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This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...

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...

Industry-Specific, Business-Focused Legal Advice Increased pricing pressure combined with a rise in generic competition and continued regulatory uncertainty have squeezed the margins of life sciences companies. Helping navigate this ever-shifting terrain, Saul Ewing’s Life Sciences Practice consists...

Ted Baines is a partner and past chair of Saul Ewing's Litigation Department. He focuses his litigation practice on commercial contract, insurance, shareholder disputes, including shareholder demand responses, real estate, construction, and the defense of mass torts involving deaths or catastrophic...

Mark Minuti concentrates his practice in bankruptcy law. Having practiced bankruptcy law in Delaware since 1989, Mark has seen his practice grow from a small local practice to a sophisticated national practice. Along the way, Mark has been involved in almost every major bankruptcy case filed in...

Mark Simpson counsels technology and intellectual property innovators to assist them in developing, protecting, and monetizing the results of their creative endeavors, with a focus on IP strategy and branding. He protects their IP assets via patent preparation and prosecution, IP counseling and...

Amy Kline is a commercial litigator whose practice is focused on the representation of insurers and reinsurers in complex civil litigation. She is co-chair of the firm's Insurance Group and a member of the Executive Committee. Amy has extensive trial and appellate experience in federal and state...

Caitlin Piccarello Strauss is a commercial litigator who represents companies in disputes involving insurance, employee benefits and ERISA, real estate, and restrictive covenants. As a leader of the Firm's Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation team, she regularly defends insurers in life, health...

Sean O'Neill handles commercial and real estate litigation matters for energy companies, developers, higher education institutions and insurance companies, among others. He also advises clients on environmental social and governance (ESG) related issues and provides counsel in connection with...

Seizing Opportunities While Maintaining Insurance Regulatory Compliance "InsurTech" broadly describes technology-enabled innovations in the insurance industry. Similar to the way FinTech companies, such as PayPal and Venmo, changed the banking industry, InsurTech promises a comparable sea change in...

Stephanie Denker focuses on complex commercial litigation, including insurance and securities law. In the Insurance industry, Stephanie has experience in lapse litigation, primarily in New York. Stephanie also defends insurance companies in class actions, including cases brought in Illinois, Florida...