Chiara Portner acts as outside corporate counsel and outsourced member of the legal team for businesses. She assists companies in monetizing and commercializing their technology, services and products and advises on privacy compliance.

Chiara’s practice spans a variety of issues including artificial intelligence, intellectual property and privacy and data security, with a focus on technology transactions, licensing arrangements and other complex commercial agreements.

Chiara represents start-up and emerging growth companies as well as mid-market and public companies.

She has become a trusted advisor to executives who engage her to advise their companies. Chiara assists clients with various issues and agreements, such as:

  • SaaS, software, mobile application, content and music licensing
  • Sales and product lease agreements
  • Strategic alliance, development and partner agreements
  • Distribution and reseller agreements
  • Evaluation, trial, pilot and beta agreements
  • Open source and dual license models
  • Commercial, privacy and intellectual property aspects of financing and merger and acquisition transactions
  • Privacy and data protection compliance matters

Her clients include B2B and B2C companies that range from small software, mobile app, IoT and SaaS startups, to e-tailers and clothing brands, as well as large public companies.

As a trusted ally and advisor to my clients, I get deals done. Clients rely on me to efficiently facilitate and help to drive and protect their revenue, regardless of time zone.