Ms. Bruning advises and
counsels clients in the areas of arts, entertainment, and cultural
property/heritage. Over the course of her career, Ms. Bruning has advised
clients on matters relating to copyright, trademark, idea protection,
publicity/privacy rights, and commercial production/distribution of works of
visual and performing arts; live events; film; television; and digital game
properties. She advises museums, art galleries and dealers, art collectors,
artists, countries of origin, and indigenous groups on domestic and
international issues relating to the acquisition, ownership, authenticity,
import/export, lending, provenance, and restitution of works of art,
antiquities, and cultural property. Ms. Bruning is also an assistant professor
of arts and law at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where she has taught
courses in arts, entertainment and archaeology law. She teaches summer courses
on legal issues in entertainment, arts, and culture as an adjunct professor of
law for
Education
Ph.D. candidate (anthropology), Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas
M.A. (anthropology), Southern Methodist University, 2009
J.D., Southern Methodist
University
B.A.,
B.B.A., Southern Bar Admissions
Bar of TexasLanguages
Proficient
in FrenchProfessional/Civic Activities
- Board
of Managers, School for Advanced Research,
- Advisory
Board,
- Member,
International Foundation for Art Research,
- Task
Force Member, Intellectual Property in Cultural Heritage, Vancouver
(IPinCH).
- Committee Chair (repatriation, 2008-2011; ethics, 2012-2014), Society for American Archaeology (SAA).