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 and AI compliance. Chiara is the Partner-in-Charge of the Redwood Shores office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Cyber Security and Tech Transactions group.

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 contracts.

Chiara represents start-ups and emerging companies and entrepreneurs, 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:

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

Her clients include B2B, B2C and B2B2C companies that range from small software and AI, mobile app, IoT and SaaS startups, to e-tailers and retailer 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.