Girlfriend & Daughter of the Late Rolex CEO, Patrick Heiniger, Battle It Out Over Artwork Worth Millions Ms. Bels Wednesday, October 9, 2013 The Receipt Patrick Heiniger & Nina Stevens (Photo credit: KZAMUR/NY Daily News) In death, you can guarantee that there’s two people fighting over your possessions. The late Rolex CEO, Patrick Heiniger and his prize possessions are the reason for an international courtroom battle between his long-time girlfriend and daughter. According to news reports, his daughter Alicia Heiniger is fighting for the return of several pieces of artwork her dad owned while still alive. The collection of artwork contains Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Any Warhol, and Keith Haring. The artwork is estimated to be in the millions. Shortly after the death of Mr. Heiniger in March, Alicia claims that Nina “Hanna” Stevens removed the artwork from his condos located in the Trump Tower in New York. Alicia requested that the courts summons two art shipping companies to hand over records of the move. But, lawyers for Hanna Stevens said that the paintings are rightfully hers and that she doesn’t have to fork them over. Stevens says she purchased some of the paintings during their 10+ year relationship and others were gifts to her from the then Rolex CEO. She claims she has documented proof that Heiniger signed over the artwork to her along with ownership of his two Fifth Avenue condos. The document says… “I confirm that all of the assets that are in the name of my partner, Mrs. Hana Stevens … belong to her following the distribution or gifts carried out per my own free will,” he wrote. The battle over the artwork is just the icing on the cake. Apparently, Heiniger also left his estate over to Hanna Stevens. Because the two were together for so long, Stevens was practically his “wife.” With that known, most courts appoint the spouse as the estate executor/owner unless otherwise specified in the Will. Poor Alicia…she’s going to have a rough time fighting this suit. She’s got to feel really bad knowing that her father didn’t leave her anything!
