Search

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...

Steve Malitz and Jamie Stevens of Saul Ewing's Chicago office spoke on " Rules, Insurance and Cost Cutting in Condominium Associations" for CAI in September 2022 with Brian Lozell of Associa.

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...

In July 2022, Jamie Stevens, Counsel in Saul Ewing's Chicago Office and a member of the firm's Condominiums and Community Associations practice, spoke on “The Aftermath of New Fannie Mae Guidelines – Industry Updates, Deferred Maintenance, and Current Trends” for CAI with Anthony Dister of Wintrust...

​A new City of Chicago Ordinance requires that condominium associations and other highrise residential buildings provide relief for residents during extreme heat events. On June 22, 2022, in response to the heat-related deaths of residents of a senior living facility, the Chicago City Council...

On June 8, 2022, David Sugar, chair of the Firm's Condominium and Community Association Practice, gave a presentation on “Challenges and Opportunities for Condominium Board Members” to Chicago Loop Neighbors, an organization whose members are the presidents of most the large condominium associations...

Saul Ewing’s Condominium and Community Associations Practice is pleased to once again offer its annual summary of the Illinois Condominium Property Act ("ICPA"). 2020 and 2021 were years that no one will soon forget, with condominium associations scrambling to ensure resident safety in the midst of...

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...