Position:
General Counsel, Senior Director of Business & Legal Affairs, Corporate Secretary at Square Enix, Inc.
Work:
Square Enix, Inc.
- El Segundo, CA since Dec 2012
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General Counsel, Senior Director of Business & Legal Affairs, Corporate Secretary
Square Enix, Inc.
- El Segundo, CA Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
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General Counsel, Senior Director of Business & Legal Affairs
Square Enix, Inc., El Segundo, California, United States
May 2007 - Apr 2012
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Deputy General Counsel and Director of Business & Legal Affairs
Genius Products
Sep 2006 - Mar 2007
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Senior Counsel
Law Offices of Stephen F. Ross
Feb 2001 - Sep 2006
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Attorney
Raving Loon Management / Broken Caravan Agency
Feb 2001 - Oct 2005
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Personal Manager / Booking Agent
Leopold, Petrich & Smith
May 1999 - Mar 2001
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Associate
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Sep 1997 - May 1999
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Associate
Education:
University of Michigan Law School 1994 - 1997
University of Pennsylvania 1990 - 1994
BA, Diplomatic History
Teaneck High School 1986 - 1990
Skills:
Digital Distribution, Copyright Law, Marketing, Licensing, Video Games, Strategic Partnerships, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, New Media, Mobile Devices, Business Development, MMO, Cyberlaw, Game Development, Monetization, Litigation, Strategy, E-commerce, Online Gaming
Interests:
Speaking engagements: ABA Video Games and Digital Media Conference: “Legal Landmines and Business Opportunities when Traditional Gaming Meets the New Frontier,” June 2013; IQPC Conference: “Overcoming IP and Enforcement Challenges in Casual/Social and Online Gaming” June 2013; PLI Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012 (Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment"): “The Legal and Business Framework of Social and Mobile Games,” September 2012; Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel, “Annual Gaming Panel,” November 2012; ESA Gamelaw 2012 (“Cutting-Edge Issues in Videogame Law”), “Online Gaming and Digital Entitlements: Taxation, Gambling and Other Emerging Issues,” October 2012; University of Tennessee Entertainment Conference: "Metamorphosis – How Technology is Reshaping Entertainment," March 2012; Stanford University Legal Frontiers in Digital Media Conference, “The Developing Law of Virtual Realities and Online Games,” May 2009