Roxanne Christ, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins, is a member of the Corporate Department. Ms. Christ’s practice focuses on intellectual property, technology and media transactions, including both US-based and China-based cross-border acquisitions and dispositions of intellectual property portfolios; commercial loans secured by copyrights, patents and trademarks; securitizations of receivables arising from copyrighted works; licensing and strategic alliance agreements; and purchases, sales and restructurings of technology and media assets in bankruptcy.
For several consecutive years, Ms. Christ has been recognized by Legal 500 US guides as a leading attorney in Technology, video and online gaming corporate advice and the Legal 500 US: Volume II - Intellectual Property, Media, Technology & Telecoms. As noted in the Chambers USA guide, Ms. Christ is considered by clients to be "one of the leaders in the burgeoning video game industry.” In 2010, she was selected by Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the “Top 40 Lawyers” in Los Angeles for work in interactive media. Ms. Christ previously served as Co-chair of the Publications Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Special Committee on Computer Gaming and Virtual Worlds.
Media Coverage
Ms. Christ has been cited in several publications, including:
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"E3 Expo Highlights Digital Deals," Daily Journal, June 8, 2012
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"Video Game Industry A Boon To Lawyers," Law 360, August 19, 2011
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"Modern Warfare’s Jason West, Vince Zampella vs. Activision," USA Today, May 29, 2012
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“Paying for pixels: Virtual goods are worth real money—and cause real dilemmas,” The Economist, December 10, 2011
Speaking Engagements
Ms. Christ has spoken at numerous industry events, including:
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“On-Ramps and Off-Ramps: Positioning Your Company for Growth and Sale,” Game Business law Summit, SMU Dedman School of Law and the Guildhall at SMU, January 26-27, 2011, Dallas, Texas
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“Investment and M&A Trends,” American Bar Association, Video Games & Digital Media Conference Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries, San Francisco, California, March 5, 2012
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“Video Game Law 101, Recent Legislative Developments in Online Games and Gaming,” National Business Institute, Video Game Law Teleconference, April 10, 2012
Ms. Christ has recently handled matters on behalf of:
- The Walt Disney Company
- Sony Online Entertainment
- Riot Games
- RHI Entertainment,
- Digital Artists Entertainment
- Sonova Holdings
- Takeda Pharmaceutical
- Avery Dennison Corporation
- Harrah’s Entertainment
- New Horizon Interactive (former owner of Club Penguin)
- Ganz (owner of Webkinz)
- Perfect World Entertainment
- Gigamedia Limited
- Saban Capital
- Yucaipa Companies
Ms. Christ also handles matters for numerous investment banks, commercial banks and private equity funds.