Partner Scott Alderton is co-moderating the LAVA Venture Capital Panel with Stephen Hughes of Silicon Valley Bank on August 10, 2010.  Meet the VCs who are actively investing in southern California and find out projects they are working on and what it takes to make the cut and secure venture capital.  For more information and a chance to register for this event, click here.

Attorney Steve Goldstein will be a featured panelist at ComiCon 2010 in San Diego CA on July 22, 2010 on the topic of “I Can’t Write, I Can’t Draw, But I Love Comics!”  There are tons of jobs in the comics, animation, and gaming industries besides writing and illustration. Companies still need computer programmers, motion-capture actors, retailers, agents, development executives, and publishers. Learn how to get your foot in the door without spilling any ink. 

 Steve’s practice at Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP concentrates on advising clients within the video game industry on a variety of issues, including intellectual property protection and exploitation, Internet best practices, such as COPPA safe-harbor protection and drafting of online game privacy policies and terms of use, alternative financing, global corporate structuring, the negotiation of video game publishing agreements, merchandizing agreements and co-marketing agreements and legal issues related to the use and trade of virtual goods. 

Steve previously was the Director of Business Development and General Counsel for Flagship Studios, Inc. from 2005 until 2008.  In his capacity with Flagship, Steve co-founded and served as President, Americas & Europe for, Ping0 LLC, a digital publishing and online operations subsidiary of Flagship Studios.  Additionally, Steve managed the founding of the Ping0, LLC affiliate, Ping0 Interactive Limited, an Ireland company.

For further details regarding the ComiCon 2010 Festival, click here.

Stubbs Alderton and Markiles, LLP has represented Metaplace, Inc. in its Formation, Financing Transactions and its Sale to Playdom. To view details regarding the acquisition of Metaplace, Inc. by Playdom, click here.

Partner Ryan Azlein will be the featured speaker for the ExecSense Webinar entitled “What VC-Funded Companies Need to Know About Strategic Investors, and Whether it Makes Sense for Your Company” on May 21, 2010 at 2:00 PST (5:00 EST).  To view the event details and register click here.

Attorney Steve Goldstein will moderate the May 11 LAVA Special Event: “Funding the Future of the Video Game Industry.  To view details and register for the event click here.

Partner Kevin DeBré is the featured author of the IP Law Section’s Licensing Forum article “Climate Change is in the Forecast for Cloud Computing.”  To view the article click here.

Partner Kevin DeBré is a featured author of the article “When Worlds Collide:  Intellectual Property Licenses in Bankruptcy Court.”  This article was published in the Intellectual Property Law Section’s New Matter publication, Volume 34, Number 4 for 2009.  To view the article, click here.

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles is proud to announce that it has become an 2010 Annual Community Sponsor for Dealmaker Media Los Angeles.  Event details to follow.

To view Partner Kevin’s DeBré’s article entitled “Overview of U.S. Intellectual Property Laws,” that was featured in his presented at the British American Business Council’s LA Business Networking Breakfast on November 4, 2009, click here.

Partner Scott Galer is quoted in a May 1, 2009 article on RegisteredRep.com entitled, “Making the Web Work: Having a Website is a Great Way to Win New Business – and You Don’t Have to Spend a Fortune to Do it Right.”  To view the article click here.