Rome 2024 session:
Due and undue influence: The use of social influencers, celebrities, entertainers, athletes and others in gambling marketing and advertising (Panel)
About Peter:
Peter is a member of the firm’s Corporate/Commercial Group, as well as the Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology and Licensing Groups. He is Chair of the Gaming Group and Co-Chair of the firm’s Esports & Gaming Group and Sports, Media & Entertainment Group. His practice includes assisting a spectrum of clients ranging from start-up private businesses to large multinationals.
The transactional portion of Peter’s practice includes experience in the purchase and sale of businesses and substantial assets in industries ranging from information products and retail businesses to esports, health, mining and heavy industry. He has acted extensively on both domestic and international/multi-jurisdictional matters and on both strategic and financial portfolio/private equity acquisitions.
Peter acts on behalf of high technology clients active in the software, hardware, network and internet fields, including global industry leaders. He advises such parties in respect of strategic, competition, compliance and policy development matters as well as commercial relationship management, including license, distribution, supply, franchise, partnering and service arrangements. He has also provided advice on international trade matters as they relate to the provision of his clients’ goods and services.
Peter’s esports practice includes corporate, commercial, transactional and regulatory matters for domestic and international clients. He has advised game publishers, platform providers, financing parties, regulators, payment processors, hardware manufacturers, underwriters, industry associations and other parties active throughout the sector. He frequently writes and speaks on legal issues related to the esports industry.
In the financing area, Peter has represented a number of private and public lenders, including Schedule I and Schedule II banks, in a variety of secured lending relationships. With respect to private lending, he participates in both traditional arrangements and angel, early-stage and venture capital situations.
Peter also has substantial expertise in the area of gambling and gaming law, with experience both in the acquisition/establishment phase and as ongoing corporate counsel managing compliance with applicable regulatory regimes and advising on technological applications. He has acted in both private transactions and public procurements and has represented a multitude of leading participants in the casino, track, i-gaming, mobile gambling, skills gaming and social gaming industries.