Video Game Bar Association

Thank you to Gaetano Dimita for speaking with our VGBA student members today during our monthly Fireside Chat series. Bahar Tarighi, thank you for moderating today's session. Student membership is only $25/annually and gives you intimate access to the top counsel in the gaming industry. Visit www.vgba.org to join! #lawschool #videogames

Don't worry if you didn't get tickets to VGBA's sold out annual CLE/Breakfast event. You can catch up with us the next day at this event on Wednesday hosted by Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.

We are 1 ticket away from being SOLD OUT for VGBA's annual GDC event hosted by our friends at Fenwick & West. We will have a waitlist for those who still want to attend. https://lnkd.in/gkznzHh4

VGBA's GDC Annual Breakfast & CLE (hosted and sponsored by Fenwick & West) tickets are now available to members and non-members of the VGBA. Visit here to get your ticket: https://lnkd.in/g2sn4PGv ----------------- The Video Game Bar Association invites you to our annual GDC breakfast, community & learning event. Join Fenwick partner Tyler Newby, Stacy Feuer of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)’s Privacy Certified Program, and k-ID Senior Legal Counsel Joe Newman for a lively discussion addressing key developments in children’s privacy issues. Speakers will explore how to navigate this area of increased regulatory scrutiny and risk, including: -Implications of the recent FTC rulemaking on COPPA and enforcement related to kids and loot boxes. -New state laws regulating children and teen data -What the new administration’s executive orders and changes could mean for the games industry -New developments in social media laws This session may qualify for CLE credit. CA & VT-General (NY via reciprocity); WA credit pending application. We will update this invite when all approvals are completed to confirm the credit. Doors open at 8am. CLE will be offered from 8:30am-9:30am. Networking will follow and end by 11am. We are asking for a minimum donation of $25 per ticket to go towards our David S Rosenbaum Scholarship. Each year we give $2,500 to a winner of our essay contest. Our goal for 2025 is to award two scholarships. Thank you in advance for helping us reach our goal and for supporting the next generation of video game lawyers. Fenwick & West will not be the recipient of any donations.

LAST DAY for Members Only tickets! Tickets will open to non-members tomorrow, Tuesday 2/11.

Our annual GDC breakfast & CLE event tickets are now available for VGBA members. Another round of appreciation goes to our host, Fenwick & West. Members: please check your email for a link to get tickets. Non-members: another post will follow within a week with the ticket link. The Video Game Bar Association invites you to our annual GDC breakfast, community & learning event. Join Fenwick partner Tyler Newby, Stacy Feuer of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)’s Privacy Certified Program, and k-ID Senior Legal Counsel Joe Newman for a lively discussion addressing key developments in children’s privacy issues. Speakers will explore how to navigate this area of increased regulatory scrutiny and risk, including: -Implications of the recent FTC rulemaking on COPPA and enforcement related to kids and loot boxes. -New state laws regulating children and teen data -What the new administration’s executive orders and changes could mean for the games industry -New developments in social media laws This session may qualify for CLE credit. CA & VT-General (NY via reciprocity); WA credit pending application. We will update this invite when all approvals are completed to confirm the credit. Doors open at 8am. CLE will be offered from 8:30am-9:30am. Networking will follow and end by 11am. We are asking for a minimum donation of $25 per ticket to go towards our David S Rosenbaum Scholarship. Each year we give $2,500 to a winner of our essay contest. Our goal for 2025 is to award two scholarships. Thank you in advance for helping us reach our goal and for supporting the next generation of video game lawyers. Fenwick & West will not be the recipient of any donations.

With great pleasure, we announce our annual GDC event, sponsored once again by the wonderful team at Fenwick & West.?Come hungry for breakfast, community & learning.? VGBA members will have priority access to tickets starting in early February.?You will receive an email with the link if you are a member.? We will offer tickets for non-members the following week for any remaining seats. Doors open at 8am.?CLE will be offered from 8:30am-9:30am.?Networking will follow and end by 11am. Our topic and speakers will soon be announced, so please watch our social feed on LinkedIn for updates.?This session may qualify for CLE credit. CA & VT-General (NY via reciprocity); WA credit pending application.?We will update this invite when we have all approvals completed to confirm the credit. We are asking for a minimum donation of $25 per ticket to go towards our David S Rosenbaum Scholarship.?Each year we give $2,500 to a winner of our essay contest.?Our goal for 2025 is to award two scholarships.?Thank you in advance for helping us reach our goal and for supporting the next generation of video game lawyers. ?Fenwick & West will not be the recipient of any donations. If you are a member of the VGBA and cannot afford the donation, please reach out to?[email protected]?for special consideration. It's never too late to join, so please visit?www.vgba.org?to complete your membership application before tickets are released.

Thank you to Patrick Sweeney for speaking with our VGBA student members today during our monthly Fireside Chat series. Luke Kim, thank you for organizing this series. Student membership is only $25/annually and gives you intimate access to the top counsel in the gaming industry. Visit www.vgba.org to join! #lawschool #videogames

Congrats to Jacob Smith for winning our raffle for a free VGBA Summit ticket in 2025. We exceeded our goal of 50 responses, so thank you to everyone who completed the survey. It's not too late to voice your wants and needs from the VGBA in 2025 and beyond! https://lnkd.in/ggkhs9se

ICYMI, ESRB Sr. VP, and friend of Video Game Bar Association posted a great update today.