In the Los Angeles Times, a feature on law firms creating specialized practices for the video games industry:
A year ago, newly minted lawyer Shawn Foust approached a senior partner at his Century City firm with an idea: dedicate an entire practice to the video game industry.
Today, the 26-year-old coordinates a team of 20 lawyers at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton that tackles mergers, licensing contracts and other deals that help make the burgeoning game business hum.
“I’m pursuing my lifelong dream of combining the two things I love — games and law,” Foust said.
Another firm with a specialty game practice is Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger.
Lawyers in these groups are often gamers, who are familiar with the industry and its products.
The video game industry faces unique legal issues, such as the place of so-called “postmortems” in contract disputes.
Read the whole article. And if you’re interested in games law, I recommend GamePolitics.
