Video Game & Entertainment Transactions

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About me:

I'm a licensed attorney and Business and Legal Affairs executive with 13+ years of experience in entertainment. I run an independent law practice focused on video game and entertainment transactions.

Before starting my practice, I was SVP of Business and Legal Affairs at a major indie studio. Over nearly twelve years there, I served as counsel across its creative verticals and provided in-house guidance and support for the company's overall operations. I later led all business and legal affairs for the company's award-winning video game publishing label, helping structure and negotiate financing, development, production, publishing, distribution, licensing, joint venture, and M&A transactions across its portfolio. I also helped extend the label's original IP into film, television, and animation, held board-level governance responsibilities at the company's in-house porting studio, and led internal and external legal teams.

I work as a deal-side partner, enabling transactions rather than obstructing them. I negotiate and draft agreements that reflect the practical realities of how the work gets done. I know how creators, studios, publishers, platforms, and distributors think about IP, and I help clients build, protect, and extend their work across games, film, television, and animation.

I look forward to working with you.

What I do:

  • Financing, Publishing, and Development: Funding, co-publishing, development, and production agreements for video games and linear entertainment.

  • Distribution and Platform Deals: Storefront, platform, and service agreements for video games, including exclusivity arrangements.

  • IP Licensing: Option-purchase, merchandising, and cross-media rights agreements.

  • Rights and Clearances: Copyright, chain of title, music, and third-party content.

  • Outside GC Support: Ongoing deal support and legal guidance for independent studios and publishers without in-house counsel.

Let's talk:

Tell me a bit about your project and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

jordan@jordanmarks.org · (310) 894-6594 · LinkedIn
Los Angeles, CA · Member, State Bar of California

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