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Violetta Kokolus

Violetta Kokolus

Partner

Partner
Violetta Kokolus

Violetta is a technology and intellectual property transactions attorney.  She has extensive experience working with emerging and established companies and technology-focused investors. Violetta also bring a unique perspective on her practice with prior in-house roles at Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California and Panasonic Corporation in Osaka, Japan.  Violetta has guided the assessment of technology and intellectual property considerations for public transactions and private investments across various industries, including software, consumer-branded goods, media and entertainment, banking, payments and healthcare. Violetta's experience also includes joint venture and collaboration work, along with providing product counselling advice.  Her counselling advice focuses on artificial intelligence, including the establishment of governance programs and the management of compliance and related risks. 

Intellectual Property Group

Our IP lawyers and specialists provide a flexible, one-stop service to
develop, manage, exploit and protect your IP assets globally.

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  • Legal & General on the $2.3 billion US sale of its US protection business to Meiji Yasuda and the creation of a long-term strategic partnership.
  • The U.S. Department of Commerce in connection with its support and funding of the construction and modernization of domestic semiconductor facilities.
  • Informa on its strategic combination of its market insight and market access information business with TechTarget, a provider of purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services for enterprise technology companies.
  • Gonher Music on the acquisition of US music retailer Sam Ash via a 363 sale.
  • TPG Capital in its carve-out acquisition with Francisco Partners of Boomi, an iPaaS provider, from Dell Technologies for $4 billion US.*
  • Fidelity Investments in a collaboration with Vanguard, Alight Solutions and Retirement Clearinghouse to create an auto portability network for 401(K) plans.*
  • Nuance in its strategic collaboration with Providence for a variety of cloud solutions, including the use of ambient sensing technology for the workflow and automation of electronic health records.*
  • Bain Capital Tech Opportunities in various cybertechnology investments, including Blackpoint Cyber.*
  • A major US health system in a joint venture establishing a data innovation company utilizing AI for the analysis of health data.
  • CIRCOR International, a flow control products and services provider, in a take-private sale to KKR for $1.6 billion US.*
  • Stipes Group in connection with its acquisition of Levain Bakery.*
  • SK hynix as part of a consortium on the $18 billion US acquisition of Toshiba Corporation's NAND flash memory business.*
  • Tengram Capital Partners in its investment in NEST Fragrances.*
  • American Express Global Business Travel in its acquisition of Klee Data System.*
  • B&G Foods in its acquisition of the Green Giant and Le Sueur brands from General Mills.*
  • Facebook (now Meta) in its $19 billion US acquisition of WhatsApp.*
  • Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. on the sale of certain businesses in connection with its chapter 11 cases, including the sale of its investment management business.

*Experience prior to joining Clifford Chance.

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Career and qualifications

  • University of British Columbia (BCom, with Honors) 2001
  • University of Victoria (JD) 2003
  • Clerk - Alberta Court of Appeal and Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench (2003/2004)
  • Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2009
  • Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2023

Awards and citations

  • IAM Patent 1000
    The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (2022-2023)
  • Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
    The Legal 500 United States (2020, 2023)
  • Rising Star
    New York Super Lawyers (2018, 2019)