An esports law panel will be included in the second annual sports law conference – LawInSport, to be held in London, between February 24th-25th. The panel titled “Is esport the new frontier for sports lawyers?” will feature well known James Lampkin, Vice President Pro Gaming at ESL, among the speakers.
An esports law panel has been included as part of the second annual sports law conference LawInSport. The conference that will be held between February 24th-25th in London has designated a segment to discussing esports as the next frontier for sports lawyers.
Esports law and key issues in the competitive scene have been making their way into the spotlight lately, as esports continues to grow.
A similar panel was included in the Casual Connect Europe 2016 conference that took place in Amsterdam, last week. Jas Purewal, founder of Purewal & Partners, gave a talk on the business and law of esports. Topics of discussion included how clubs remunerate their players, commercialization and sponsorships, issues around media rights and streaming, as well as business opportunities in the esports space.
Esports Law panel at LawInSport
Several guest speakers have been invited, including:
- Andrew Nixon, Head of Sport Group, Sheridans (Chairperson): Working alongside Sheridans’ Computer Games Group, Andrew has also developed a market leading esports practice, acting for leagues and teams, in particular on governance, commercial, and regulatory matters, such as governance frameworks, league regulations on integrity (including betting and anti-doping), commercial exploitation (including sponsorship), licensing and player transfers. Andrew has also been advising on minimum terms of player contracts as the esports space becomes more sophisticated.
- Ian Smith, Director Sports Integrity Matters: Ian is an expert in Sports Governance and Regulation with a particular emphasis on Integrity. He is the proprietor of Sports Integrity Matters and advises sports organisations, having over 20 years of experience in the field.
- James Watson, esports Product Manager, Sportradar: James successfully designed, created and managed the esports integrity arm of Sportradar..
- David Grundlingh, Founder and CEO, Red Planet Communications: David re-established Red Planet in 2015 which focuses on the ever growing opportunity in esports. A highly targeted audience base of Millennial Males in a relatively diverse, yet untapped market for consumer brands.
- James Lampkin, Vice President Pro Gaming, ESL: James creatively spearheaded product development of The World Championship Series, ESL’s work on Blizzcon 2013, 2014, and 2015, and ESL One. As VP Pro-gaming – Product and Content, James oversees creative, on-air and product development of ESL’s pro-gaming products, including Blizzard titles, Dota 2, ESL One, ESL Proleague and other projects.
LawInSport Conference
The esports segment is just one of many interesting topics that will be discussed over the course of the two days. Other topics include:
- Sports lawyers – What is the future role of lawyers in sport?
- Athletes Rights – Protecting the rights of athletes
- Anti-Doping – What is the future of anti-doping following IAAF & Essendon scandals
- Governance – Creating a culture of accountability and transparency
- Anti-Corruption – How to tackle individual and institutional corruption in sport
- Media rights – Current legal issues and challenges of the new technology
- Commercial contracts – topical issues in sports sponsorship and merchandising
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