IGDA: Legal Roundtable @ GDC - For lawyers and aspiring lawyers

If you have an interest in what it takes to be a lawyer in our industry, here's you chance to learn from a group of seasoned veterens.

Jim Charne, a long time supporter of the IGDA, has put together a panel of Game Industry Lawyers to talk candidly about what it means to be in that aspect of our community:

The Round Table Session will be on Wednesday March 10th from 1-3pm in Room 228 in the East Mezzanine.

Summary:

Interested in a career as a lawyer or legal professional in the games industry?  Thinking about law school?  Already passed the bar, have a job, but want to move to games?  As the games industry grows, the need for quality legal services should grow with it.  Join in an IGDA roundtable at GDC with senior games industry legal counsel, who will discuss the paths they took that led to their careers, what to expect along the way, what skills are required, how to build a practice, and how to retain clients.

Scheduled Participants (may change based on commitments at the conference):
Jim Charne, Santa Monica
Gregory Boyd, New York
Tom Buscaglia, Seattle
Jamie Cook, Palo Alto
Konstantin Ewald, Cologne
Dan Offner, Los Angeles
David Rosenbaum, Los Angeles
Vincent Scheurer, London