Lawyer
Expert in international corporate, IT, and crypto law. Has extensive experience in business setup and support in the USA, EU, LATAM, and the Middle East. Specializes in corporate structuring, compliance, KYC/AML, IP, GDPR, as well as regulation of crypto and fintech projects.
IT lawyer
IT business moves faster than contract templates can be updated. And when a product is released in the EU or the US, “let’s just sign an NDA” suddenly ceases to be a strategy.
An IT lawyer is a specialist who combines law with an understanding of how products actually work: development, releases, clouds, data, integrations, cyber risks. His task is simple: to make sure that the business can scale without legal surprises.
HOW DOES AN IT LAWYER DIFFER FROM A “UNIVERSAL” LAWYER?
The key difference is in the applied work with technological models and risks.
- Understands the product life cycle: from MVP to enterprise contracts.
- Knows how to “translate” technical into legal: API, logging, access roles, SLAs, dev processes.
- Works with an international context: data, platforms, fintech requirements, cyber resilience.
- Builds a contractual framework so that sales are not hindered by lawyers “at the finish line”.
IT LAW IN 2026: WHAT HAS REALLY CHANGED?
In 2026, the biggest problems in IT will not come from “beautiful wording”, but from compliance and contractual obligations.
What are the most common questions asked by clients, banks, and investors:
- Is there control over suppliers/contractors and the “chain” (vendor management)?
- How do you work with data and incidents?
- Is the IP chain clean (who is the author, who owns the code, are there OSS risks)?
- Is there a minimum set of policies: privacy, security, incident response?
Regulatory background that is felt in contracts:
- AI compliance (AI/ML products, integrators, suppliers)
- cyber resilience and requirements for ICT suppliers in the financial sector
- regulations for crypto/fintech models in the EU
- rules for platforms/marketplaces, content moderation, and transparency
- rules for data access and cloud switching
MAIN DIRECTIONS OF WORK OF AN IT LAWYER
IT Contracts
IT contracts are a tool for managing risk and expectations, not “term + payment”.
Typical documents:
- Software development agreement (fixed price / T&M, discovery, acceptance, change requests)
- SaaS / subscription (SLA, support, availability, liability limits)
- NDA / confidentiality (access regime, exceptions, consequences of violations)
- MSA / SOW (framework + technical tasks, procedure for changing the scope)
- Cloud / hosting (subprocessors, incidents, data export / deletion)
- Outsource / outstaffing (IP rights, conflict of interest, rules of interaction)
Critical points that should be “iron”:
- scope and limits of responsibility
- acceptance and acceptance criteria
- change request mechanics
- SLA / support
- IP and pre-existing IP
- data (roles, DPA, transfer, subprocessors)
- incidents and cooperation
- limits of liability and indirect damages
- exit / migration / data return
Intellectual property (IP): code, design, brand
IP is what the investor checks first, and the court checks last.
What we draw up:
- Code rights (service works, contractors, transfer of rights, repositories)
- UI/UX, content, database, documentation
- Trademarks, domains, licenses
- IP policies: who creates, who owns, how is it transferred
Personal data and privacy compliance
Even if the company is not in the EU, your client may be in the EU - and then the data issue becomes a commercial barrier.
Basic things to expect in 2026:
- Privacy notice, cookies, lawful basis (if necessary)
- DPA (controller/processor), subprocessors, transfer
- Retention periods and minimization
- Processes for responding to data subjects' requests
- Cybersecurity and incidents: the legal side
An incident is always a triangle: technology + contract + reputation.
Minimum legal outline:
- incident response plan (roles, terms, channels)
- notifications to clients/partners (if necessary)
- audits/checks and “right to proof”
- vendor management: security of contractors and providers
Diya.City and corporate model
For Ukrainian IT, the following are relevant:
- correct model of interaction with specialists
- contractual architecture for product/outsourcing/fintech
- package of documents for an investor (cap table, IP-chain, policies)
WHEN YOU NEED AN IT LAWYER: THREE STAGES OF BUSINESS
Below is a simple table that is well understood by both founders and CFOs.
| Stage | Typical situation | What an IT lawyer does | Result |
| Launch / MVP | first clients, first contractors | basic contracts, IP registration, NDA, minimum privacy package | can be sold without "holes" |
| Operations | the team is growing, more integrations | SaaS/SLA, DPA, OSS-control, templates for sale | fewer disputes, faster deals |
| Scale / investments | due diligence, EU/US clients | data/cyber-compliance, IP chain, regulatory map | deals are being reviewed |
CHECKLIST: 12 POINTS WITHOUT WHICH IT AGREEMENT IN 2026 LOOKS NAIVE
- Clear scope and limits of responsibility of the parties.
- Change requests procedure.
- Acceptance: criteria, deadlines, defects, bug fixes vs new features.
- SLA/support: channels, response time, compensation.
- IP: who owns the results, what about pre-existing IP.
- OSS: rules of use, responsibility, license control.
- Data: roles (controller/processor), DPA, subprocessors.
- Incidents: notification, cooperation, forensics, “who does what”.
- Security: minimum requirements, audit rights, pen-test framework.
- Limits of liability, indirect damages, force majeure — no fantasy.
- Jurisdiction/arbitration: so that the dispute does not become a second business project.
- Exit: migration, data return, destruction of copies.
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TYPICAL RISKS WITHOUT IT LAWYER
- Legal: IP disputes, “leaky” contracts, regulatory claims.
- Financial: fines, refunds, disruption of enterprise contracts.
- Reputational: data leak, public conflict with a client or team.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
Law Firm "Prikhodko & Partners" supports IT business on a point-by-point or "turnkey" basis.
What we do:
- Audit and review of the contractual base (development/outsourcing/SaaS)
- IP registration: copyright, contractors, policies
- Personal data and privacy packages for international clients
- Cyber contour in contracts (incidents, security, vendor management)
- Support for investments, M&A, due diligence
- Disputes: domains, IP enforcement, contractual conflicts
Contact the Law Firm "Prikhodko & Partners": we will quickly go through the contracts, IP and data, collect the minimum sufficient compliance package and bring the documents to a state where they help you sell.
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Do you need IT legal advice?
2 question
Do you need IT contract drafting (Terms, Privacy, NDA, SaaS contracts)?
3 question
Do you need GDPR / data protection compliance?
4 question
Do you need other IT law services?
Do you serve only Kyiv companies?
Our law office serves companies throughout Ukraine. Distance is not an obstacle for full-fledged, high-quality legal support for business.
What exactly do you specialize in?
The law firm “Prykhodko and Partners” specializes in complex legal support for businesses in a wide range of industries. Our team includes more than 50 highly qualified lawyers, each of whom has deep expertise in their area of law.
Thanks to an extensive network of international partners, we also effectively support cross-border projects of our clients.
We are proud of our ability to provide high-quality services to organizations of various sizes and industries – from startups to international corporations, from IT companies to non-profit organizations.
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