The Guildhall at SMU
The Center for American and International Law
International Summit
on the Law and Business
of Video Games
January 27-28, 2010 • Register Now >
Southern Methodist University • Dallas, Texas
January 20, 2010 - Jay Cohen of Jerry Bruckheimer Games Announced as Keynote Speaker for Game::Business::Law 2010
“If you are a business development person, a member of the legal affairs team or financial staff of a video game studio or publisher, you really should attend this conference.”
- Zack Karlsson
Senior Director of Business Development, NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Inc.
“Games take the law and finance where they have never been – it’s not just hardware and software. Gaming businesses need to juggle the demands of user-generated content, free speech, online ownership and new business opportunities.”
- David McCombs, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Chair, Institute for Law and Technology, The Center for American and International Law
Download the 2010 Game::Business::Law Summit program (.PDF).
Announced Speakers for the 2010 Game::Business::Law Summit include:
- Jennifer Archie, Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP
- John B. Attanasio, Dean, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Keith Boesky, Principal, Boesky & Company
- Roxanne E. Christ, Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP
- Robin Bynoe, Senior Counsel, Charles Russell, LLP
- Chris Charla, Vice President of Development, Foundation 9 Entertainment
- Jay Cohen, President of Development, Jerry Bruckheimer Games
- Andrew S. Ehmke, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Dr. Delores M. Etters, Director Caruth Institute of Engineering Education, SMU
- Sean F. Kane, Founder, Kane & Associates LLC
- Jeffrey A. Levenstam, Partner, International Tax Services, Ernst & Young, LLP
- Zack Karlsson, Senior Director of Business Development, NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Inc.
- Jason Kee, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, ESA
- Bob Loya, Director of Developer Relations and Acquisitions, Activision Blizzard
- Joseph Olin, President, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
- Stephanie O'Malley Deming, President, XLOC
- Alex Marquez, Director, Intel Capital
- David McCombs, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Shane McGee, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
- Mark Methenitis, Electronic Entertainment Section, The Vernon Law Group, PLLC
- Joe Minton, President, Digital Development Management
- Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Professor, SMU Dedman School of Law
- PJ Putnam, Vice President and General Counsel, Gearbox Software, LLC
- Dr. Peter E. Raad, Founder and Executive Director, The Guildhall at SMU
- J. Paul Raines, Chief Operating Officer, GameStop Corporation
- Greg Short, Executive Chairman, Electronic Entertainment Design and Research
- PJ Putnam, Vice President and General Counsel, Gearbox Software, LLC
- Sean F. Kane, Founder, Kane & Associates LLC
- Jeffrey A. Levenstam, Partner, International Tax Services, Ernst & Young, LLP
- Stephanie O'Malley Deming, President, XLOC
- Joe Minton, President, Digital Development Management
- Christian Svensson, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development, Capcom
For additional information on the conference, please contact Ron Jenkins, Deputy Director, The Guildhall at SMU, at jenkinsr@smu.edu or (972) 473-3546.
