Search
In the final “Lawyers With Game” episode of the season, host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice talks with Aggroed (Aggy) Lighthacker, the CEO of Splinterlands. Splinterlands is one of the most popular and successful Play To Earn (P2E) crypto games in the world, and...
Michael Metz-Topodas, a construction litigator at Saul Ewing, LLP, will speak and be a panel discussion member at the Governor's Occupational Safety & Health Conference, October 31 - November 1, 2022. On October 31st, Michael will speak on "The Best Defense is a Good Defense: How to Structure Your...
Saul Ewing Partners Andy Bockis, Justin Danilewitz and Sean O'Neill will speak at the 2022 Oil & Gas Law Conference on October 26, 2022. Their topic will be "Will the SEC's Proposed Climate Reporting Rules Survive a Major Questions Challenge."
The Lawsuits and Law Firms Behind the Gaming Industry Another source of litigation for the games indsutry are so-called “loot boxes,” or purchasable opportunities to receive in-game items, with more powerful or valuable items being rarer. Loot boxes have been likened to gambling by regulators and...
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...
Commercial Real Estate Sellers Are Feeling the Pressure of Rising Interest Rates Some deals are falling through because the cost of borrowing is making some projects economically unfeasible. As interest rates continue to skyrocket, that’s putting pressure on sellers of commercial real estate...
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...
Jim Rohlfing, a Partner in the firm's Construction Practice, will speak at The Chicago Bar Association's Construction Law Committee event.
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...
A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois recently awarded nearly $23 million to the developer of a luxury hotel in Chicago’s trendy West Loop arising from multiple breaches of contract and fraud by its design-builder. What is particularly striking about the judgment in NHC LLC v. Centaur...
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...
During the 2022 legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 550 (“SB 550”), which Virginia Governor Youngkin signed into law. SB 550 amends a portion of the Virginia Prompt Payment Act and a component of the Virginia wage theft statute, prohibiting “pay-if-paid” clauses in...
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...