Robert Devine

MANAGING ATTORNEY

Order out of chaos.

Robert is an experienced attorney and managing partner at Implement Legal. He uses his experience working with large multinational corporations such as Google, Sony, and T-Mobile to advise artists and creative business owners on contracts, patents, and strategic planning.

Before joining the team, Robert worked as an associate at Cleary Gottlieb, a large international law firm based in New York City. His work solving complex legal and business challenges - combined with his MBA in finance and multiple law degrees from Duke University - allows him to serve clients in areas of contract drafting and negotiation, business formation and restructuring, and corporate transactions such as asset purchases and sales.

Robert is a veteran and Naval Academy graduate. He served over a decade as a military officer and department chief at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he oversaw more than $700M in annual revenue collections and a staff of 120 employees. As the firm’s operations wizard and finance guru, you can trust him to guide your business and protect your practice.

Robert is a skilled introvert who likes pour-over coffee, noise-canceling headphones, and Dante’s Comedy. He is also a former college professor, with master's degrees from Georgetown University and St. John’s College. Outside the office, he writes fiction and builds LEGO® modulars.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Advised design and production studio on restructuring and compliance.

  • Advised game production studio on corporate formation.

  • Advised digital wellness brand on acquisition of business.

  • Advised creative brands on IP valuation for investment and sale.

  • Advised martial arts studio on content licensing.

  • Advised consultants and galleries on risk management.

  • Advised independent publishing house on restructuring.

  • Advised film producer and screenwriter on contracts.

  • Advised design studio on sale of business.

  • Advised wellness professionals on IP and employment contracts.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Contracts

  • Patent

  • Small Business Sales & Acquisitions

  • Corporate Law

EDUCATION

Duke University

  • Juris Doctor

  • Master of Business Administration

  • Master of Laws | International Law

St. John’s College

  • Master of Arts | Liberal Arts

Georgetown University

  • Master of Arts | International Relations

United States Naval Academy

  • Bachelor of Arts | Political Science

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York