
Freya Stewart leads The Fine Art Group’s art finance division and serves as the Group’s General Counsel. She joined in 2015 to launch and scale the firm’s lending and finance operations. Previously, Freya was Senior Legal Counsel at Christie’s, where she oversaw legal aspects of its art finance business and advised on auction and private sales, including complex financial arrangements and guarantees. Earlier in her career, Freya spent a decade as an international finance lawyer at Linklaters LLP and Barclays Capital, advising on structured finance, derivatives, and regulatory matters across New York, London, Hong Kong, and São Paulo. A frequent speaker at global art finance conferences, she is widely cited in business and art publications. Freya earned a First Class BA in History from Manchester University and completed her legal qualifications at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice.