Alexander Klabin acquired minority stake in Sotheby's on September 23, 2020. Alexander Klabin will be Executive Chairman of Sotheby’s Financial Services, post completion. Jason S. Bazar, Thomas M. Vitale, Lucas Giardelli, James Hill, Matthew Mortimer, Neil Evans, Colin G. Carley, Oral D. Pottinger and Kitty Swanson of Mayer Brown LLP acted as legal advisor to Sotheby's in the transaction. Alexander Klabin completed the acquisition of minority stake in Sotheby's on September 23, 2020.