Why Us?

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We understand the business of creative collaboration.

Most intellectual property attorneys focus on protecting what you own. We recognize that creative work lives in relationships—and those relationships need legal strategy designed to protect them, not force you to choose between legal protection and professional collaboration.

We practice relational law, an approach more commonly found in family law and collaborative practice. Traditional IP counsel treats each contract, trademark dispute, or copyright question as an isolated transaction. But your creative work exists within networks: your gallery represents multiple artists, your label manages overlapping rosters, your museum depends on sustained institutional partnerships. Every legal decision affects not just your immediate interests but the entire ecosystem your work depends on.

Creative professionals succeed through sustained collaboration, not adversarial transactions. Our approach considers how each contract, IP strategy, and negotiation protects both your legal position and your professional relationships. We provide strategic counsel through contracts, intellectual property protection, and ongoing strategic counsel—legal partnership that understands creative businesses don't work in isolation.

Meet the Team

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Katherine de Vos Devine

Katherine founded Implement Legal for creative professionals who needed legal counsel that understood not just contracts, but collaborations. Her path here was unconventional—advising private foundations, helping a celebrated chef navigate his Michelin-starred empire, directing arts nonprofits—which taught her to see the patterns others miss. She approaches tough negotiations and complex IP disputes the way an art historian approaches a painting: looking for what isn't immediately visible, finding solutions that preserve both legal position and working relationships.

She's the attorney who sees connections where others see complications, and knows when to move quickly without breaking what matters.

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Robert Devine

Rob brings Fortune 500 legal experience to creative businesses that need strategic counsel without corporate overhead. His background at Cleary Gottlieb and advising companies like Google, Sony, and T-Mobile means he knows how sophisticated businesses structure deals—and he brings that expertise to production studios, game developers, wellness brands, and creative entrepreneurs navigating acquisitions, restructuring, and growth. Rob's military leadership experience (Naval Academy, decade as a Navy officer, managing $700M+ operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs) translates into systematic legal strategy that protects clients during high-stakes transitions.

He's the steady hand that turns complex business challenges into clear, executable solutions.

Learn more about the team
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Our Values

"Implement" is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, an implement is a tool used to perform a task. As a verb, to implement means to accomplish a purpose.

We exist to help creative professionals—artists and the companies they collaborate with—accomplish their unique purposes. The tools we use are contracts, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and strategic business counsel. Our values are sincerity, accessibility, relationships, strategic thinking, and follow-through.

We tell you the truth, even when it's not what you want to hear. We're available when you actually need help—not just during business hours when it's convenient for us. We consider the relationships your work depends on, not just what you can demand legally. We see opportunities others miss. And when we say we'll do something, it gets done.

Implement Legal is your legal emergency contact for creative work. We equip clients not just with contracts, trademarks, patents, and copyrights but also with the confidence and peace of mind that come from having someone to call when questions arise. As a result, many of our clients have closed transformative deals, resolved disputes without damaging relationships, and built sustainable creative businesses thanks to the continuous legal support we provide.

Our mission is clear: give creative professionals immediate access to strategic legal counsel so they can move forward with confidence instead of staying stuck with uncertainty.

About Our Services

Implement Legal is dedicated to serving creative professionals and creative businesses. We create and negotiate fair contracts, protect your work with copyrights and trademarks, and provide strategic counsel as you grow your collaborations and build your network.

We help our clients with:

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Intellectual Property:

To secure their rights in what they create, creators and businesses can file patents and register their trademarks and copyrights. Learn more on our IP Services page about protecting your brand (trademark), safeguarding the work you create (copyright), and ways to monetize your creativity (licensing).

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Contracts:

Creative work requires complex agreements—from artist commissions to distribution deals, from vendor contracts to brand partnerships. If you don't know what to look for, you can end up in a precarious legal position or damage valuable relationships. See our Contracts Services page to learn how we can help negotiate commission agreements, licensing deals, production contracts, partnership terms, and more. And if you don't know what these terms mean, you're in the right place. We can explain without legalese and help you make the most of each opportunity.

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Continuous Counsel™

Creative professionals—whether individual artists or established creative businesses—need legal counsel to partner with them for the long term. With Continuous Counsel™, we are your emergency contact for ongoing legal needs. Priority scheduling, no-charge quick questions, and strategic support from attorneys who already know your work and your collaborations.

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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