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Student Opportunity: Games Industry Law Summit – Legal Challenge IX (2025–2026)

The Games Industry Law Summit has opened registration for its ninth annual Legal Challenge, a moot court competition focused exclusively on legal issues in the international games industry. The program helps integrate emerging legal talent into the professional community by connecting competitors with mentors and judges who bring decades of industry experience.

This season’s case, “An Offer (Not) Made, An Offer (Not) Refused,” centers on the right of first offer in a publishing agreement. Participants may compete individually or in teams of up to three, with the option to work with a non-participating mentor. Each team will submit two written memoranda. The four leading teams will advance to the semifinal oral pleadings, with the top two progressing to the final round.

Thanks to the Summit’s partner law firms, each member of the four semifinalist teams will receive complimentary tickets to attend Games Industry Law Summit XI in Berlin (June 2026). Three additional awards will also be presented: Best Memorandum for Claimant, Best Memorandum for Defendant, and Best Oralist.

Key Dates

• Registration Deadline: January 19, 2026
• Initial Memorandum Due: January 30, 2026
• Second Memorandum Due: February 23, 2026

Further instructions, rules, timelines, and materials are available on the competition webpage. Interested students should reach out to Tahniat Saulat.