In this week's episode, the guys sit down with Esports Attorney, Roger Quiles, of Qulies Law & FTW Talent. They discuss what got Roger interested in law (01:16), transition from sports to esports (04:10), differences between sports law and esports law (07:18), difficulties of working with a developer (09:49), developers shaping metas and team performances (11:45), lightbulb moment of issues in esports (14:35), first video game experience (16:40), retirement plan for players (18:52), esports orgs vs talent agencies (21:45), media training (23:48), Korea's impact on esports law (28:14), player agents (30:12), player blunders (34:30) the esports dream (37:27), one-sided contracts (39:19), players as employees (42:21), OWL talk (43:59), overpaid for OWL/CoD franchises? (47:22), franchise league sponsorship (51:23), generational esports tradition (56:10), The Little Legal Handbook for Esports Teams (59:15), leagues and legal advice (01:02:38), bowling (01:03:42), player differences (01:05:50), hobbies outside of gaming (01:08:18), pokemon sword (01:09:52), streetwear trends in esports (01:14:36), and future outlook of esports for 2020 (01:18:33).
Roger's contact/website/resources:
Twitter: @RogerQuiles
Email: Roger@esports.law
Law firm: http://esports.law
Ebook for new orgs: http://esports.law/ebook.html
Legal resources: http://esports.law/resources.html