Gaming + Interactive Media

Cooley attorneys Enrique Capdevila, Bryony Hurst and Claire Temple will dive into the fast-evolving legal landscape shaping gaming and interactive media across the European Union and UK – including rules with extraterritorial reach that impact non-EU developers, publishers, platforms and studios. We’ll break down the latest regulatory trends and compliance, covering everything from privacy and artificial intelligence to consumer protection and online safety.

Drawing on experience advising gaming companies and investors, Cooley attorneys Mike Egan, Danny Grooms, Chris Kimball and Dillon Martinson will explore the impact on the gaming ecosystem. The discussion will highlight how these issues arise in practice and what companies and investors should be watching as scrutiny continues to expand.

Hear from our panelists – Michelle Rogers, Rebekah Donaleski, Brian Nelson, Teresa Michaud and Elizabeth Prelogar – about the regulatory environment facing companies entering this industry, what the forthcoming decisions may mean for other existing online gambling and sports-betting platforms, and how the issue may be approached if – and when – it reaches the US Supreme Court.

Join Cooley partners Teresa Michaud and Adam Fleisher for an insightful discussion on the characteristics that can turn in-game virtual assets into “regulated” currency. They also address when such virtual currencies may be subject to regulation under state and federal money transmission laws and recent litigation trends targeting such assets.

Over the past few years, the plaintiffs’ bar has utilized various state “wiretapping” laws and related statutes to pursue companies whose websites employ marketing tools that leverage user interactions (customer service chats, link clicks, session replay, etc.). Recently, such lawsuits have targeted gaming companies, focusing on player interactivity with in-game mechanics.

Join Cooley partners Teresa Michaud and Marc Suskin for a discussion on the rise of mass arbitrations, where thousands of individual arbitrations are filed simultaneously by the same plaintiffs’ firm. This tactic often forces the responding company to face substantial upfront arbitration filing fees – potentially totaling millions of dollars – before the arbitration has even begun.

In addition to discussing how the mass arbitration trend took hold, this session reviews recent cases, legal developments and potential mechanisms for defending against the possibility of mass arbitrations for companies that wish to keep class action waivers in their arbitration agreements.

Join Cooley partners Bryony Hurst and Leo Spicer-Phelps for a session exploring the UK’s new Online Safety Act (OSA) and its material impact on a huge number of gaming companies of all sizes across the world.

The OSA has a broad territorial scope, meaning you don’t have to be based in the UK for it to apply, and will reshape the UK’s rules around managing illegal content and protecting children online. It also has attention-grabbing penalties – up to 10% of annual global turnover and criminal liability provisions for senior managers.

Join Cooley lawyers Enrique Capdevila, Christian Lee and Christopher Suhler for an insightful webinar exploring the complex web of privacy and cybersecurity laws that apply in the gaming industry. Our panel helps you spot expected and unexpected laws, breaks down key compliance requirements, discusses emerging regulatory challenges, and suggests best practices for participants in the gaming industry.

Join Cooley partner Bobby Ghajar and special counsel Judd Lauter for an exploration of topical issues at the intersection of gaming and protections for copyrights, trademarks and rights of publicity. This discussion highlights legal developments in generative artificial intelligence, recent litigation involving digital avatars and games, and more.

Join Cooley partners Michael Rome, Jonathan Patchen, Ephraim McDowell and Bryony Hurst for a discussion of recent developments in the law concerning age verification and parental consent for online platforms and developers. This webinar will discuss the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton and its implications for online speech and digital privacy.

Join Cooley partner Sean O’Neill for a session that will explore the funding landscape for video game startups, from venture capital to publisher deals and more. Learn about what matters most for companies when it comes to securing capital and gain insights into emerging trends and investor expectations in this rapidly evolving industry.