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PRACTICES

Litigation
Art Law
Intellectual Property
Copyright

EDUCATION

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., cum laude, J.D.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Gabrielle C. Wilson
Counsel
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: (212) 841-0780
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Gabrielle C. Wilson is counsel in Phillips Nizer LLP’s Litigation Practice. Gabrielle advises clients in the creative industries, including artists, collectors, galleries, and institutions, on matters involving copyright, trademark, art restitution, cultural property, and complex commercial disputes.

Gabrielle has extensive experience litigating high-stakes art law cases in both federal and state courts, as well as negotiating and drafting agreements related to the exhibition, loan, consignment, and sale of artwork. She has represented claimants in the recovery of looted art, working with international legal frameworks and engaging in historical provenance research. Her practice also includes advising on fair use, authenticity, and other cutting-edge legal issues affecting the art market.

Gabrielle is recognized by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth for Art and Cultural Property Law (2022–2024) and has been named as a “Rising Star” by New York Metro Super Lawyers and “One to Watch” by Best Lawyers for her work in intellectual property law.

She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she was an Associate Notes Editor of the Cardozo Public Law, Policy, and Ethics Journal and a member of the Alexander Fellows Program. She received her B.A. in English Literature from Princeton University.

Gabrielle is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and several federal courts including the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.

Professional Memberships

  • Art Law Committee, New York City Bar Association
  • Art Law Institute, New York County Lawyers Association (Program Vice Chair, 2021–2023)
  • ArtTable

Publications & Media

Gabrielle frequently writes and lectures on emerging issues in art and intellectual property law. Her work includes contributions to The Art Law Review and Lexology’s Art Law: Getting the Deal Through. She has appeared on the Legal Talk Network podcast and in New York Metro Super Lawyers Magazine.

RECOGNITION

  • Chambers and Partners High Net Worth, Art and Cultural Property Law (2022–2024)
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Intellectual Property (2021–2023), Insurance Law (2022)
  • Super Lawyers New York Metro, Rising Star, Intellectual Property (2022–2024)
  • Cardozo Alumni Leader (2022)