Paul Gardner

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With over 25 years’ experience in the computer games industry, Paul advises on a range of industry-specific commercial and regulatory issues.

Paul was an early adopter of the Atari 2600 and fell in love with the games industry. As a junior lawyer he spent over a year working on disputes relating the licensing arrangements concerning the game Tetris, and then another year working as a virtual in-house lawyer at a games publisher, just as the industry was moving from 8 bit to 16 bit games.

He has worked on commercial and technology transactions relating to the development and commercialisation of games and game services ever since and have been fortunate enough to work with some of the most interesting and creative companies in the industry, ranging from indie studios to global companies. Paul helped write the original proposal to the UK government which ultimately led to the introduction of Video Game Tax Relief.

As the industry has grown in size and complexity, Paul has become increasingly involved with the regulatory issues relating to the industry, such as age ratings, consumer law, and betting and gaming regulations.