Randy Schoenberg and “Woman in Gold” movie

Today, my guest is Randy Schoenberg, an attorney who specializes in legal cases related to the recovery of looted or stolen artworks. 

Randy is widely known for representing Maria Altmann in her lawsuit to recover paintings from the government of Austria.  Their story was made into a critically acclaimed movie Woman in Gold, in which Randy was depicted by Ryan Reynolds and Maria Altmann was portrayed by Oscar Winning Actress Helen Mirren. A long and arduous case that took nearly 10 years, most of Randy's colleagues thought he was crazy for taking this case.  But he persisted, argued his case before the US Supreme Court and ultimately prevailed.