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.