E. Randol Schoenberg
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E. Randol Schoenberg is a U.S. attorney
, based in Los Angeles, California
. He is the grandson of the Austrian composers Arnold Schoenberg
and Eric Zeisl.
He represented Maria Altmann
in her suit to obtain five Gustav Klimt
paintings from the estate of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer as well as the "Palais," the Viennese house in which the paintings were originally housed. Ms. Altmann won her case before the Supreme Court of the United States
against the government of Austria in Republic of Austria v. Altmann
in 2004. Schoenberg operated on a no-win, no-fee basis and reportedly received 40% of the proceeds from the Klimt paintings, amounting to a legal fee of over $120 million. He was interviewed for the documentary "Adele's Wish", which deals with these events.
E. Randol Schoenberg presently serves as the President of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He is the grandson of the Austrian composers Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School...
and Eric Zeisl.
He represented Maria Altmann
Maria Altmann
Maria Altmann was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Austria, noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim five family-owned paintings by the artist Gustav Klimt, stolen by the Nazis during World War II, from the Government of Austria.She was born Maria Victoria Bloch, in Vienna...
in her suit to obtain five Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. His major works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects...
paintings from the estate of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer as well as the "Palais," the Viennese house in which the paintings were originally housed. Ms. Altmann won her case before the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
against the government of Austria in Republic of Austria v. Altmann
Republic of Austria v. Altmann
Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act applies retroactively...
in 2004. Schoenberg operated on a no-win, no-fee basis and reportedly received 40% of the proceeds from the Klimt paintings, amounting to a legal fee of over $120 million. He was interviewed for the documentary "Adele's Wish", which deals with these events.
E. Randol Schoenberg presently serves as the President of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust is a renowned holocaust museum in Los Angeles, California.-History:The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust is the oldest holocaust museum in the United States of America. In 1961 at Hollywood High School, a group of holocaust survivors taking English as a...
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