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AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR LAWYERS

WHO PRIMARILY PRACTICE IN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY

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VideoGameBarThe Video Game Bar Association@VideoGameBar·
13 Jun

VGBA is happy to announce that the VGBA EuroSummit will return to Cologne as part of Devcom on August 23, 2022!

We are asking our members to consider
submitting a topic for presentation in Cologne.

Please visit: https://t.co/SFyJNZ52GN and submit your proposal via the form.

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LawyerKostyaKostya L 🇺🇦@LawyerKostya·
29 Nov

Business to Legal: I'm like 99% sure this is totally fine, but just wanted to check...

Legal to outside counsel: This doesn't look fine to me, can you check?

Outside counsel: This is definitely not fine.

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RyanJBlackRyan Black ⚖🎮🏀🍁@RyanJBlack·
29 Nov

Never easier to learn what's going on in the video game lawyer world! Registration for the 2021 @VideoGameBar Virtual Summit (Dec 6-17) is open, and you get lots of opportunities to watch and participates (& get ever-important CLE credits) .
Learn more: https://t.co/IMg2hoQaro

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A scholarship to encourage an reward students
interested in the field of interactive entertainment law

The David S. Rosenbaum Scholarship Returns for 2020!

The Video Game Bar Association is pleased to announce that the David S.
Rosenbaum Scholarship is open for submissions until March 31st, 2020.
Named in honor of David S. Rosenbaum, VGBA co-founder and respected
pillar in the field of video game law who passed away in 2018, this
scholarship aims to encourage and reward student interest in the field
of interactive entertainment law.

Entries will be judged based on writing quality, timeliness of the
topic, insight offered by submission, the strength of conclusion, and
overall impression. The student receiving the highest review score will
receive a reward of $2,500, as well as an invitation to attend the 8th
VGBA Summit in San Francisco. To enter, applicants will submit an
original paper on a current legal-focused topic pertaining to the video
game industry.

All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of VGBA accredited members.

If you have any additional questions or comments on participation, please contact Ida at ida@vgba.org. If you are interested in making a contribution to the David Rosenbaum Scholarship Fund, please contact Joseph Olin joseph@vgba.org.

About The VGBA

Founded in February 2011

The VGBA mission is to serve its members, their specialized profession and the law governing their practice by providing worldwide tools and resources necessary to collectively achieve the highest level of expertise and service. The VGBA seeks to achieve its mission by constantly working toward three goals: (1) Serve our members; (2) Improve our profession; and (3) Advance the rule of law.

Patrick Sweeney

Co-Founder & President



KONSTANTIN EWALD

Vice President



RILEY RUSSELL

Treasury



SEAN KANE

Secretary



KIRK SODERQUIST

Board Member



CHRISSIE SCELSI

Board Member



RYAN BLACK

Board Member



JANNA SMITH

Board Member



JOSEPH OLIN

Executive Director



TRISTEN GOETZ

Project Manager



Membership

The Video Game Bar Association is the premier international association whose members represent the industry’s leading practitioners in the interactive entertainment industry and other related fields.

Interested in Becoming a Member of the VGBA? At this time, all members of the VGBA must be an attorney in good standing and either actively practicing in the video game and interactive entertainment industry or currently employed by a law school as a professor in specialized topics of the field. All prospective members must first submit an application to be peer certified as an active practitioner in the industry.

Become a member
$200
Membership Renewal
$200

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Contact our team directly

Address

222 N Sepulveda Blvd #2000
El Segundo, CA 90245

Phone

(+01) 818-564-7898

Email

tristen@vgba.org
(Tristen Goetz)

jolin@vgba.org
(Joseph Olin)

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AT THE VGBA EUROPEAN SUMMIT
23RD AUGUST 2022 – GAMESCOM COLOGNE

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The Video Game Bar Association cordially invites you to its VGBA European Summit Conference on August 23rd at Gamescom Congress in Cologne, Germany.

The VGBA brings leading practitioners together to address the most relevant issues in the video game industry today. Topics for our Summits include Game Finance and M&A Development, Privacy, Game Business Updates, Legal Issues with Blockchain Games/NFTs and Metaverses, Esports, Litigation, and more.