A Journey From The Courtroom To The Studio with Danny Cevallos, Legal Analyst, MSNBC/NBCNews
No Trouble With The Curve: Talking Major League Baseball with Frankie Garland, Deputy General Counsel, Philadelphia Phillies
Investing In Video Games with William Kerr, Managing Partner, Kerr LLP
No Password Required: Starbucks’ Security Pro Went From Cyber Competitions to Corporate Red Teaming
Engineering Athletic Performance with David Cohen, General Counsel at Infinite Athlete
How AI Will Shape Video Game Development with Miguel Oliveira, Jesse Helton & Bruce Morrison, Founders at Druids.AI
The LathamTECH Podcast — Turning a London Eye Toward International Tech Growth
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 12 - Redefining Online Gaming — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Esports Fantasy Contests: Where We've Been, And Where We're Going
Discussing Sports, Sneaker Culture and Diversity
The Current State of Web3 Gaming
Conversations With An NFL General Counsel
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
(Podcast) The Briefing: Does This Court’s Ruling Put an End to Tattoo Copyright Cases?
The Briefing: Does This Court’s Ruling Put an End to Tattoo Copyright Cases?
The Briefing: Another Court Gets It Right in Tattoo Copyright Dispute
The Briefing: Another Court Gets It Right in Tattoo Copyright Dispute (Podcast)
The King of Donkey Kong: Conversations with a Video Game Industry Icon with Garry Kitchen, Legendary Video Game Designer and Expert Witness
The Future of Virtual Reality in Sports with Bob Tetiva, Founder & CEO, Sense Arena
Designing Video Games: The Artist’s Perspective, With Chris Perna, Digital Artist and Former Art Director at Epic Games
Over the last six months, the convergence of artificial intelligence, gaming, and the metaverse has produced a flood of innovation that is redefining brand engagement and generating a new surge of legal disputes....more
If you play a game and buy a shirt for your avatar, shouldn’t you be able to keep it forever? After all, isn’t that the ultimate closet hack? Your avatar should be able to keep all their aesthetics in bits of data and no...more
While many video games often feature original Intellectual Property (IP) owned by the game developers themselves, oftentimes new games are created using preexisting third party IP – think a video game based on a popular TV...more
Jacob Manu, a linebacker at the University of Washington, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, challenging the association’s “unreasonable restrictions that arbitrarily cut short his ability to compete as...more
In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing's Video Gaming & Esports Practice is joined by Danny Cevallos, Legal Analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. Danny shares how he broke into television from a...more
In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing's Video Gaming & Esports Practice speaks with Frankie Garland, Deputy General Counsel of the Philadelphia Phillies. Frankie shares how he built a...more
In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing's Video Gaming & Esports Practice sits down with William Kerr, Managing Partner of Kerr LLP. Bill shares some of his experiences closing investment...more
DeMarcus Williams, a senior security engineer at Starbucks, has built a career defined by creativity, intuition, and persistence. With roles at the U.S. Department of Defense, AWS/Amazon, and now Starbucks, he specializes in...more
Nintendo was recently granted a patent, presumably related to the Pokémon franchise, that has been drawing a great amount of attention from those in the industry. This new patent, as well as the attention it has garnered,...more
In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming & Esports Practice chats with David Cohen, General Counsel at Infinite Athlete. David explains how the company uses real-time video...more
In the season five premiere of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming & Esports Practice sits down with Miguel Oliveira, Jesse Helton and Bruce Morrison, founders of Druids.AI, to discuss...more
If you are a game developer, IP attorney, or interested in video game law, consider the ongoing patent battle involving the popular games Pokémon and Palworld. (Yes, gameplay mechanics have long been patented.) In 2024,...more
District court grants in part and denies in part defendants’ motion to dismiss Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.’s claims related to defendants’ operation of online marketplace for users to sell enhanced player accounts for...more
Can buying a video game on a website using pixel technology make you a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) plaintiff?...more
Game developers often borrow from the real world to build more lifelike, compelling characters: a tattoo copied faithfully onto a digital athlete, a famous photograph reinterpreted as body art, a recognizable design rendered...more
A recent decision issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) concerning a patent application filed by a game developer company Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (Bandai Namco) serves as a useful example for informing...more
The US has long been the focal point for tech companies that want to develop next-generation products — and attract the funding and talent needed for global success. Over the years though, London has emerged as another...more
The United States Senate’s 99-1 vote to lift a 10-year ban on state-level AI regulation marked a major shift in tech policy, challenging efforts by companies like OpenAI and Google to maintain uniform federal oversight. The...more
Drag queen Vicky Vox failed to revive her lawsuit accusing Netflix and several creators of an animated series of using her likeness without permission....more
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., 5th Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present at...more
Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ‘cheating,’ doesn’t rule out Illinois response “Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving the door open to changing Illinois’ congressional maps to “counterbalance” an attempt by Texas politicians...more
In-game purchases have become a cornerstone of the mobile video game industry, enabling developers to enhance user experience while generating revenue. However, recent developments signal heightened scrutiny from plaintiff’s...more
Fiscal differences remain as Illinois lawmaker urges for transit special session - “State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, made the call Monday during a ceremony to mark the reopening of four Chicago Transit Authority train...more
The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more
Artificial intelligence, particularly its generative variant, is rapidly transitioning from a futuristic concept to a present-day disruptor across industries. While it feels like welcome progress when „the algorithm” develops...more