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Established in 1908, Mitchell Silberberg’s attorneys provide integrated legal and business solutions addressing our clients’ concerns in the following areas:

Bankruptcy, Class Action Defense, Corporate / Business Transactions, Electronic Entertainment and Gaming, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Entertainment Litigation, Entertainment and New Media, Environmental Law, Family Wealth Planning / Trusts & Estates, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Real Estate and Tax.

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with millions of gamers around the globe having enjoyed the company’s products over the years. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets.

The critical component in digital content sales, Javien’s hosted ASP technology gives you the tools you need to sell your content online through a robust, specialized order management and fulfillment technology that integrates with your digital storefront and interacts with payment providers. Additionally, the company’s micropayment aggregation engine batches payments to reduce the processing fees you pay on products you sell for under $5.

PaymentOne Corporation is the leading online Payment Service Provider (PSP) for digital merchants, premium service providers and broadband operators. The company offers advanced payment, commerce and syndication solutions that accelerate the adoption of value added services and premium content.

Screen Actors Guild is the nation’s premier labor union representing actors. Established in 1933, SAG has a rich history in the American labor movement, from standing up to studios to break long-term engagement contracts in the 1940s to fighting for artists’ rights amid the digital revolution of the 21st century. With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 actors in film, television, industrials, commercials and music videos. The Guild exists to enhance actors’ working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists’ rights. SAG is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO.

Victory Records is the #1 Independent Rock Label in the United States.

Parks Associates is a market research and consulting firm focused on all product and service segments that are “digital” or provide connectivity within the home. The company’s expertise includes home networks, digital entertainment, consumer electronics, broadband and Internet services, and home systems.
Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, multiclient studies, consumer research, workshops, executive conferences, and custom-tailored client solutions.
Parks Associates hosts several fall events and co-hosts CONNECTIONS™ and CONNECTIONS™ Europe (in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association) each year. www.parksassociates.com

GameSpot, a property of CNET Networks Entertainment, is a leading online source for gaming information visited by more than a million gamers every day. Launched in 1996, GameSpot’s unparalleled content attracts the world’s largest audience of loyal gamers. Dedicated to delivering a deep, interactive, and engaging environment 100-percent focused on games, GameSpot offers previews and reviews on the hottest games, breaking news, live Web casts, online tournaments, game downloads, videos, strategy guides, hints, and more. GameSpot also has an active, engaged community where like-minded gamers interact via live events, forums, reviews and ratings, blogs, unions, user-generated video, and more.

GameDaily is the Internet’s leading independent video game publication, serving the mainstream gaming audience at http://www.gamedaily.com and industry decision makers at http://biz.gamedaily.com. GameDaily reaches the coveted demographic of consumers ages 18 to 34, with a reach of over 4.5 million gamers each month through its flagship property and affiliated partners. The site delivers an innovative point of view on the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry. The GameDaily Biz newsletter is the top video game trade publication read each morning by industry professionals and is available at http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/subscribe/. The Company, Gigex, Inc, was founded in 1995 and is privately held with offices in San Francisco and New York City.

Originally conceived as part of the VGOL (Video Games On-Line) Network in December 1996 and then formally launched independently in April 1997, the video and computer gaming industry has diligently relied on GameJobs.com for their human resource needs. GameJobs.com is now independently owned and operated by the Crest Group, LLC., the managers of the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA), a non-profit retail trade association. GameJobs.com remains the go-to destination and staple for the industry’s leading recruiters.

WhiteBlox, a broadcast-network solutions company, gives you the flexibility, control and tools to build your own private-label broadband networks. We provide robust technology and application services in a comprehensive production and delivery suite that allows companies to become IPTV broadcasters.

Started in 2001, NYT is a company with a mission to provide exposure of techno-cool, eyepopping production from Japan to the U.S. NYT is currently holding two monthly events: GNG (Gamers Nite Groove) and MDS (Monthly Director Series), and two annual Festivals: tokyo Robots and eNerGy (Game+Anime+Music)

The Consulate General of Finland’s primary goal is to find links between the two world-class high tech communities, the Finnish and the American, and promote partnerships and alliances between Finnish and US companies, organizations, universities and research institutions. To implement this program we organise events and seminars, conduct research projects and engage in extensive networking especially with the LA tech entertainment community. Finland is a world leader in wireless technologies. Game industry, both traditional and mobile, is one of the fastest growing new business sectors in Finland. We strongly support that effort. www.finland.org/en/

The recognized leader in online news and press release distribution service for small and medium-sized businesses and corporate communications. PRWeb pioneered Free Press Release Distribution and continues to set the standard for online news distribution.

Axis Marketing & PR brings new strategic perspectives and creativity to your marketing, public relations and event planning, with over a decade of experience in the digital entertainment and mobile industries.