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Entertainment & Sports

Nov. 6, 2013

Video game specialists jump to smaller shops

Over the past decade, a number of large law firms sought to make a name for themselves in the industry. But now the market is seeing a swing in the opposite direction as attorneys return to solo practice, boutiques or in-house roles.


By Kylie Reynolds


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Last month, fast-growing Los Angeles firm Goldberg, Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP launched a practice group focused specifically on video games. It didn't hire any specialists in video game law and has yet to sign a video game client, but in an era when "Grand Theft Auto V" grosses $1 billion in three days while costing just $275 million to make, the firm saw a chance to capitalize on a niche ...

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