LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Oct. 2011 – Present CHRISTIE’S New York, NY

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Americas (as of 2018);

Senior Counsel (2014-2018);

Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2011-2014)

Head of Women’s Leadership Network (2020-present); Founding member of Gender Parity Gap Taskforce (2020-present); Member of various ED&I working groups

· Provide legal support and advice to all specialist departments acting as the lead transactional attorney, with extensive focus on Post-War & Contemporary Art, World Art, global Executive management team and the Chairman’s Office;

· Pitch for, structure, negotiate and close complex, multi-million-dollar, global auction and private sale transactions with UHNW individuals, collectors, financial professionals, institutions and museums;

· Draft agreements related to Christie’s business and marketing activities;

· Spearhead training and advice to Executive management on deal risk;

· Advise on employment issues and draft and negotiate employment agreements;

· Manage team of four attorneys and two paralegals;

· Act as legal liaison for Christie’s representation of artist’s estate, exhibition and sale activities in California;

· Provide legal support relating to accreditation and governance of Christie’s Education including with NYS Board of Regents;

· Oversee Christie’s intellectual property globally;

· Guide company-wide charity auction endeavors, including through donations to 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations offering property for sale through Christie’s;

· Served as legal lead for art lending activities in the Americas;

· Represent company as lead spokesperson on cultural property issues;

· Provide counsel on issues including title, authenticity, bidding disputes, non-payment and buyer default, import/export, trade restrictions and CITES/wildlife regulations;

· Manage outside counsel on variety of disputes and targeted advice.

Oct. 2005 – Sept. 2011 HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP New York, NY

Associate

Summer Associate – May-Aug. 2014

· Represented and advised cultural institutions in the drafting and negotiating of purchase and sale, exhibition, publishing, partnership, licensing, gift/loan agreements;

· Advised clients including museums, libraries and private individuals on issues including intellectual property, board governance, international regulations, legislation, fundraising and fund management, cy pres and cultural property;

· Drafted and negotiated suite of agreements relating to the BMW Guggenheim Lab, an urban think tank/community center/public gathering space that traveled globally to three cities over two years;

· Represented authors, gallery owners, artists in drafting partnership agreements and copyright infringement suits, settlements and licensing negotiations;

· Represented performing rights organization in litigations involving novel intellectual property licensing formats;

· Represented client in large multi-jurisdiction product liability litigation including drafting reports, deposition and trial scripts, participating in out-of-state trials, with focus on expert witnesses.

Legal Externships:

2004-2005 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY San Francisco, CA

Government Division - Represented city’s not-for-profit organizations in a variety of matters including intellectual property, trademark registration and removal of trustees.

Summer 2003 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM & LIBRARY SERVICES Washington, DC

Office of the General Counsel - Drafted legislation creating partnership between libraries, museums and educators; conducted research focusing on UNESCO and cultural heritage.

EDUCATION

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL J.D., June 2005 Stanford, CA

Honors/Activities: Pro Bono Service Award, Journal of International Law, Entertainment & Sports Law Society, Focus in Art Law

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY B.A., May 2000, summa cum laude Nashville, TN

Major: French; Minors: Italian and Fine Arts

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Honor Scholar, French Government Prize Outstanding Scholarship, Lancaster Prize-Outstanding Italian Student; Lorenzo di Medici Università, 1998 Florence, Italy

Sorbonne Université, 1996 Paris, France

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Nov. 2011 – Jun. 2014 CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL New York, NY

Adjunct Professor of Law, Art Law Field Clinic Developed syllabus and taught art law field clinic to students concurrently enrolled in an externship at an art law related legal position.

Jan. 2009 – Jun. 2011 BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL Brooklyn, NY

Adjunct Professor of Law, Art Law Seminar Developed syllabus and co-taught art law seminar; topics included drafting and negotiating agreements for museums and galleries, structure and practices of auction houses, intellectual property, corporate governance issues.

OTHER

2012 – 2015 Trustee, QUEENS MUSEUM Queens, NY

2005 – Present Regularly speak on and participate in panels about a variety of art law-related issues for Bar Associations, law schools and private law firms

2020 Lecture for Christie’s Education Continuing Education Online Course on Art Law - https://www.christies.edu/online/courses/continuing-education/online-courses/art-law

2020 Spotlight on “The Power List: Top Female Attorneys in the Art World” - https://artshesays.com/the-power-list-top-female-attorneys-in-the-art-world/

2021 Featured in the Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art “In Conversation with Maggie Hoag” - https://www.cjlpa.org/issues

2024 Featured in Vangard Law Magazine “Masterpieces and mega deals keeping Christie’s on top” - https://www.vanguardlawmag.com/case-studies/margaret-maggie-j-hoag-christies/

ADMISSIONS

New York State Bar Feb. 2006

S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y. Feb. 2006