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S. Gregory Boyd, BS Biochemistry, East Carolina University, M.S. Molecular Biology, East Carolina University, MD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, JD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, MBA New York University

S. Gregory

Honorary Professor and Partner, Co-Chair of Interactive Entertainment at FKKS.

Teaching

  • NYLS – Video Games and Intellectual Property

Research

Video Games, monetiziation, transmedia licensing, intellectual property, privacy and security, children’s issues.

Publications

  • 2022 WIPO Mastering the Game:  Business and Legal Issues for Game Developers, A Training Tool
  • 2018 Video Game Law, Textbook, CRC Press
  • 2006 Business and Legal Primer for Game Development Textbook, Charles River Media

Public Engagement

Video Game Bar Association

Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Perspectives on Navigating Privacy and Safety Laws

Gregory Boyd presents the Fireside Chat "Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Perspectives on Navigating Privacy and Safety Laws" with Sony Interactive Entertainment privacy counsel Amir Eftekharpour at the VGBA Summit at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California.

June 2 2025

Consumer Protection in Video Games

Gregory Boyd speaks on the “Consumer Protection in Video Games” panel at the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) 2025 Spring Consumer Protection Conference in Chicago.

May 7 2025

Games Industry Law Summit On Tour III

Gregory Boydand Sean F. Kane are presenting at the Games Industry Law Summit: On Tour III conference in Rome, Italy.

April 1 2025

How to Play the Game: Legal Developments in Games (2025)

Gregory Boydand Sean F. Kane host Frankfurt Kurnit’s 2025 annual Interactive Entertainment CLE, “How to Play the Game: Legal Developments in Games,” in San Francisco at SFMOMA.

March 19 2025

On Tour II: Games Industry Law Summit 2024

Gregory Boyd, Sean F. Kane, Emma C. Smizer, and Dorian Slater Thomas are speakers at the On Tour II: Games Industry Law Summit 2024 in Limassol.

April 17 2024

VGBA Summit 2023

Gregory Boyd moderates the panel, "Substance Abuse for Lawyers" during the Video Game Bar Association Summit in Los Angeles.

May 22 2023

More Than Just a Game Conference London 2023

Gregory Boyd is a panelist during the “Brand Building in the Metaverse” session at Queen Mary University of London's More Than Just a Game conference.

April 21 2023

MIT Sloan Gaming Industry Conference 2023

Gregory Boyd is a speaker on the Entrepreneurship panel at the MIT Sloan Gaming Industry Conference in Cambridge, MA.

April 7 2023

Gregory Boyd and Sean F. Kane at UCLA Law

Gregory Boyd and Sean F. Kane speak to a video game law class at UCLA Law about publishing, development and middleware agreements.

January 5 2023

Videogames and Children - An Overview of New Developments

Gregory Boyd, Daniel M. Goldberg, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) present a webinar covering a number of vital children’s issues to help you anticipate and adapt to a changing legal environment.

September 29 2022

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