Lucie Lambrecht
Associated lawyer
Lucie is the founder and managing partner of Lambrecht Law Office, a boutique firm dedicated to art and cultural property law. Since launching the firm in 2010, she has built a reputation as a leading adviser in the field. Lucie is known for her pragmatic mindset, clear judgment and steady, solutiondriven approach to complex heritage matters involving Belgium and its federated entities.
She advises and represents international auction houses, galleries, private and public collectors, foundations, estates, artists and regional governments across the full spectrum of artrelated legal challenges. Her international experience - including several years in London - has made her a trusted independent adviser to the Flemish and Brussels Governments, where she contributed to key cultural property legislation.
Languages
Dutch
French
English
German
Italian
Admission
Brussels - Belgium
(1987)
Work Highlights
Representing international auction houses in commercial issues and disputes involving significant artworks or collections.
Representing auction houses in restitution proceedings against source countries.
Representing bona fide possessors in proceedings against foreign states seeking the restitution of cultural property.
Representing leading artists in recovering consigned artworks from their former gallery.
Representing regional governments in tracing and recovering stolen cultural objects through criminal investigations.
Acting for prominent Belgian art dealers in authenticity disputes with overseas collectors.
Assisting private foundations in structuring and preserving their collection for the long-term future.
Assisting private collectors in obtaining export authorization or securing fair compensation for artworks listed by regional cultural protection authorities.
Education
London School of Economics, LL.M., 1987
KU Leuven, Master of Laws, 1986
Professional honors
Professional associations & memberships
Lucie Lambrecht is a member of several professional associations or groupings, including:
Collections Legal, a pool of independent senior lawyers to collectors, institutions, the trade, and to artists and their estate
Institute of Art and Law (UK)
Vereniging voor Kunst Cultuur en Recht (Amsterdam)
PAIAM (Professional Advisers to the Art Market) (London)
Fondation pour le Droit de l'Art - Art Law Foundation (Genève)
Responsible Art Market (RAM)
Recent publications and speaking engagements
Certificat inter-universités en Droit, Art et Marché, UC Louvain, January-April 2026
Seminar on ‘Art & Law’, JuriWise, 23 April 2026
Lucie authors the Belgian chapters of Lexology In Depth: Art Law and The Art Collecting Legal Handbook.
Professional Appointments and Board Memberships
Substitute Judge at the Brussels Court of Appeal
Arbitrator for the The Hague-based Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) Arbitrator Pool
Member of the Board of Directors of The vzw-asbl Vriendenkring van het Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel