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Restitution of Nazi Looted Art

Gunnar Schnabel
Born 1962

Studied law in Heidelberg and Berlin
Lawyer in Berlin since 1991, Specialist in restitution matters
Author of numerous articles and publications on property and restitution law
Co-Editor of the Journal of Restitution Claims
(Zeitschrift offene Vermögensfragen) since 1993
Represented former owners in a number of landmark decisions
before the highest German courts
Area of concentration since 1998 is art restitution worldwide and filing of claims
Legal representation of former owners and current owners

Dr. Monika Tatzkow
Born 1954

Studied history at Humboldt University, Berlin
Doctoral dissertation in 1986 on the fate of private industry in the GDR
Historian at the Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin
NATO Research Fellow from 1990-91 in area of democratic institutions
Established Dr. Tatzkow & Partner, Research and Documentation Services
Regarding Restitution Matters, Berlin, since 1992: research for major decisions of
the highest German courts (on foreign assets in 1945-49, expropriations by the
occupying powers and in the GDR); investigations in the context of "Swiss gold";
Research into looted art since 1998 (investigations resulted in the first instances
worldwide of works of art being returned to their former owners – in accordance
with the Washington Principles – in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
Worldwide research (USA, Switzerland, England, Russia), cooperation with former
owners and current owners (particularly museums) in all major countries
publications on expropriations in East Germany/GDR, Jewish entrepreneurs
and art collectors, first exhibition showcasing an art collection that was lost due
to Nazi persecution at the Jewish Museum, Berlin, 2004.