Samantha Anderson is an art law practice attorney in the firm’s Art and Museum Law practice. Prior to joining the firm, Samantha served as in-house counsel to an international art advisory and Sotheby’s auction house, where she was vice president in their Fiduciary Client Group. She advises clients on a broad range of issues in the art industry, including transactional matters such as private sales and consignments; commissions of art; artist representation; and various estate, planning, and philanthropic matters surrounding complex collections, including valuation issues. Samantha is a frequent speaker on art law topics and holds various leadership and board positions.

Sayuri Ganepola is the art finance, global managing director and co-chairman of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Americas at Christie’s. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and earning her M.B.A. at the Darden School at the University of Virginia, Sayuri gained extensive experience in wealth management, structured finance, and investment banking at Merrill Lynch, Standard and Poor’s, and Lehman Brothers, before completing a master’s degree from Christie’s Education. During her career at Christie’s, she has held numerous leadership positions, building on her finance acumen and strong knowledge of the art and capital markets. Prior to her...

Jason Pollack is senior vice president and general counsel, Americas, at Christie's, based in New York. In this role, Jason oversees the legal function throughout the Americas and is a member of the Americas executive team. He joined Christie’s in June 2015. Jason started his legal career as an associate in the Antitrust & Trade Regulation group in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and then joined AkzoNobel, a Dutch international paint and chemicals company, for which he ultimately became general counsel of the Americas. Jason is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Fordham University School of Law.

Prior to joining Christie’s, Connie Vu spent eight years at another auction house in their art lending function, and was most recently at BlackRock, where she covered family offices, foundations, endowments, and pension funds. Her primary area of focus in Commercial Finance is the 20/21 cluster in New York. She also chairs Christie’s Corporate Social Responsibility Function, championing Christie’s responsible culture goals. Connie holds a bachelor of arts in art history from Wellesley College.