Level Up in Video Game Law With the New York State Bar Association
11.7.2025
Grab your controllers and load your save files for a New York State Bar Association hybrid program exploring legal issues in the video game industry.
In the past few decades, the video game industry has gone from niche to mainstream. Its total revenue now exceeds that of both the film and music industries combined. The constant growth and change in this industry, including the rise of mobile gaming, comes with its own set of concerns.
The program will take place on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Harris Beach Murtha office at 99 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, NY. The seminar will be followed by a networking reception. Those who cannot attend in person will be able to watch via Zoom.
A panel of experts will address opportunities and challenges for attorneys practicing in the video game field, including issues related to intellectual property, privacy, business practices, pending litigation, relevant legislation, and more.
The speakers will be:
- Brendan Palfreyman, partner at Harris Beach Murtha.
- Alan Winchester, partner at Harris Beach Murtha.
- Mark Lemley, director of the Stanford Law School Program in Law, Science & Technology.
- Layla Maurer, staff attorney for Library Futures at NYU School of Law’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy, and former in-house counsel at Wizards of the Coast.
Barry Skidelsky, past chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section, will moderate.
Journalists are invited to attend but must contact Rebecca Melnitsky at rmelnitsky@nysba.org.
The program is sponsored by the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section. The cost is $50 for section members and $75 for all other New York State Bar Association members. Attendees will receive three Continuing Legal Education credits in Areas of Professional Practice.
