Katherine de Vos Devine

PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY

Your secret weapon.

Katherine founded Implement Legal to provide nimble legal support for artists, creative businesses, and their partners.

With both a PhD and law degree from Duke University, Katherine combines analytical rigor with creative insight. She's a sought-after speaker on copyright, fair use, and artists' rights, serving as co-chair of the CAA Committee on Intellectual Property and teaching Art and Entertainment Law at Queens University. Her expertise has taken her to Harvard, Yale, UC Berkeley, and Art Basel.

Katherine's poised demeanor conceals a sharp intellect honed through diverse experience—from executive roles at arts nonprofits to working with private foundations at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft LLP, and even assisting renowned chef David Bouley with his Michelin-starred restaurant empire. This unconventional background fuels her ability to see opportunities others miss.

Katherine's strategic insights are honed by solitary pursuits—early morning espresso, long walks in the woods—and she’s an insatiable reader.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Advised artists on consignment and commission agreements.

  • Negotiated six-figure public art contracts.

  • Advised fashion house on copyright and trade secret.

  • Advised art consultant on sale and commission agreements.

  • Advised independent publisher on trademark registration and enforcement.

  • Advised professor on adapted screenplay agreement.

  • Advised wellness brands on trademark registration and enforcement.

  • Advised artists on estate and philanthropy plans.

  • Advised collectors on the acquisition and disposition of artworks.

  • Advised artists and collectors on museum donations.

  • Advised wellness professionals on copyright enforcement.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Copyright

  • Trademark

  • Art Law

  • Nonprofit Law

EDUCATION

Duke University

  • Juris Doctor

  • Doctor of Philosophy | Art History and Visual Culture

  • Master of Arts | Art Markets

  • Bachelor of Arts | Art History

BAR ADMISSIONS

North Carolina