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College esports programs are growing more and more each year. In this episode of “Lawyers With Game” hosts Darius Gambino and Amy Piccola from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice talk with Professor Jeffrey Levine from Drexel University about the current state of esports on campus...

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game” host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice sits down with his colleagues Ruth Rauls and Lisa Koblin from Saul Ewing’s Employment Group to talk about the state of the workplace in the esports and video game industries. Ruth and Lisa...

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game” hosts Darius Gambino and Leah Leyendecker from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice sit down with Hakeem Onafowokan, Vice President of Corporate Legal at the Oklahoma City Thunder to talk about how new laws and technologies are impacting traditional...

There is a lot of talk about blockchains these days, and in this episode of “Lawyers With Game” hosts Darius Gambino and Angie de Cespedes from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice talk with Andrew Levine, CEO, Koinos Group about the Koinos Blockchain. Andrew discusses his history working...

To date, and with exception of online casino games, access to most video games has not been strictly limited by age or other criteria1. That, however, may be changing. In this chapter we will explore the history of loot boxes, their impact on gaming culture, and the prospects for their global...

The Esports Trade Association is the focus of this episode of “Lawyers With Game.” Hosts Darius Gambino and Leah Leyendecker from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice sit down with Megan Van Petten, Founder of the Esports Trade Association (ESTA) to talk about current happenings in the...

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice sit down with Joe Caputi, Director of Compliance at Prophet Exchange to talk about their new peer-to-peer betting platform. Peer-to-peer betting allow users to play the role of either the...

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino, Chair of Saul Ewing’s Sports & Entertainment Practice, and his colleague Angie de Cespedes, discuss the immensely popular video game platform Roblox with guest Ari Staiman, President of Roblox China. They talk about Ari’s history in the...

ENERGY INNOVATION: HOW NATURAL GAS AND NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NON-CLE) Jeffrey Letwin, a Counsel in the firm's Energy practice, will be speaking at the 13th Appalachia Energy Law Conference. His panel will consist of representatives from...

Saul Ewing LLP served as counsel to Marwin II, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of US Wind, Inc., in the application to the Maryland Public Service Commission for, and approval of, approximately 800 megawatts of Maryland Offshore Renewable Energy Credits ("ORECs"). The addition of the extra 800...

In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino and Leah Leyendecker from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice sit down with Nicole DuCane Spencer, Vice President of Sales at the Wisdom Gaming to talk advertising and activations in esports and video games.

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, discusses the issues of college athletes being compensated for their name, image and likeness (NIL), particularly in video games, with colleague Angie de Cespedes, also from Saul Ewing’s...

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice discusses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their connection with video games with two colleagues from the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice – Mike Jacobson and Zach Kizitaff. They dive...

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice talks about mobile gaming and esports gambling with colleague Mark Simpson, also in the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, and guest Anthony Gaud of G3 Esports. They discuss the...

In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, is joined by colleague Leah Leyendecker, also from the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, and guest Ryan Johnson, the founder and executive director of Cxmmunity, a nonprofit that is...

In this episode of " Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice discusses the pros and cons of college esports programs with two colleagues from the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice — Amy Piccola and Andrea Brockway. Amy and Andrea share their...

In this episode of " Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice sits down with the firm’s Sports and Entertainment Practice Leader Al Coleman to discuss various topics, including loot boxes, the rise of esports teams and athletes, gaming as a disorder...

In this episode of " Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice is joined by Leah Leyendecker, also from the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, along with Brett Diamond and Annie Scott Riley of Version1 and the Minnesota ROKKR. They talk about...

In the final episode of season one of " Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino and Angie de Cespedes from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice sit down with Darren Traub, senior vice president for entertainment and talent management at the WWE. They discuss Darren’s experiences connecting...

Richard Forsten has more than 25 years of experience in land use and land use litigation, commercial and real estate transactions and litigation, financings, construction and mechanics' lien law, environmental law and permitting. His appearances in Delaware courts range from making en banc arguments...