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<strong>Gamer Attorneys for Games Clients</strong>

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Our Chambers-ranked Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group and Chambers-ranked IP Practice Group regularly handle myriad legal issues relevant to the videogame ecosystem. Our team boasts attorneys who are gamers themselves, ensuring an understanding of not only the industry and its nuances but also the consumers and communities that support it.

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<p>Our Chambers-ranked Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group and Chambers-ranked IP Practice Group regularly handle myriad legal issues relevant to the videogame ecosystem. Our team boasts attorneys who are gamers themselves, ensuring an understanding of not only the industry and its nuances but also the consumers and communities that support it.</p>

Regardless of the game’s maturity (predevelopment stages, ready for launch or post-launch troubleshooting), and whether the platform is single-player, MOBA or immersive, our sophisticated player-oriented legal counsel focuses on each client’s unique posture while leveraging our broad experience working with companies across the industry.

<p>Regardless of the game’s maturity (predevelopment stages, ready for launch or post-launch troubleshooting), and whether the platform is single-player, MOBA or immersive, our sophisticated player-oriented legal counsel focuses on each client’s unique posture while leveraging our broad experience working with companies across the industry.</p>

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When it comes to videogame industry clients, we represent all the major players:

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<p>When it comes to videogame industry clients, we represent all the major players:</p>

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<li>Publishers, developers and distributors.</li>



<li>IP licensers and licensees, including franchises and brands.</li>



<li>Platform providers, including streaming services.</li>



<li>Fintech companies, including in-game payment service providers.</li>



<li>Software, hardware and technical support vendors.</li>



<li>Content providers, including creators and influencers.</li>



<li>Institutional investors seeking to enter into or continue to grow their videogame portfolio.</li>
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<li>Publishers, developers and distributors.</li>

IP licensers and licensees, including franchises and brands.

<li>IP licensers and licensees, including franchises and brands.</li>

Platform providers, including streaming services.

<li>Platform providers, including streaming services.</li>

Fintech companies, including in-game payment service providers.

<li>Fintech companies, including in-game payment service providers.</li>

Software, hardware and technical support vendors.

<li>Software, hardware and technical support vendors.</li>

Content providers, including creators and influencers.

<li>Content providers, including creators and influencers.</li>

Institutional investors seeking to enter into or continue to grow their videogame portfolio.

<li>Institutional investors seeking to enter into or continue to grow their videogame portfolio.</li>

<ul><li>Publishers, developers and distributors.</li><li>IP licensers and licensees, including franchises and brands.</li><li>Platform providers, including streaming services.</li><li>Fintech companies, including in-game payment service providers.</li><li>Software, hardware and technical support vendors.</li><li>Content providers, including creators and influencers.</li><li>Institutional investors seeking to enter into or continue to grow their videogame portfolio.</li></ul>

We also represent many companies that have not traditionally been active in the gaming space, including restaurant chains, sports teams, educational institutions, food brands and fashion retailers.

<p>We also represent many companies that have not traditionally been active in the gaming space, including restaurant chains, sports teams, educational institutions, food brands and fashion retailers.</p>

Our experience with all forms of interactive entertainment – including consoles, mobile games, streaming, in-person and virtual tournaments, eSports, augmented and virtual reality, social gaming and AI integrations – equips our team with the comprehensive skill set needed to tackle any challenge.

<p>Our experience with all forms of interactive entertainment – including consoles, mobile games, streaming, in-person and virtual tournaments, eSports, augmented and virtual reality, social gaming and AI integrations – equips our team with the comprehensive skill set needed to tackle any challenge.</p>


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Achievements Unlocked</strong></h2>


Although some legal concerns, such as nerfing, player chat, loot boxes and player moderation, may be particular to videogame companies, other issues, such as payment processing (for DLC or in-game virtual currency or items) or physical retail rentals (for live eSport tournaments), are not industry specific. Our team leverages decades of experience across verticals to effectively and efficiently advise videogame clients on legal questions from predevelopment stages through launch and per-game update.&nbsp;

<p>Although some legal concerns, such as nerfing, player chat, loot boxes and player moderation, may be particular to videogame companies, other issues, such as payment processing (for DLC or in-game virtual currency or items) or physical retail rentals (for live eSport tournaments), are not industry specific. Our team leverages decades of experience across verticals to effectively and efficiently advise videogame clients on legal questions from predevelopment stages through launch and per-game update.&nbsp;</p>

Like any balanced team (healers, brawlers and defenders included), our firm is composed of attorneys who can provide reactive risk mitigation by foreseeing best practices, and strong defense counseling:

<p>Like any balanced team (healers, brawlers and defenders included), our firm is composed of attorneys who can provide reactive risk mitigation by foreseeing best practices, and strong defense counseling:</p>


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<li>Our <a href="/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/">Digital Assets and Data Management</a> Practice Group provides comprehensive and practical counsel on privacy, data security and advertising issues, including dark patterns, co-marketing initiatives, children’s privacy, tech transaction and data protection addendum negotiation, cybersecurity audits, regulatory inquiry response, legislative comment submission and complex technology litigation. Our nationally-recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/advertising-marketing-and-digital-media/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Advertising, Marketing and Digital Media</a> team has intensive experience working on federal and state regulatory investigations as well as launching marketing campaigns.</li>
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Our <a href="/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/">Digital Assets and Data Management</a> Practice Group provides comprehensive and practical counsel on privacy, data security and advertising issues, including dark patterns, co-marketing initiatives, children’s privacy, tech transaction and data protection addendum negotiation, cybersecurity audits, regulatory inquiry response, legislative comment submission and complex technology litigation. Our nationally-recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/advertising-marketing-and-digital-media/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Advertising, Marketing and Digital Media</a> team has intensive experience working on federal and state regulatory investigations as well as launching marketing campaigns.

<li>Our <a href="/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/">Digital Assets and Data Management</a> Practice Group provides comprehensive and practical counsel on privacy, data security and advertising issues, including dark patterns, co-marketing initiatives, children’s privacy, tech transaction and data protection addendum negotiation, cybersecurity audits, regulatory inquiry response, legislative comment submission and complex technology litigation. Our nationally-recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/advertising-marketing-and-digital-media/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Advertising, Marketing and Digital Media</a> team has intensive experience working on federal and state regulatory investigations as well as launching marketing campaigns.</li>

<ul><li>Our <a href="/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/">Digital Assets and Data Management</a> Practice Group provides comprehensive and practical counsel on privacy, data security and advertising issues, including dark patterns, co-marketing initiatives, children’s privacy, tech transaction and data protection addendum negotiation, cybersecurity audits, regulatory inquiry response, legislative comment submission and complex technology litigation. Our nationally-recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/advertising-marketing-and-digital-media/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Advertising, Marketing and Digital Media</a> team has intensive experience working on federal and state regulatory investigations as well as launching marketing campaigns.</li></ul>


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<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/intellectual-property/">Intellectual Property</a> Practice Group helps clients with asset protection, dispute resolution and technology transactions related to copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. We provide representation and counseling for all IP-related matters that arise in videogame technology – including tournament licensing, digital asset marketplaces, in-game custom content and IP infringement mitigation and content moderation – and issues particular to the use of AI, often collaborating with our Emerging Technology team.&nbsp;</li>
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Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/intellectual-property/">Intellectual Property</a> Practice Group helps clients with asset protection, dispute resolution and technology transactions related to copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. We provide representation and counseling for all IP-related matters that arise in videogame technology – including tournament licensing, digital asset marketplaces, in-game custom content and IP infringement mitigation and content moderation – and issues particular to the use of AI, often collaborating with our Emerging Technology team.&nbsp;

<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/intellectual-property/">Intellectual Property</a> Practice Group helps clients with asset protection, dispute resolution and technology transactions related to copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. We provide representation and counseling for all IP-related matters that arise in videogame technology – including tournament licensing, digital asset marketplaces, in-game custom content and IP infringement mitigation and content moderation – and issues particular to the use of AI, often collaborating with our Emerging Technology team.&nbsp;</li>

<ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/intellectual-property/">Intellectual Property</a> Practice Group helps clients with asset protection, dispute resolution and technology transactions related to copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. We provide representation and counseling for all IP-related matters that arise in videogame technology – including tournament licensing, digital asset marketplaces, in-game custom content and IP infringement mitigation and content moderation – and issues particular to the use of AI, often collaborating with our Emerging Technology team.&nbsp;</li></ul>


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<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/emerging-technology/">Emerging Technology</a> team advises on cutting-edge videogame uses of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and peer-to-peer economies in interoperable environments (e.g., “metaverses”), and the integration and application of AI and related generative technologies.&nbsp;</li>
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Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/emerging-technology/">Emerging Technology</a> team advises on cutting-edge videogame uses of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and peer-to-peer economies in interoperable environments (e.g., “metaverses”), and the integration and application of AI and related generative technologies.&nbsp;

<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/emerging-technology/">Emerging Technology</a> team advises on cutting-edge videogame uses of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and peer-to-peer economies in interoperable environments (e.g., “metaverses”), and the integration and application of AI and related generative technologies.&nbsp;</li>

<ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/emerging-technology/">Emerging Technology</a> team advises on cutting-edge videogame uses of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and peer-to-peer economies in interoperable environments (e.g., “metaverses”), and the integration and application of AI and related generative technologies.&nbsp;</li></ul>


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<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/business/">Business</a> Practice Group helps clients navigate a wide range of transactions and is well suited to advise on videogame-related transactions, including acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures and other strategic investments for both institutional clients and strategics. We employ a cross-practice approach to ensure a full understanding of each client’s needs when reviewing, revising and negotiating media, talent, software, licensing, IP, sponsorship, promotional, branding and other transactional agreements. We provide a full suite of services, including guiding clients through multiple rounds of investments and portfolio acquisitions, and counseling on achieving liquidity goals (considering exit events, asset value preservation and tax efficiency). We support our clients through every phase of a transaction, from thorough due diligence to drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ensuring a smooth transition post-closing.</li>
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Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/business/">Business</a> Practice Group helps clients navigate a wide range of transactions and is well suited to advise on videogame-related transactions, including acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures and other strategic investments for both institutional clients and strategics. We employ a cross-practice approach to ensure a full understanding of each client’s needs when reviewing, revising and negotiating media, talent, software, licensing, IP, sponsorship, promotional, branding and other transactional agreements. We provide a full suite of services, including guiding clients through multiple rounds of investments and portfolio acquisitions, and counseling on achieving liquidity goals (considering exit events, asset value preservation and tax efficiency). We support our clients through every phase of a transaction, from thorough due diligence to drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ensuring a smooth transition post-closing.

<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/business/">Business</a> Practice Group helps clients navigate a wide range of transactions and is well suited to advise on videogame-related transactions, including acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures and other strategic investments for both institutional clients and strategics. We employ a cross-practice approach to ensure a full understanding of each client’s needs when reviewing, revising and negotiating media, talent, software, licensing, IP, sponsorship, promotional, branding and other transactional agreements. We provide a full suite of services, including guiding clients through multiple rounds of investments and portfolio acquisitions, and counseling on achieving liquidity goals (considering exit events, asset value preservation and tax efficiency). We support our clients through every phase of a transaction, from thorough due diligence to drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ensuring a smooth transition post-closing.</li>

<ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/business/">Business</a> Practice Group helps clients navigate a wide range of transactions and is well suited to advise on videogame-related transactions, including acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures and other strategic investments for both institutional clients and strategics. We employ a cross-practice approach to ensure a full understanding of each client’s needs when reviewing, revising and negotiating media, talent, software, licensing, IP, sponsorship, promotional, branding and other transactional agreements. We provide a full suite of services, including guiding clients through multiple rounds of investments and portfolio acquisitions, and counseling on achieving liquidity goals (considering exit events, asset value preservation and tax efficiency). We support our clients through every phase of a transaction, from thorough due diligence to drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ensuring a smooth transition post-closing.</li></ul>


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<li>Game developer companies are often faced with unique employee-related challenges. From product release timing and hiring part-time or seasonal contractors with unconventional employment agreements to navigating noncompete and trade secret arrangements, there are myriad employment challenges and opportunities these companies need to consider. Our nationwide <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/labor-and-employment/">Labor and Employment</a> Practice Group works alongside company leadership providing advice and counsel on all facets and at all stages of the employer-employee relationship. From navigating wage and hour laws to discrimination and harassment issues, worker classification, handbooks and EEOC charges - to the various forms of employment litigation which can arise, including single-plaintiff and class and collective actions, we leverage our acquired knowledge and remain laser focused on your unique footprint, needs and objectives.</li>
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Game developer companies are often faced with unique employee-related challenges. From product release timing and hiring part-time or seasonal contractors with unconventional employment agreements to navigating noncompete and trade secret arrangements, there are myriad employment challenges and opportunities these companies need to consider. Our nationwide <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/labor-and-employment/">Labor and Employment</a> Practice Group works alongside company leadership providing advice and counsel on all facets and at all stages of the employer-employee relationship. From navigating wage and hour laws to discrimination and harassment issues, worker classification, handbooks and EEOC charges - to the various forms of employment litigation which can arise, including single-plaintiff and class and collective actions, we leverage our acquired knowledge and remain laser focused on your unique footprint, needs and objectives.

<li>Game developer companies are often faced with unique employee-related challenges. From product release timing and hiring part-time or seasonal contractors with unconventional employment agreements to navigating noncompete and trade secret arrangements, there are myriad employment challenges and opportunities these companies need to consider. Our nationwide <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/labor-and-employment/">Labor and Employment</a> Practice Group works alongside company leadership providing advice and counsel on all facets and at all stages of the employer-employee relationship. From navigating wage and hour laws to discrimination and harassment issues, worker classification, handbooks and EEOC charges - to the various forms of employment litigation which can arise, including single-plaintiff and class and collective actions, we leverage our acquired knowledge and remain laser focused on your unique footprint, needs and objectives.</li>

<ul><li>Game developer companies are often faced with unique employee-related challenges. From product release timing and hiring part-time or seasonal contractors with unconventional employment agreements to navigating noncompete and trade secret arrangements, there are myriad employment challenges and opportunities these companies need to consider. Our nationwide <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/labor-and-employment/">Labor and Employment</a> Practice Group works alongside company leadership providing advice and counsel on all facets and at all stages of the employer-employee relationship. From navigating wage and hour laws to discrimination and harassment issues, worker classification, handbooks and EEOC charges - to the various forms of employment litigation which can arise, including single-plaintiff and class and collective actions, we leverage our acquired knowledge and remain laser focused on your unique footprint, needs and objectives.</li></ul>


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<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/litigation/">Litigation</a> Practice Group handles every type of business dispute and commercial controversy, including claims of breach of contract in the hundreds of millions, unfair trade and deceptive business acts, IP protection, noncompetes, antitrust, class actions, loot box issues and First Amendment claims. Our team works on all aspects of litigation, from initial fact investigations and document collection and retention to pleadings, discovery, expert witnesses, jury/bench trials, arbitrations and appeals. We work with our nationally recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/e-discovery-advocacy-and-management/">E-Discovery Advocacy and Management</a> team on the electronic discovery and data challenges faced by businesses today. Our attorneys meet the challenges and needs of each client, including where there are unique data sources, and we lead with efficiency so that our offerings manage the process and the spend tailored to the issue at hand.</li>
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Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/litigation/">Litigation</a> Practice Group handles every type of business dispute and commercial controversy, including claims of breach of contract in the hundreds of millions, unfair trade and deceptive business acts, IP protection, noncompetes, antitrust, class actions, loot box issues and First Amendment claims. Our team works on all aspects of litigation, from initial fact investigations and document collection and retention to pleadings, discovery, expert witnesses, jury/bench trials, arbitrations and appeals. We work with our nationally recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/e-discovery-advocacy-and-management/">E-Discovery Advocacy and Management</a> team on the electronic discovery and data challenges faced by businesses today. Our attorneys meet the challenges and needs of each client, including where there are unique data sources, and we lead with efficiency so that our offerings manage the process and the spend tailored to the issue at hand.

<li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/litigation/">Litigation</a> Practice Group handles every type of business dispute and commercial controversy, including claims of breach of contract in the hundreds of millions, unfair trade and deceptive business acts, IP protection, noncompetes, antitrust, class actions, loot box issues and First Amendment claims. Our team works on all aspects of litigation, from initial fact investigations and document collection and retention to pleadings, discovery, expert witnesses, jury/bench trials, arbitrations and appeals. We work with our nationally recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/e-discovery-advocacy-and-management/">E-Discovery Advocacy and Management</a> team on the electronic discovery and data challenges faced by businesses today. Our attorneys meet the challenges and needs of each client, including where there are unique data sources, and we lead with efficiency so that our offerings manage the process and the spend tailored to the issue at hand.</li>

<ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/litigation/">Litigation</a> Practice Group handles every type of business dispute and commercial controversy, including claims of breach of contract in the hundreds of millions, unfair trade and deceptive business acts, IP protection, noncompetes, antitrust, class actions, loot box issues and First Amendment claims. Our team works on all aspects of litigation, from initial fact investigations and document collection and retention to pleadings, discovery, expert witnesses, jury/bench trials, arbitrations and appeals. We work with our nationally recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/e-discovery-advocacy-and-management/">E-Discovery Advocacy and Management</a> team on the electronic discovery and data challenges faced by businesses today. Our attorneys meet the challenges and needs of each client, including where there are unique data sources, and we lead with efficiency so that our offerings manage the process and the spend tailored to the issue at hand.</li></ul>

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<section class="wp-block-contentpilot-expand-more"><div class="wp-block-contentpilot-expand-more__excerpt is-visible" data-selector="expand-more"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-contentpilot-expand-more__full-content" data-selector="expand-more"><h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>“Choose Your Character”</strong></h2><p>When it comes to videogame industry clients, we represent all the major players:</p><ul><li>Publishers, developers and distributors.</li><li>IP licensers and licensees, including franchises and brands.</li><li>Platform providers, including streaming services.</li><li>Fintech companies, including in-game payment service providers.</li><li>Software, hardware and technical support vendors.</li><li>Content providers, including creators and influencers.</li><li>Institutional investors seeking to enter into or continue to grow their videogame portfolio.</li></ul><p>We also represent many companies that have not traditionally been active in the gaming space, including restaurant chains, sports teams, educational institutions, food brands and fashion retailers.</p><p>Our experience with all forms of interactive entertainment – including consoles, mobile games, streaming, in-person and virtual tournaments, eSports, augmented and virtual reality, social gaming and AI integrations – equips our team with the comprehensive skill set needed to tackle any challenge.</p><h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Achievements Unlocked</strong></h2><p>Although some legal concerns, such as nerfing, player chat, loot boxes and player moderation, may be particular to videogame companies, other issues, such as payment processing (for DLC or in-game virtual currency or items) or physical retail rentals (for live eSport tournaments), are not industry specific. Our team leverages decades of experience across verticals to effectively and efficiently advise videogame clients on legal questions from predevelopment stages through launch and per-game update.&nbsp;</p><p>Like any balanced team (healers, brawlers and defenders included), our firm is composed of attorneys who can provide reactive risk mitigation by foreseeing best practices, and strong defense counseling:</p><ul><li>Our <a href="/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/">Digital Assets and Data Management</a> Practice Group provides comprehensive and practical counsel on privacy, data security and advertising issues, including dark patterns, co-marketing initiatives, children’s privacy, tech transaction and data protection addendum negotiation, cybersecurity audits, regulatory inquiry response, legislative comment submission and complex technology litigation. Our nationally-recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/advertising-marketing-and-digital-media/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Advertising, Marketing and Digital Media</a> team has intensive experience working on federal and state regulatory investigations as well as launching marketing campaigns.</li></ul><ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/intellectual-property/">Intellectual Property</a> Practice Group helps clients with asset protection, dispute resolution and technology transactions related to copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. We provide representation and counseling for all IP-related matters that arise in videogame technology – including tournament licensing, digital asset marketplaces, in-game custom content and IP infringement mitigation and content moderation – and issues particular to the use of AI, often collaborating with our Emerging Technology team.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/digital-assets-and-data-management/emerging-technology/">Emerging Technology</a> team advises on cutting-edge videogame uses of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and peer-to-peer economies in interoperable environments (e.g., “metaverses”), and the integration and application of AI and related generative technologies.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/business/">Business</a> Practice Group helps clients navigate a wide range of transactions and is well suited to advise on videogame-related transactions, including acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures and other strategic investments for both institutional clients and strategics. We employ a cross-practice approach to ensure a full understanding of each client’s needs when reviewing, revising and negotiating media, talent, software, licensing, IP, sponsorship, promotional, branding and other transactional agreements. We provide a full suite of services, including guiding clients through multiple rounds of investments and portfolio acquisitions, and counseling on achieving liquidity goals (considering exit events, asset value preservation and tax efficiency). We support our clients through every phase of a transaction, from thorough due diligence to drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ensuring a smooth transition post-closing.</li></ul><ul><li>Game developer companies are often faced with unique employee-related challenges. From product release timing and hiring part-time or seasonal contractors with unconventional employment agreements to navigating noncompete and trade secret arrangements, there are myriad employment challenges and opportunities these companies need to consider. Our nationwide <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/labor-and-employment/">Labor and Employment</a> Practice Group works alongside company leadership providing advice and counsel on all facets and at all stages of the employer-employee relationship. From navigating wage and hour laws to discrimination and harassment issues, worker classification, handbooks and EEOC charges - to the various forms of employment litigation which can arise, including single-plaintiff and class and collective actions, we leverage our acquired knowledge and remain laser focused on your unique footprint, needs and objectives.</li></ul><ul><li>Our <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/litigation/">Litigation</a> Practice Group handles every type of business dispute and commercial controversy, including claims of breach of contract in the hundreds of millions, unfair trade and deceptive business acts, IP protection, noncompetes, antitrust, class actions, loot box issues and First Amendment claims. Our team works on all aspects of litigation, from initial fact investigations and document collection and retention to pleadings, discovery, expert witnesses, jury/bench trials, arbitrations and appeals. We work with our nationally recognized <a href="https://bakerlawstaging.contentpilot.net/services/e-discovery-advocacy-and-management/">E-Discovery Advocacy and Management</a> team on the electronic discovery and data challenges faced by businesses today. Our attorneys meet the challenges and needs of each client, including where there are unique data sources, and we lead with efficiency so that our offerings manage the process and the spend tailored to the issue at hand.</li></ul></div><button class="wp-block-contentpilot-expand-more__more-button is-visible" data-selector="expand-more">View More</button><button class="wp-block-contentpilot-expand-more__less-button" data-selector="expand-more">View Less</button></section>

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<p>Our Interactive Entertainment and Videogame attorneys come from all six of BakerHostetler’s practice groups and span dozens of specialty areas; our combined years of experience multiply the value of our counsel. We not only help our clients react to legal issues but also counsel them to future-proof their business by leveling up their practices. Our experience includes:</p>
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<li>Ongoing support for a major Japan-based multinational videogame developer and publisher, including advising on videogame concept and design, cross-border player data protection, eSport tournament setup and rules, merchandising, nerfing, CVAA compliance, card game tournament licensing, advertising of videogames to children (content blurring), accessibility media testing and mass subscription refunds.</li>
<li>Developed data protection impact assessment templates for a multinational streaming company that develops IP-based mobile games, including for minors.</li>
<li>Advised on applicability of state privacy laws, including whether gameplay information (such as in-game character design, gameplay statistics and game progress) is “personal information” subject to privacy rights requests, and whether face, hand or body measurements collected through immersive games are “biometric identifiers” subject to state biometric privacy laws.</li>
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