Barbara K. Luse

Associate, New York

Barbara K. Luse

Associate, New York

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Barbara K. Luse focuses on white collar defense and regulatory enforcement with a particular focus on matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), international money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations, and U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions. Barbara also focuses on regulatory enforcement and corporate transactions with a particular emphasis on cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi), and blockchain technology. Barbara has extensive experience in art law related matters including fraud, stolen and illegally exported art and antiquities, and restitution. Prior to joining Cohen & Gresser, Barbara practiced with John Cahill at Cahill Partners LLP in New York, where she focused on a wide range of art law issues including fraud, insurance litigation, valuation, and restitution. Previously, she worked at Loyens & Loeff in Brussels, Belgium.

Super Lawyers has recognized Barbara as a Rising Star since 2020. Barbara has also been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch guide in its commercial litigation and corporate law categories.

Barbara is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law and she earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

Barbara is fluent in English, French, and Italian, and is proficient in Spanish.

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Education

Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2013); Princeton University (A.B., 2004)

Bar Admissions

New York State; District of Columbia

Activities and Affiliations

Member, Art Law Committee (New York City Bar Association) 2019-2022

Member, Cultural Property Subcommittee (New York City Bar Association) 2019-2022

Member, Fondation pour le droit de l’art (FDA) (Art Law Foundation)

Co-Chair, Young Patrons Committee, FIAF New York

Member, French American Chamber of Commerce

Member, Neue Galerie Council, New York

Member, New York State Bar Association

Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 25 of the firm’s lawyers are included on the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list and 13 lawyers are included on the 2024 New York Metro Rising Stars list across a range of practice areas.

Super Lawyers once again named C&G co­-founder Mark S. Cohen and partner Jonathan S. Abernethy to the Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are annual lists of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list are:

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Rising Stars list are:

   
Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S. Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Luke Appling, Karen H. Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K. Chan, Mark S. Cohen, S. Gale Dick, Christian R. Everdell, Robert J. Gavigan, Lawrence T. Gresser, Oliver Haker, Johannes Jonas, Nicholas J. Kaiser, David F. Lisner, Ellen Paltiel, Matthew V. Povolny, Bonnie J. Roe, Stephen M. Sinaiko, Mark Spatz, Daniel H. Tabak, Scott D. Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Sharon L. Barbour, Randall W. Bryer, Shannon Aimée Daugherty, Drew S. Dean, Christine M. Jordan, William E. Kalema, Sri Kuehnlenz, Marvin J. Lowenthal, Barbara K. Luse, Alexandra K. Theobald, Myia Williams, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Intellectual Property and Technology
Office:
New York
Best Lawyers in America recognizes 12 Cohen & Gresser attorneys in its newly-published guide. The prestigious publication—now in its 31st edition—evaluates and selects lawyers through an extensive peer-review process, ensuring that the recognition reflects the consensus of top legal professionals regarding the expertise and abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic and practice areas.

Five C&G attorneys are recognized by their peers as “Best Lawyers” in their respective practice areas:

Seven C&G attorneys are recognized as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” in their respective practice areas:

Related Attorneys:
Mark S. Cohen, Lawrence T. Gresser, Jonathan S. Abernethy, Jason Brown, Mark Spatz, Luke Appling, Sharon L. Barbour, William E. Kalema, Barbara K. Luse, Alexandra K. Theobald, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Criminal Defense, Litigation and Arbitration, Internal Investigations, Securities Litigation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
Office:
New York
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 29 of the firm's lawyers are included on the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list and 11 lawyers are included on the 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars list across a range of practice areas.

Super Lawyers named C&G co­founder Mark S. Cohen one of the Top 10 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Partners Jonathan S. Abernethy and Karen H. Bromberg have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Additionally, Karen has been recognized as one of the Top 50 women lawyers within the same region.

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are annual lists of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list are:

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Rising Stars list are:

Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S. Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Luke Appling, Karen H. Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K. Chan, Mark S. Cohen, S. Gale Dick, Christian R. Everdell, Robert J. Gavigan, Lawrence T. Gresser, Oliver Haker, Johannes Jonas, Nicholas J. Kaiser, David F. Lisner, Ellen Paltiel, Matthew V. Povolny, Bonnie J. Roe, Stephen M. Sinaiko, Mark Spatz, Daniel H. Tabak, Scott D. Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Sharon L. Barbour, Randall W. Bryer, Shannon Aimée Daugherty, Drew S. Dean, Christine M. Jordan, William E. Kalema, Sri Kuehnlenz, Marvin J. Lowenthal, Barbara K. Luse, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property and Technology, Securities Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate Finance
Office:
New York
Best Lawyers in America recognized 14 Cohen & Gresser lawyers in its newly-published 2024 guide. The publication—now in its 30th edition—evaluates and selects lawyers based entirely on peer review. The survey process is “designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”

Six C&G attorneys are recognized by their peers as “Best Lawyers” in their practice areas:

Eight attorneys are recognized as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” in their practice areas:

Related Attorneys:
Mark S. Cohen, Lawrence T. Gresser, Jonathan S. Abernethy, Jason Brown, Mark Spatz, Luke Appling, Sharon L. Barbour, William E. Kalema, Barbara K. Luse, Alexandra K. Theobald, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
Office:
New York
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 37 of the firm's New York and Washington D.C.­based attorneys have been named to the 2021 Super Lawyers List across a wide range of practice areas. C&G co-­founder Mark S Cohen and partners Jonathan S Abernethy and Daniel H Tabak have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and partner Karen H Bromberg has been recognized as one of the top 50 women lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.

Super Lawyers ranks outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers

Jonathan S Abernethy: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Kwaku Andoh: Mergers & Acquisitions

Elizabeth Bernhardt: Business Litigation

Thomas E Bezanson: Personal Injury – Products: Defense

Colin C Bridge: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Karen H Bromberg: Intellectual Property

Jason Brown: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Joanna K Chan: Securities Litigation

Mark S Cohen: Business Litigation

S Gale Dick: Business Litigation

Christian R Everdell: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Lawrence T Gresser: Business Litigation

Oliver S Haker: Business Litigation

Johannes Jonas: Mergers & Acquisitions

Nicholas J Kaiser: Real Estate

Jeffrey I. Lang: Business Litigation

Melissa H Maxman: Antitrust Litigation

Ellen Paltiel: General Litigation

Nathaniel P T Read: Business Litigation

Bonnie J Roe: Securities & Corporate Finance

Stephen M Sinaiko: Business Litigation

C Evan Stewart: Securities Litigation

Daniel H Tabak: Business Litigation

Scott D Thomson: Business Litigation

Alexandra Wald: Business Litigation

Ronald F Wick: Antitrust Litigation

Rising Stars

Luke Appling: Civil Litigation

Sharon L Barbour: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Drew S Dean: General Litigation

William Kalema: Business Litigation

Sri Kuehnlenz: Civil Litigation

Winnifred A Lewis: Securities Litigation

Marvin J Lowenthal: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Barbara K Luse: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Matthew V Povolny: Business Litigation

Benjamin Zhu: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S. Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Karen H. Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K. Chan, Mark S. Cohen, S. Gale Dick, Christian R. Everdell, Lawrence T. Gresser, Oliver Haker, Johannes Jonas, Nicholas J. Kaiser, Melissa H. Maxman, Ellen Paltiel, Bonnie J. Roe, Stephen M. Sinaiko, Daniel H. Tabak, Scott D. Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Ronald F. Wick, Luke Appling, Sharon L. Barbour, Drew S. Dean, William E. Kalema, Sri Kuehnlenz, Marvin J. Lowenthal, Barbara K. Luse, Matthew V. Povolny, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property and Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Class Action Defense, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Securities Litigation, Antitrust and Competition
Offices:
New York, Washington, D.C.
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 35 of the firm's New York and Washington D.C.­based attorneys have been named to the 2020 Super Lawyers List across a wide range of practice areas. C&G co-­founder Mark S Cohen and partners Jonathan S Abernethy and Daniel H Tabak have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and partner Karen H Bromberg has been recognized as one of the top 50 women lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.
Article:
35 C&G Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2020
Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S. Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Karen H. Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K. Chan, Mark S. Cohen, S. Gale Dick, Christian R. Everdell, Lawrence T. Gresser, Oliver Haker, Nicholas J. Kaiser, Melissa H. Maxman, Ellen Paltiel, Bonnie J. Roe, Stephen M. Sinaiko, Daniel H. Tabak, Scott D. Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Ronald F. Wick, Luke Appling, Sharon L. Barbour, Drew S. Dean, Sri Kuehnlenz, David F. Lisner, Marvin J. Lowenthal, Barbara K. Luse, Matthew V. Povolny
Related Practices:
Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Securities Litigation, Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property and Technology, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Real Estate, Antitrust and Competition
Offices:
New York, Washington, D.C.
C&G welcomes the attorneys who joined the firm in 2017. "We’re very fortunate to have added these exceptional lawyers in New York and Paris," said Managing Partner, Lawrence T Gresser.  "We look forward to continuing to build our transactional and disputes practices in all of our offices in 2018."
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Related Attorneys:
Kwaku Andoh, Christian R. Everdell, David F. Lisner, Marvin J. Lowenthal, Barbara K. Luse
Related Practices:
Corporate, Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Privacy and Data Security, Employment Law, Intellectual Property and Technology, Tax
Offices:
New York, Paris
The cryptocurrency industry should brace itself for increased scrutiny from the DOJ and other enforcement agencies. The DOJ recently announced the creation of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (“NCET”), which will have the authority to tackle investigations and prosecutions of criminal misuses of cryptocurrency. NCET will not only pursue its own cases but will work closely with other federal agencies, subject matter experts, and law enforcement partners throughout the government to support existing and future cases across the country.

  • The announcement further suggests that NCET’s initial mandate will broaden the enforcement focus from criminal actors themselves to those who enable and facilitate illicit activities involving cryptocurrency.

  • Cryptocurrency exchanges should take appropriate steps to work with counsel to avoid becoming the subject of a DOJ investigation or prosecution.

  • The increased scrutiny will also likely extend to all cryptocurrency-focused businesses, NFT platforms, companies that accept cryptocurrency as payment, and even those that merely do business with third parties dealing in cryptocurrency.

  • Given the heightened scrutiny from the DOJ and a constantly evolving regulatory landscape, all companies in the industry should evaluate compliance programs and practices to mitigate risk and exposure.

In this C&G client alert, Christian R Everdell and Barbara K Luse explore the specifics of the NCET mandate, including its anticipated collaboration with the SEC and other federal agencies, and examine what’s on the horizon for cryptocurrency exchanges and other cryptocurrency-focused businesses. The authors identify some key takeaways for companies dealing with cryptocurrency, including cryptocurrency exchanges, crypto funds and financial institutions, and more.

Publication:
Increased Scrutiny for the Crypto Industry - DOJ Creates a Special Enforcement Team as Regulators Sharpen their Focus
Related Attorneys:
Christian R. Everdell, Barbara K. Luse
Related Practices:
Criminal Defense, Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, White Collar Defense and Regulation
Office:
New York
On January 1, 2021, the Senate and the House of Representatives voted to override President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021, which introduced legislation that allows federal oversight for transactions involving antiquities and contains other provisions affecting the art market at large. In this C&G client alert, Christian Everdell and Barbara Luse discuss the impact of the new legislation and explore the question of what’s next for arts and antiquities businesses involved in high-value transactions.

Publication:
C&G Client Alert
Related Attorneys:
Christian R. Everdell, Barbara K. Luse
Related Practices:
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Regulatory Compliance
Office:
New York

In this C&G client alert, Christian Everdell and Barbara Luse discuss a recent congressional report released by the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that exposes how Russian oligarchs looking to evade U.S. sanctions are able to exploit loopholes in the art industry and calls for more regulation in a notoriously opaque industry which, according to the report’s findings, undermines one of the most fundamental tools that U.S. administrations use to pressure foreign governments against “bad behavior.”

Publication:
C&G Client Alert
Related Attorneys:
Christian R. Everdell, Barbara K. Luse
Related Practices:
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Regulatory Compliance
Office:
New York

John W Gibson, Tim Harris, Barbara K Luse, and Charlotte Ritchie discuss the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (“the 2019 Regulations”) that recently came into force in the UK.  The 2019 Regulations extend anti-money laundering responsibilities to UK art market participants, including art dealers and other intermediaries, in response to the increasing recognition that high value art is used by criminals and terrorist groups to launder and hide money.

Publication:
C&G Client Alert
Related Attorneys:
Barbara K. Luse
Related Practices:
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Regulatory Compliance
Office:
London
Barbara K Luse gave a talk at Cross Mackenzie Gallery in Washington, DC about stolen art and restitution cases. During her talk, she identified key areas of interests in art law, with a focus on stolen art as well as the primary differences between continental Europe and the United States regarding restitution cases and cultural heritage laws.

Related Attorneys:
Barbara K. Luse
Related Practices:
White Collar Defense and Regulation
Office:
New York

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