Ruberto, Israel & Weiner's technology practice also meets the needs of games and entertainment companies and artists.  The emergence of innovative technologies in entertainment makes this sector a natural focus for our team. 

Our clients in this sector benefit not only from our extensive experience with technology products and Internet companies, but our established intellectual property, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions practices.  Our knowledge of the business of technology naturally extends to consumer technologies and online and technologically-driven entertainment, facilitating our understanding of the unique legal concerns and challenges of our clients in the industry. 

We address the needs of games and entertainment industry clients with respect to raising capital, licensing, manufacturing, distribution, and building and protecting intellectual property by developing effective and robust legal strategies.  Protecting content is of critical concern to game developers and film producers, therefore we offer the sophisticated and comprehensive services they need to fully protect and enforce their intellectual property rights.

Our computer games and entertainment clients have included game designers and developers, film producers and distributors, musical artists and producers, song writers and publishers. 

The variety of transactions we manage for our games and entertainment clients has involved:

• Content acquisition and licensing;
• Technology acquisitions and transfers
• Licensing transfers;
• Development agreements;
• Internet and mobile distribution deals;
• Patent, copyright and trademark licensing;
• International distribution arrangement;
• Strategic alliances and joint ventures; and
• Business mergers and acquisitions.

We offer games and entertainment companies and artists assistance with addressing all their business and legal issues, including:

• Corporate business;
• Employee compensation and contracts;
• Financial and capital matters;
• Intellectual property;
• Litigation;
• Mergers and acquisitions;
• Real estate; and
• Taxation.

For more information, contact Gene Landy, Games and Entertainment Group Chair, at (617) 742-4200 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it