Kimberly Almazan serves as Special Counsel in Withers’ San Francisco office her art law practice includes the representation of artists, dealers, appraisers and auction houses in litigation and contractual negotiations. Kimberly has extensive experience with authenticity issues, copyright infringement, as well as transactions in which works of art are pledged as collateral for loans. She was lead counsel in a group of lawsuits to recover collateral for a client that had a perfected security interest in a California gallery’s works of art; she successfully recovered damages for valuable works of art by, among others, Marc Chagall, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Jeff Koons, that had been fraudulently conveyed after the gallery owner defaulted. Kimberly is also a contributor to the San Francisco art community, serving as the Membership Chair and an Executive Committee member of ArtTable’s Northern California chapter.