Derek Ko Bio

With more than 20 years of transactional experience, including six years leading a team of in-house lawyers at a multi-cloud application services and security company, Derek advises technology companies on licensing, intellectual property, and commercial contract matters. Derek advises across a broad spectrum of products, services, and issues, including channel, cloud computing, intellectual property, software and hardware licensing, outsourcing, e-commerce, SaaS, content licensing, data security, and privacy. Derek also represents public and private customers in equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. With decades working in the technology space, Derek has extensive knowledge of the industry, its standards and practices, and a clear sense of current risks as well as those no longer relevant. Customers know that with this deep experience, efficiency and a practical, get-it-done approach, Derek reliably and creatively helps customers realize their legal and business goals.