Gaming and Entertainment
We have been at the forefront of the relaunch of Ukraine’s gambling market in 2020 and are well-placed to navigate clients’ most sophisticated market-entry, regulatory and transactional projects. We are one of a very few law firms that combines experience in developing Ukrainian gambling laws with advising world-leading companies on a variety of matters. The firm’s clients include Entain, Evolution Gaming and Scientific Games Corporation.
Our Gaming and Entertainment Practice Group includes experts in commercial, corporate, intellectual property, regulatory, tax and litigation matters. With our considerable resources and market knowledge, we help our clients to address all legal matters in this exciting industry sector.
We are proud to contribute to our clients’ success with their investments in Ukraine. Our experience includes advising:
- SciPlay Corporation, a subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, on a variety of projects, including its acquisition of Israeli-based Come2Play and its tender bid to acquire a US-based developer of non-cash, social games, as well as on general commercial, data protection and employment matters
- Entain on the bwin sponsorship of the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Several international gaming companies on investigations initiated by the National Bank of Ukraine, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police for the alleged breach of gaming and anti-money laundering laws
- Several international gaming companies on a wide range of continuing and one-off mandates, including early-stage investments and market entries, as well as general corporate, commercial, data protection, employment, regulatory and tax matters
- Several members of parliament on the development of Ukrainian gambling law
- Scientific Games Corporation in connection with the acquisition of Come2Play, an Israeli developer of non-cash, social games
