IP Counsel
for Creative Business
Intellectual property is the asset your creative business is built on. Implement Legal handles IP and the business law around it — because for a creative business, they're the same problem.
You probably didn’t come to us with an IP problem.
You probably didn’t come to us with an IP problem.
You came with a contract someone sent over that you’re not sure you should sign. A cease-and-desist that landed in your inbox on a Tuesday. A deal you’ve been trying to close for three months, a trademark dispute with a company that definitely knows better, or the recognition that you’ve grown past the point where figuring it out yourself is a responsible option.
These are the presenting issues. The underlying situation is almost always more complex—and it almost always involves intellectual property that hasn’t been identified as intellectual property yet. A contract question typically surfaces ownership of work that was never formally documented. A business deal usually involves IP value that was never assessed. A trademark matter carries clearance risk that nobody flagged at the outset.
We address what you came in with. We also address what it’s attached to.
The problem isn’t that you need a lawyer. Its that you need the right kind.
Implement Legal was built to close that gap. Every matter we handle—trademark prosecution, business acquisition, contract negotiation, estate planning—is approached with intellectual property at the center, because IP is implicated in nearly every legal decision a creative business makes, and attorneys who don’t see it tend to give advice that costs clients rights they didn’t know they were giving away.
We also practice relational law: legal strategy that accounts for the professional relationships your business depends on. In creative industries, those relationships aren’t context for your legal situation. They’re frequently the asset itself.
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Loops & Leaps
A 90-minute strategic consultation that maps your current legal infrastructure, identifies what needs to change, and delivers a concrete roadmap. This is where the clearest picture of your actual situation tends to emerge.
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Continuous Counsel
Ongoing legal support. Direct attorney access, priority scheduling, and the kind of continuity that means you never have to re-explain your business, your history, or your relationships from scratch every time something comes up.
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Project Engagements
Time-bound work for specific matters: trademark prosecution, copyright registration, contract drafting, business formation, acquisition support, and estate planning. Priced transparently, scoped clearly, no billing surprises.
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Strategic Advisory
Dedicated attorney capacity on a fixed monthly engagement, for businesses whoseneeds have outgrown a standard retainer. One point of contact, full scope, structured around how your business actually operates.
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"Your confident approach and willingness to answer ALL my questions gave me a sense of calm and order, knowing I had a team that had my back and really cared. Thank you for listening and advising and BEING YOU."
Meredith Tibjash | Torched Jewelry and Metalsmithing
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"I continuously recommend Katherine and Rob to other artists and business owners within my circle because I deeply trust, respect, and appreciate the work they have done and continue to do. "
Meredith Connelly | Art by Meredith Connelly LLC
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"She transformed an experience that could have felt cold and tedious into something truly meaningful and empowering. I'm so grateful!"
Nicole McConville | Nicole McConville Photography
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"The confidence that I have in my contracts, terms, and other legal documents makes it easy for me to secure high-value projects and to pursue business growth without fear."
Sarah Chappell | Think Piece
Why Implement Legal?
Katherine and Robert co-founded Implement Legal as former academics — between them, degrees from Duke Law, the Fuqua School of Business, the United States Naval Academy, Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, and St. John's College. Both partners track legal scholarship as it develops and apply it directly to client strategy. A two-partner boutique can restructure its approach around a case that dropped last week, and we like to keep nimble.
Katherine focuses on copyright, licensing, trademark prosecution and defense, and estate planning. Her doctoral research in art history and IP doctrine means she has been tracking copyright’s evolutions — and the implications of decisions like Warhol v. Goldsmith (2023) — at a scholarly level for longer than many lawyers have been practicing.
Robert focuses on micro M&A, patent prosecution, contracts, and business formation. Previously, he advised Google, Sony, and T-Mobile on complex transactions, and spent a decade as a United States Navy officer. He brings that transactional discipline — and a systematic approach to identifying legal risk before it becomes a business problem — to every matter.
Copyright · Trademark · Licensing · Patents · M&A · Contracts · Estate Planning
Copyright · Trademark · Licensing · Patents · M&A · Contracts · Estate Planning
