Restitution & Repatriation  

Stacey assists clients with understanding and navigating the different laws, policies, and procedures governing the return of illicitly acquired art, antiquities, and cultural heritage.

 

Stacey helps museums in North America navigate complex legal and provenance research issues associated with claims for looted art and antiquities, and when appropriate, negotiate settlement agreements with claimants.

 

Stacey also regularly advises Indigenous clients and museums on sensitively handling repatriations of Indigenous cultural material in accordance with UNDRIP, NAGPRA, repatriation policies, and Indigenous laws. She also helps clients ensure their modern treaty chapters relating to Culture and Heritage are in line with UNDRIP. 

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​Stacey's research and teaching on Stolen Art at Stanford University and provenance research work have contributed to her broad understanding of legal, ethical, and historical issues arising in restitution/repatriation matters.

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As part of her heritage law practice, Stacey also assists Indigenous clients with registering official marks and with protecting their heritage and intellectual property rights in project-related and other commercial agreements.

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Stacey is appointed as a member of the Mediator and Arbitrator panels of the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) in the Hague.