Thomas R. Kline

Partner

Tom concentrates his practice in civil litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution involving the following areas: general commercial matters, bankruptcy, intellectual property, insurance, energy, environmental issues and administrative law cases, with a specialization in art and cultural property litigation and advice.

Tom most recently served as the Managing Partner of Andrews Kurth's Washington, DC office and on the firm's Policy Committee.

Publications

• "Q&A with Thomas Kline" (pdf) Art and Cultural Heritage Law Newsletter (Spring 2008)
• "Chapter: Art Market" Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2008)
• "Chapter: Art Market" Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2007)
• "Museum Governance Developments: Trustees Taking Greater Responsibility" Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2007)
• "Christie's New York To Auction Picasso's Still Life" artdaily.com (November 1, 2006)
• "Wiesenthal Centre Challenges Hunt Museum on Looted Art Issues—Hunt Museum Evaluation Group Reports Response to Irish Museum Community" Kunst und Recht
• "Chapter: Art Market" Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2006)
• "U.S. Citizen Can Sue Austria: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Klimt Claimant" ArtNews (June 1, 2004)
• "Unfinished Business: Returning Looted War Assets," a Book Review by Thomas R. Kline Public Affairs (January 1, 2003)
• "The New York State Law Initiative" (April 12, 2000)
• "Resolving Stolen Art Theft Claims" Congress Monthly (December 31, 1999)
• "Recent Developments in the Recovery of Old Master Drawings from Bremen" The Spoils of War International Newsletter (June 1, 1998)
• "The Recovery of Stolen Art Sold in the United States from a Neutral Country" American University International Law Review (1998)
• "Legal Issues Relating to the Recovery of the Quedlinburg Treasures" The Spoils of War (December 31, 1997)
• "Recovering Wartime Losses and Other Stolen Art and Cultural Property Found in the United States" The Spoils of War International Newsletter (December 1, 1996)
• "Recent Developments in Energy Resources Law" Tort & Insurance Law Journal (1995)
• "Overview" Environmental Law Anthology (1992)
• "Alternative Dispute Resolution Settlements and Negotiations" (pdf) C-Level Business Intelligence (October 27, 2006)

In The News

• Tom, along with Eden Burgess, was featured in the June issue of Legal Bisnow.
• Tom was interviewed by National Geographic for two videos: "Man fights Nazi plunder" and "'Treasure Wars' Overview."
• Tom was quoted by Bloomberg and the Associated Press in two articles on December 10, 2008: "Max Stern Estate Pursues Nazi-Seized Art in German Collections," and "Max Stern Estate Recovers Looted Art in Europe and America."

Events

• "Culture and Conflict: The US and the 1954 Hague Convention" Conference (October 23, 2009)
• "What is Art Law? Art, Cultural Property and Museum Law and Practice" (October 21, 2009)
• Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum (September 15, 2009)
• "Estate and Tax Strategies" (May 2009)
• "Provenance Research and Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) Leadership: Not An Option, an Imperative" (February 4, 2009)
• "Legal Issues in the Restitution of Art Looted by the Nazis or Otherwise Displaced During Wartime" (February 2, 2009)
• "The Changing Interface Between Legal Title and the Valuation of Fine Art and Tangible Personal Property" (January 14, 2009)
• "Legal Issues in the Restitution of Art Looted by the Nazis or Otherwise Displaced during World War II" (April 28, 2005)
• "Opening Statement to the Committee on Art & Cultural Property Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States" (April 12, 2000)

Speaker

• "Recovery of Art Stolen During World War II," When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary, National Judicial College, Washington, DC (February 1999)
• "United States Law Governing the Restitution of Stolen Art and Cultural Property," Okinawa, Japan (October 1998)
• "United States Law Governing the Restitution of Stolen Art and Cultural Property," The Legal Aspects Concerning the Restitution of Cultural Treasures: Theory and Practice, Kiev, Ukraine (December 1996)
• "Litigating Lender Liability for Hazardous Waste: the Mirabile Case," American Bar Association Litigation Section Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (Fall 1987)

Panelist

• "Evolving Standards: Due Diligence and the Acquisition of Antiquities and Ancient Art," American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Indianapolis (May 2005)
• "Nazi Artwork Theft: Reality, Process and Responsibility Fifty Years Later," New York University School of Law, New York City (March 1998)

Teacher

• George Washington University, Assistant Professorial Lecturer, Museum Studies (2000-present)
• George Mason University, School of Law, Adjunct Lecturer, Civil Procedure (1986)
• The American University, Washington College of Law, Adjunct Lecturer, Legal Methods and Contracts (1977-1981)

Professional Recognition

• Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Das Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens)

• Austin
• Beijing
• Dallas
• Houston
• London
• New York
• The Woodlands
• Washington, DC