Host Mary O’Brien sits down with Tyler Cloutier, founder of Clockwork Labs, and Wilson Sonsini partner John McGaraghan to discuss the groundbreaking decision to open source BitCraft.

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Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini regulatory partner Georgia Ravitz and senior counsel Scott Cohn as they discuss the U.S. consumer product safety laws and considerations for e-gaming companies.

Conversation Highlights:

• an introduction to Georgia Ravitz and Scott Cohn, and their summary of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA),

Meet the host and this episode's guests:

• Mary O'Brien

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Learn more about Wilson Sonsini's Electronic Gaming Group, https://egg.wsgr.com/.

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini technology transactions partner Gary Greenstein as she interviews SonyAI attorney and Wilson Sonsini alumna Tiffany Georgievski to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and the gaming industry.

Conversation Highlights:

• Tiffany Georgievski’s career path and focusing on AI,

Meet the host and this episode's guests:

• Mary O’Brien

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Learn more about Wilson Sonsini's Electronic Gaming Group, https://egg.wsgr.com.

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini corporate partner Craig Sherman as she interviews Bungie General Counsel Don McGowan to discuss forging strong attorney-client relationships.

Conversation Highlights:

• Don McGowan's career path,

Meet the host and this episode's guests:

• Mary O'Brien

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Learn more about Wilson Sonsini's Electronic Gaming Group, https://egg.wsgr.com/.

In this special episode, Wilson Sonsini corporate partner Jonathan Chan interviews Justin Woodward, co-founder and creative director of Interabang Entertainment, co-founder of the Media Indie Exchange, the founder of Black Voices in Gaming, and the lead adviser on the Black Game Dev Fund.

Conversation Highlights:

• the state of gaming and publishing and the current market,

Meet the host and this episode's guest:

• Jonathan Chan

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Learn more about Wilson Sonsini's Electronic Gaming Group, https://egg.wsgr.com/.

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini technology transactions partner Barath Chari as she interviews Parth Naidu, founder and CEO at SIDO, an e-sports research group, to discuss the legal issues in e-sports gaming.

Conversation Highlights:

• an introduction to Barath Chari and Parth Naidu and their experience in the gaming industry,

Meet the host and this episode's guests:

• Mary O'Brien, Wilson Sonsini

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Learn more about Wilson Sonsini's Electronic Gaming Group, https://egg.wsgr.com/.

Host Mary O'Brien interviews Wilson Sonsini technology transaction attorneys John McGaraghan and Andrew Poling to discuss open source software and considerations for gaming companies.

Conversation Highlights:

• an introduction to open source software,

Meet the Host:

• Mary O'Brien ​​​​​​​

Learn More:

• John McGaraghan

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Host Mary O'Brien interviews Wilson Sonsini antitrust and competition attorneys Thomas Pflock and Brendan Coffman to discuss antitrust laws and potential impact for gaming companies.

Conversation Highlights:

• an introduction to antitrust and competition laws,

Meet the Host:

• Mary O'Brien ​​​​​​​

Learn More:

• Thomas Pflock

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Host Mary O'Brien interviews Wilson Sonsini partner Paul Gadiock exploring the convergence of the gaming and healthcare industries. 

Conversation Highlights:

• Electronic gaming moving into digital healthcare

Meet the Host:

• Mary O'Brien 

Learn More:

• Paul Gadiock

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Host Mary O'Brien interviews Wilson Sonsini partner Adam Shevell, and their conversation takes us through the wild, wild west of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Conversation Highlights:

Adam's passion for video games has been prevalent throughout his life carrying over into his career today. This episode's highlights include:

• What are NFTs?

Meet the Host:

• Mary O'Brien 

Learn More:

• Adam Shevell

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