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Dual qualified (Italy; UK) all-around commercial IP-IT media & technology lawyer.15+ years experience helping video game and digital entertainment organizations achieve their commercial goals and manage risk in Europe both as in-house counsel with Activision Blizzard and Take Two Interactive and most recently as a Milan based private practice lawyer.I have practiced Italian, English and EU law in Italy and the UK, at international law firms and in-house.In addition to being a practicing lawyer, I lecture on intellectual property law, videogame and esports law at Queen Mary University of London (since 2011) and at other academic and professional institutions.My legal practice focuses on assisting, international (i) video game developers, publishers, distributors, (ii) creators, publishers and distributor of other digital entertainment content, (iii) console manufactures and OTT platforms making available video game and other digital entertainment content to Italy and EU-based customers, (iv) other esports industry players (including players, teams, tournament organizers, media platforms, brands and investors), (v) technology, internet and creative industries players doing business in Italy and the EU. For international clients, I often act as their general counsel and go to person for all their legal and business matters relating to their Italian business.I’m a member of the Editorial Board of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review published by Edward Elgar Publishing and a member of the Video Game Bar Association and a member of the Esports Bar Association. I regularly speak at international conferences, and publish, on topics related to the law & business of video games, esports and gamification (see also the “Publications” section below).In September 2020 I founded Andrea Rizzi & Partners, an international boutique law firm focusing vertically and primarily on the Interactive and Digital Entertainment industries.

Listed skills include Licensing, Intellectual Property, Copyright Law, Entertainment Law, and 13 others.