Petra joined Hunters in February 2014 after qualifying as a solicitor at the boutique law firm Klein Solicitors. She has experience of a broad range of transactional and dispute resolution work, with an emphasis on commercial litigation, intellectual property and art and cultural heritage law. 

Petra focuses much of her work on the art and antiques market, acting on behalf of private collectors, artists, trustees, dealers, galleries and auctioneers. This often involves issues of title, history, provenance or authenticity of works of art and cultural property, as well as advising on the acquisition and sale of collections, import and export matters, loan documentation and terms and conditions of business.

Before pursuing a legal career, Petra graduated with a BA in History of Art from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, United States, and an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, and held research, collection management and business roles at museums, galleries and auction houses in the United States and London. Petra was awarded a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science in November 2015.

Petra is a mediator accredited with ADR Group and a panel mediator with Art Resolve. She regularly speaks and publishes on art law topics including consumer protection in art transactions, anti-money laundering as it affects the art trade and the UK’s export licence regime for cultural objects in journals and publications, including Art Antiquity and Law.