LAURENS KASTELEIJN
Founder & Managing Director
BIO
As a former art gallery director & corporate M&A lawyer, Laurens founded Art Law Services in 2013 - integrating his love of art, his legal training and his knowledge of international business.
Since then, Laurens has been lecturing on legal issues in the international art world around the globe, and writes frequently on this subject.
EDUCATION
LL.M, University of Amsterdam, 2008
Chinese language and culture, Tsinghua University Beijing, 2010
Mediation training program, 2021
CREDENTIALS:
Chair, Society of Art, Culture and Law (Vkcr)
Member, Royal Asian Art Society in the Netherlands (Kvvak)
Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Member, Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Member, Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM)
Contributer, The Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM)
Legal Board Member, Royal Industrial Club Amsterdam (KIGC)
Legal Committee Member, Art Identification Standard (AIS)
Lecturer, Sotheby's institute of Art (Hong Kong and London)
Lecturer, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecturer, Christie's Education (Hong Kong)
Registered Arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
2023: Young Lawyers Assoc., Netherlands
2023: HK Arts Administrators Assoc., Hong Kong
2023: Christie's Education Asia, Hong Kong
2023: Royal Association fine art and antique dealers, Netherlands
2023 Inter Pacific Bar Association, Dubai
2022: Royal Industrial Club, Netherlands
2022: National Artist Association, Netherlands
2022: Return to the source: Artists Resale Rights, Netherlands
2022: Podcast the last supper
2021: Inter Pacific Bar Association
2021: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2020: National Art Gallery Association, Netherlands
2016: Sotheby'snstitute of Art, London
2015: Sotheby's institute of Art, Hong Kong
2015: Dutch Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong
DAMENI HOOGENHOUT
Client Liaison
BIO & EDUCATION
Dameni is a communication science and art history student with a passion for art and culture. Her journey in the professional world began as a marketing and communications intern at Art Law Services. She is currently both interning for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, as well as working as a client liaison for Art Law Services.
Dameni hold a First Cambridge Exam diploma and speaks English, Dutch, German, and basic Spanish.
Beyond her academic and professional pursuits, she is a creative individual who enjoys making art, photography, and writing. She approaches challenges with an open mind and values social connections.