We recently negotiated the multi-million dollar sale of several famous French paintings, with special emphasis on assuring the buyer that the artwork had never been stolen during the centuries since it was created. It was particularly important to ensure that the works had not been part of the Nazi artwork looting during World War II. Working in conjunction with several major art auction houses and doing substantial research in the Art Loss Register, we were confident in the security of the paintings’ history, allowing for a successful completion of the transaction, which involved principals and agents from several different countries.