E-sports

The blend of experience within the firm’s dedicated sport, media and technology practice groups enables the years of expertise within our firm, in combination with foreign lawyers and Japanese lawyers, to work seamlessly together on domestic and global projects, including:

• Sports governance
• Ensuring that competitions are properly and effectively regulated, including the drafting of constitutional and regulatory documentation, including anti-doping and anti-corruption rules
• Broadcasting and media rights
• Commercial including sponsorship and advertising
• Merchandising, licensing, and ticketing
• Ensuring the safety and security of participants and through appropriate safeguarding measures
• Identifying gambling regulatory risks
• Protecting the brands of rights-holders
• Managing e-sports talent, whether through player contracts or image rights exploitation
• Child welfare and age rating systems

When advising foreign clients, our firm can field a team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers who have relevant experience and bi-cultural sensitivity. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our global affiliated offices.

 

 

Related Publications

• Q&As about Entertainment Law 2nd Edition: Rights, Contracts, Troubleshooting, Related Laws and Overseas Transactions, Civil Law Institute (2019) [Co-author]
• Guide to Sports Governance: Basic Concepts and Knowledge, Toyo Keizai, Inc. (edited by Sasagawa Sports Foundation) (2014)

 

Related Newsletters

• "New Calculation Method of Damages Introduced to Increase Compensation in Piracy Cases - Amendments to Japan’s Copyright Act in 2024" (August 10, 2023) [Co-author]

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