Violetta Kokolus possesses 15+ years of experience working with emerging and established companies and technology-focused investors, particularly within the fields of asset management, payments, consumer products, data innovation, healthcare, tech-enabled services, robotics and software. Violetta advises on tech aspects of mergers and acquisitions and also represents companies in stand-alone collaborations and strategic commercial transactions with complex technical and intellectual property considerations.
- Informa, a member of the FTSE 100, in connection with its recently announced definitive agreement to combine its Informa Tech digital businesses with TechTarget.
- Advised CIRCOR International, a flow control products and services provider, in a take-private sale to KKR for US$1.6 Billion.*
- Represented an AI health platform in its review of form customer contracts and policies in connection with navigating complex regulatory and intellectual property issues.*
- Advised Bain Capital Tech Opportunities in its cybertechnology investment in Blackpoint Cyber.*
- Represented an aggregator of financial information, news and insight in its formation of a tech-enabled distribution service, including advising on form contracts and intellectual property issues.*
- Represented Fidelity Investments in a collaboration with Vanguard, Alight Solutions and Retirement Clearinghouse to create an auto portability network for 401(K) plans.*
- Represented Signify Health, a healthcare technology company, in its sale to CVS Health in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$8 billion in total consideration.*
- Represented a major U.S. health system in a joint venture establishing a data innovation company utilizing AI for the analysis of health data.*
- Advised a medical device manufacturer in its collaboration with a tech company to develop health apps and portals.*
- Represented TPG Capital in its carve-out acquisition with Francisco Partners of Boomi, a leading provider of cloud-based integration platform as a service, from Dell Technologies in a cash transaction valued at US$4 billion.*
- Represented Facebook (now Meta) in its US$19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp.*
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- Co-author, “The Law of the Metaverse,” Global Legal Insights – Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation (2023)
- Speaker, “Practical Considerations for Digital Health and IT Contracting”, Greater New York Hospital Association (2022)
- Quoted, “IP Challenges in M&A”, Managing Intellectual Property (2022)
- Speaker, “Nuts and Bolts of IP Due Diligence”, PLI IP Issues in Business Transactions in San Francisco and New York (2022)
- Speaker, “How to be Metaverse Ready: Tips and Tricks from Experts,” Consulate General of Canada (2022)
- Speaker, “Angel Investing Blindspots,” C100 NYC Canadian Women in Tech (2022)
- Speaker, “Key IP Issues for Patent Licenses and Commercialization Agreements”, Korea IP Summer Forum (2022)
- Co-author, “Looking Beyond the Code: Selected IP Considerations for Software Startup Acquisitions”, American Intellectual Property Law Association (2019)
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Career and
qualifications
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University of British Columbia (BCom, with Honors) 2001
University of Victoria (JD) 2003
Clerk - Alberta Court of Appeal and Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench (2003/2004)
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2009
Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2023
Awards and citations
- IAM Patent 1000
The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (2022-2023)
- Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
The Legal 500 United States (2020, 2023)
- Rising Star
New York Super Lawyers (2018, 2019)
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