Devika Kornbacher

Practice Areas

Devika leverages her background and experience to assist clients in obtaining, protecting, distributing and licensing intellectual property rights and technology in the context of mergers, acquisitions, investments, project development and day-to-day business transactions. She provides comprehensive and strategic advice to clients in fields such as energy, sports, aviation, digital media, software and hardware on open source software, data privacy, cybersecurity, outsourcing, and other technology matters. Devika is the Co-Head of Clifford Chance's Global Tech Group.

Devika Kornbacher is a technology and intellectual property lawyer who leverages her extensive technological knowledge and experience to assist clients in such fields as energy, sports, aviation, software and hardware.

Devika advises on technology-related legal matters, including data privacy compliance, cybersecurity preparedness, open source software and obtaining, protecting, licensing, and enforcing intellectual property rights.

She is experienced in handling a wide array of transactions, including commercialization agreements, license agreements, reseller agreements, collaboration agreements, joint ventures, software development agreements and patent clearances.

Chambers USA has recognized Devika in the field of intellectual property law for the past four consecutive years.

Personal

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2006 (Research and Technology Director, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau; Honorable Mention, Williston Contract Drafting and Negotiation Competition; Harvard Journal of Law and Technology)

University of Houston, B.S.C.E. cum laude, 1998 (Alpha Lambda Delta-Pi Eta Sigma; Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; Vice President, Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society)