Julia Cheng

Julia Cheng

Seasoned & Practical Business, Digital Media and Internet Lawyer

Santa Monica
California
Licensed in
CA, NY
Fordham University School of Law

"A clear & timely communicator able to distill down info so it's easily digestible to all. "

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About
Julia Cheng is a business and technology IP attorney specializing in corporate, software, artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy (GDPR & CCPA), digital media and IP matters. For more than 15 years, Julia offers "in-house counsel" services to startups and seasoned companies through the life cycle of a business, from entity formation to capital raise (accelerators, angels and VC), product and business development, to negotiating partnership deals with Fortune 500 companies including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, IBM, Netflix, Disney, and GE. Julia earned a Harvard Law School Executive Education certificate in computer science.… read more Prior to starting CyberlawStudio, Julia practiced corporate law at the Wall Street law firm of Cadwalader. Julia is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese, majored in pre-medicine at the Johns Hopkins University and studied electronic music production at Juilliard School of Music. Julia is admitted to practice in CA and NY.
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"Working with Julia was an absolute joy. As co-founders of a new startup, we found ourselves faced with numerous questions, concerns, and creative ideas that required legal guidance. Julia demonstrated an unwavering commitment to addressing each and every issue, regardless of its complexity or relevance. Not only did Julia deliver the requested services with professionalism and efficiency, but she also took the time to educate and inform us about the legal intricacies involved in our enterprise. Her advice, insights, and foresight in future planning have been invaluable to our startup phase. As we continue to expand our company, we are confident that having Julia as our legal consultant and counsel will prove to be an immense asset. We wholeheartedly recommend her for anyone in need of legal expertise and personalized attention."

Database Startup—business formation, founders agreements, data licensing
Posted on Jan 9, 2025
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"Couldn’t ask for a better lawyer for our startup and female founded team My cofounder and I have appreciated working with Julia since day 1 in setting up our female founded startup. She has great positive energy, goes above and beyond, and it’s clear she has our best interest in mind by the way she works and the questions she asks. We’re so glad to be working with her and look forward to building our company with her counsel by our side. We highly recommend Julia."

Lifestyle Tech Startup—seed financing, social media partnerships, data privacy
Posted on Jan 9, 2025
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"I've worked with Julia before the launch of Egunsifoods brand in 2016. She has helped us from creating our contracts to reviewing numerous contracts, which saved us so much heartache. Thanks to Julia we recently closed our first round of funding. A joyful moment that she assisted and guided Egunsifoods through. In working with Julia, I found her to be responsive, provides honest guidance and gives her full attention to the work. She does her homework and comes to the table ready to tackle the project at hand. Frankly, Julia is not your typical attorney. She's not only professional; she genuinely show personal concern for her clients. You can trust that she will have your back on every contracts and deals she's working with you on. She's the attorney you want on your side, as she will fight to protect your brand and guide you through the process all the way. She comes highly recommended!"

F and B—venture capital financing, commercial contracts
Posted on Jan 9, 2025
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"Julia gets it done. We often find ourselves with a myriad of custom requests from our donors, which requires a constant legal eye. Julia is always there to help guide us through the process and protect our interests. She's astute, quick and understands us."

Talent Database Nonprofit—nonprofit, brand partnerships, technology licensing
Posted on Jan 9, 2025
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"I spoke with 3 other options before finding Julia, and she was by far the most competent, capable and friendly of the bunch. During the whole process, I had the feeling that she truly had my best interests at heart. I'm planning to go to her for all my small business needs. Thanks so much!"

Image Licensing Agreement Drafting
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"Julia was great - extremely responsive and was able to turn around the initial work almost immediately (which I've found to be rare in the legal profession). I had asked her to focus on a few key areas, which she did extremely well while also proactively identifying a few outliers and making recommendations - was very accommodating in setting up quick phone calls throughout to answer questions. Overall great experience!"

Review Partnership Agreement
Posted on Jul 21, 2017

Work History

CyberlawStudio Group P.C.

Founding Principal

Mar 2004 - Present

Launched in 2004, CyberlawStudio is a compact and efficient “legal services module” serving seasoned entrepreneurs and professionals, emerging businesses and technology startups on matters including the formation of companies, equity structuring, negotiations with investors, executive compensation, employment matters, intellectual property, internet strategies, contract disputes and bankruptcies.

Mar 2004 - Present

Vixlet

In-house Counsel

Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

Vixlet is pioneering the new frontiers of Social Media with its software platform and ways people connect with their passions and interests. Vixlet is headquartered in Los Angeles with representative offices in New York and Netherlands. For more information, visit http://www.vixlet.com and get an exclusive invite for a peek into the future of social networks.

Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

Cadwalader

Corporate Associate

Nov 2000 - May 2003

Represented issuers, underwriters and mortgage loan sellers in public and private multi-class securitizations of commercial and multi-family mortgage loans and collateralized debt obligations. Deal size ranged from $50MM – $1.5B. Main clients included Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers, UBS Warburg and Goldman Sachs.

Nov 2000 - May 2003

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