Interactive Entertainment

Advising video game creators a on day-to-day issues arising in the development, publishing and exploitation of their video games;

Overseeing various publishing and distribution deals for the global market – devpub, revenue arrangements, asset and engine licensing, porting services agreements among others;

Protecting video game studios’ brands and IP through acquisition, registration, enforcement, and litigation;

Advisory on trade secret protection and data sharing agreements, NDAs, cybersecurity policies;

Assistance with day-to-day legal needs of esports players teams, tournament organizers, leagues and streaming service providers;

Conducting Intellectual Property, Data and Consumer Protection Audit and Diligence (GDPR, CCPA and COPPA compliance);

Drafting and reviewing numerous consumer terms, incl. EULAs, Terms of Use, Privacy Agreements;

Advisory on virtual currency, virtual content distribution;

Advising on gambling and consumer laws to prize competitions, draws, loot boxes and social gaming.

Assistance with tax-breaks and other video game industry oriented incentive programmes (incl. IP Box, GameINN);

Tax advisory, incl. withholding tax matters;

Employment and social security issues, incl. labor union relations, minimizing legal impact of crunch culture;

Advising on M&As, JVs and establishing business presence, regulatory matters on global markets, including specifically China, Korea;