputes and avoid the costs, stress and time of formal litigation.

RICHARD CLARK