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About Rikka Law
We deliver strategic, business-focused legal services designed to build, transform, and enhance technology businesses. Our expertise spans across multiple industries.
However, we have a focus on emerging technology areas, including AI, blockchain, adtech, and consumer health, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Practice Areas
Our experienced attorneys specialize in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts designed for the unique needs of technology-focused companies.
We help technology businesses navigate the complexities of data privacy and security laws, implement robust security measures, and respond effectively to any data breaches.
We offer strategic legal guidance on regulatory compliance, intellectual property protection, and risk management throughout your product’s life cycle.
We provide strategic assistance with the IP and data protection aspects of corporate transactions like mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and financings, including due diligence,…
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Practice Areas
Our experienced attorneys specialize in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts designed for the unique needs of technology-focused companies.
We help technology businesses navigate the complexities of data privacy and security laws, implement robust security measures, and respond effectively to any data breaches.
We offer strategic legal guidance on regulatory compliance, intellectual property protection, and risk management throughout your product’s life cycle.
We provide strategic assistance with the IP and data protection aspects of corporate transactions like mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and financings, including due diligence,…
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Capability Statement
From business-focused legal advisory to strategic legal support, we are dedicated to helping our clients manage risk, anticipate challenges, and achieve desired outcomes.
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The ethos of the crypto industry is based upon decentralization, innovation, and democratization, and crypto advocates often pride themselves on challenging traditional norms. Yet,…
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Compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) laws and regulations is often a foremost concern for digital assets companies. Despite efforts…
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The evolution from the current generation of the Internet or “Web2” to the next generation of the Internet or “Web3” represents a fundamental paradigm…
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Ethereum’s shift from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake in what is known as the “Merge” last September promised a more than 99% reduction in electricity consumption….
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When we published our first XR survey report in 2016, major media outlets were still skeptical about whether XR, or Extended Reality, would live…
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Litigation against corporate board members and C-level executives for data privacy and security claims is on the rise. Specifically, the number of suits stemming…
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We Are Your Partner in Elevating Your Business and Managing Risk
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We assist clients with a wide variety of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, hardware agreements, joint development agreements, strategic partnership agreements, reseller agreements, and professional services agreements.
Our team offers tailored legal support for all types of technology-related agreements.
Our approach to risk management for technology companies is comprehensive and proactive, rather than reactive. We start by conducting a thorough risk assessment to identify potential legal, regulatory, and operational risks specific to the client’s business and technology.
We then develop tailored risk mitigation strategies that include drafting and negotiating robust contracts, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and implementing best practices for data security and IP protection.
By staying current with legal developments and industry trends, we provide ongoing support to help our clients anticipate and address emerging risks.
We specialize in guiding clients through the complex landscape of regulatory compliance for emerging technologies.
Our expertise helps clients think through potential legal risks and opportunities to ensure that they stay ahead of evolving legal requirements.
Given that laws and regulations around the world may not always align or may even conflict with one another, we help clients think through practical solutions to compliance while retaining focus on their business objectives.
Rikka Law is a boutique firm specializing in technology transactions, data privacy, and cybersecurity. We deliver strategic, business-focused legal services designed to build, transform, and enhance technology businesses.
We work with technology-focused companies of all sizes and in all stages of their life cycle from early-stage start-ups to mature, global companies. Although we work with companies in different industries, we have particular expertise in emerging technologies such as AI, health tech, ad tech, cloud, IoT, augmented and virtual reality and digital assets.
We cover the following practice areas:
- Technology transactions
- General commercial transactions
- Licensing and outsourcing
- Privacy and data protection
- Product counseling
- Cybersecurity
- AI
- IP and privacy support for corporate transactions
Commercial agreements are our speciality. We help companies draft, negotiate and execute commercial contracts. As your partners in business, we also provide strategic counseling advice to help our clients achieve their business objectives through commercial contracts.
What Our Clients Turned Partners Say About Us
“Our company needed legal counsel in cybersecurity, and Rikka Law assisted our company.
Not only did they provide excellent legal counsel with extensive experience, but they also offered responses and guidance with a very quick turnaround. Additionally, they were very transparent about their process and what we could expect, avoiding any ambiguity.
We appreciate their assistance and hope to work with them in the future.”
- Andy Cha/CHA Group
"As an AI startup, securing the right intellectual property license is critical to our success, and Rikka Law made the process seamless.
Rikka Law expertly guided us through the complexities of the agreement and the process of licensing intellectual property from a university, ensuring our interests were protected and the terms were favorable.
I highly recommend Rikka Law for any startup facing complex IP legal challenges."
- Laura Condon (CEO) and Reed Maxwell (CTO) of HydroFutures
“Rikka Law PLLC was instrumental in helping Connatix navigate complex privacy issues.
Rikka Law provided practical, strategic guidance that balanced our commercial and operational needs with the constantly changing privacy laws and regulations.
Their expertise allowed us to implement solutions that ensured compliance and reassured our clients and partners, enabling us to focus on revenue expansion.
I highly recommend Rikka Law for any company navigating the gray waters of adtech privacy.”
- Jenn Chen, President at Connatix Native Exchange.
“Charlyn is an excellent communicator as well as being incredibly self-aware of her strengths. She's easy to work with and the results are always fantastic!”
- CFO, Leading U.S. Manufacturing and Engineering Company
“Charlyn is the perfect, well-rounded lawyer -- whip-smart, a fearless advocate, responsive, and kind. Any client would be lucky to work with her.”
- Associate General Counsel, U.S. tech startup
“Our company needed legal counsel in cybersecurity, and Rikka Law assisted our company.
Not only did they provide excellent legal counsel with extensive experience, but they also offered responses and guidance with a very quick turnaround. Additionally, they were very transparent about their process and what we could expect, avoiding any ambiguity.
We appreciate their assistance and hope to work with them in the future.”
- Andy Cha/CHA Group
"As an AI startup, securing the right intellectual property license is critical to our success, and Rikka Law made the process seamless.
Rikka Law expertly guided us through the complexities of the agreement and the process of licensing intellectual property from a university, ensuring our interests were protected and the terms were favorable.
I highly recommend Rikka Law for any startup facing complex IP legal challenges."
- Laura Condon (CEO) and Reed Maxwell (CTO) of HydroFutures
“Rikka Law PLLC was instrumental in helping Connatix navigate complex privacy issues.
Rikka Law provided practical, strategic guidance that balanced our commercial and operational needs with the constantly changing privacy laws and regulations.
Their expertise allowed us to implement solutions that ensured compliance and reassured our clients and partners, enabling us to focus on revenue expansion.
I highly recommend Rikka Law for any company navigating the gray waters of adtech privacy.”
- Jenn Chen, President at Connatix Native Exchange.
“Charlyn is an excellent communicator as well as being incredibly self-aware of her strengths. She's easy to work with and the results are always fantastic!”
- CFO, Leading U.S. Manufacturing and Engineering Company
“Charlyn is the perfect, well-rounded lawyer -- whip-smart, a fearless advocate, responsive, and kind. Any client would be lucky to work with her.”
- Associate General Counsel, U.S. tech startup
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