Taylor Wessing LLP‘s gaming practice is known for its prowess in publishing, and has more recently advised clients on generative AI models for user generated games and regulatory issues involving the Digital Services Act (DSA). The team advises major publishers, developers and investors from the video gaming industry on a host of legal matters, covering monetisation and revenue models, commercial agreements, IP, gambling regulation and M&A. The team is co-led by Graham Hann and Robert Fenner. Hann advises on player acquisition, IP, data and a myriad of other gaming-related issues. Fenner and Paul Thorpe handle corporate matters for gaming clients, while Xuyang Zhu advises on digital content services,  media rights and AI issues. Richard Faichney is active in investments and M&A in the gaming industry.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team at Taylor Wessing is great. They are on top of the market and know what is happening. Very deep level understanding of the gaming industry and a very avid participant in industry events.’

  • ‘Richard Faichney is fantastic. Always available, great attention to detail and extreme knowledge of what the market is doing given his involvement in all the main industry events in the UK. Always a pleasure to meet him and work with him. Highly recommend.’

  • ‘They were extremely professional and offered practical advice in assisting us with negotiating and finalising an agreement between our company and several companies that were using our registered trade marks. The team's advice was very helpful in getting us to final agreements.’

  • ‘Taylor Wessing is an incredible firm with a depth of knowledge. My company operates at the intersection of crypto and gaming and they have gone above and beyond to support us. This is an industry that is very new and evolving, and Taylor Wessing has become experts in this space.’

  • ‘We work closely with Richard Faichney at Taylor Wessing and he is the best lawyer I have ever personally worked with. He is always quick to respond and can hop on a call to dive deeper into issues whenever needed. He deeply understands the gaming industry and has become an expert in bitcoin and cryptocurrency. He also understands the growing pains of a start-up. He has become more than just legal counsel and truly feels like an extension of our team. I could not recommend him enough!’

Key clients

  • Bitkraft Ventures
  • Behaviour Interactive
  • THNDR Games
  • ZYNGA Games
  • Flutter
  • Valve

Work highlights

  • Advised BITKRAFT Ventures as the lead investor on the $5.7m seed round by Scriptic.
  • Advised Behaviour™ Interactive on the UK elements of its acquisition of SockMonkey Studios.
  • Assisted Zynga Games and subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive with updating its consumer-facing terms for the Zynga Store.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Graham Hann, Robert Fenner

Other key lawyers

Paul Thorpe, Xuyang Zhu, Richard Faichney