Games Industry Law Summit –Legal Challenge IX


GILS Legal Challenge is the annual moot court focused exclusively on the matters of the international games industry.

This is a community initiative supported by the leading law firms and global game studios with the aim of accelerating the integration of new legal talent into the international games industry.

In 2026, the competition runs for the 9th time, with a judge panel of 15 actively practicing in-house and law firm experts who bring experience of different legal systems from all over the world.

This season’s case: “An Offer [Not] Made, An Offer [Not] Refused” (Novac Hrenovac Inc. vs Das Spiel Kebab Ltd.).

Case by Katya Nemova. Story by Sergei Klimov. Case illustrations by Bandit Bandit Studio

Participating teams

From 19/01/2026

Competition timeline

Competition timeline

Previous seasons

Previous seasons

Judges


Felix Hilgert
PRESIDING JUDGE
Osborne Clarke
Brian Chung 정태현
Kim & Chang
Christian Rauda
ARTANA
Andrea Dufaure
Hogan Lovells
Ewelina Jarosz-Zgoda
CD PROJEKT RED
Hajer Boujbel
Scopely
Hank Leung
Bird & Bird
Jas Purewal
Joseph Schenck
FENWICK
Meryl Koh 许君宁
Drew & Napier
Aleksandra Mirgorodskaia Александра Миргородская
Gaijin Entertainment
George Mountis Γιώργος Μούντης
Chrysostomides
Karin Pagnanelli
MSK
Stacey Chuvaeva
MSK
Wade Pearson
Avid.legal

Case Commitee


Firsava Darya
Wargaming
Katya Nemova
Wargaming
Sergei Klimov
Charlie Oscar