David Rickerby

David Rickerby is the managing partner and a founding partner of Boston Technology Law in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He focuses on complex technology and business relationships and has worked in this field for more than twenty years. His practice covers technology transactions and intellectual property licensing involving software, cloud computing, semiconductors, university licensing, open source, government licensing, data, and artificial intelligence. He advises emerging companies and established businesses on mission-critical agreements, strategic alliances, joint ventures, licensing strategies, and other technology-driven commercial relationships.

David earned a J.D., with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Cornell University. He is admitted in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. His professional background includes in-house work and experience in venture capital and intellectual property groups. These roles provided exposure to technology companies from different legal and business perspectives and support his approach to transactions in which licensing rights, intellectual property ownership, commercial obligations, and long-term business strategy are closely connected.

David has been involved in drafting and negotiating well over a thousand agreements. His representative work includes major software distribution transactions, intellectual property licensing in private equity deals, cross-border licensing, open-source diligence, strategic alliances, joint development arrangements, and university technology licenses. He has advised on data use, privacy, cloud services, semiconductors, and emerging technologies. His practice places particular emphasis on mission-critical agreements, venture-backed companies, cross-border transactions, and licensing arrangements involving data and artificial intelligence.

David Rickerby has been recognized by The Legal 500 for technology transactions and has appeared on Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly previously selected him as one of its Up and Comers to watch. He combines contract drafting, negotiation, intellectual property analysis, and business judgment for technology-focused clients. His work supports companies structuring strategic relationships and licensing arrangements involving software, data, artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, semiconductors, and other valuable technology assets.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Boston Technology Law
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors, Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theatre
• Member, Cornell University Council

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Cornell University
  Bachelor’s degree (Magna Cum Laude)

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