Presentations, workshops & panels

Presentations & Keynotes

Cheating as a Breach of Duty under a Contract of Employment

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (Conference on the topic of "New Trends in Esports Law", Vienna).


Bugs on Big Stage

Presentation by Simon Püschel, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (Conference on the topic of "New Trends in Esports Law", Vienna).


Boosting - unfair, undesirable, illegal?

Presentation by Simon Püschel, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Friday, September 15, 2023 (Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law - Integrity in Esports, Cologne).


Minor Esports Professionals

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Monday, July 31, 2023 (Symposium on "Youth protection in Esports", Vienna).


The Significance of the USK rating for Esports 

Presentation by Simon Püschel, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Monday, July 31, 2023 (Symposium on "Youth protection in Esports", Vienna).


Cheating as a Breach of Duty under a Contract of Employment

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Thursday, June 29, 2023 (Bucerius Law School, Hamburg).


Marketing Rights in Esports

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Thursday, August 4, 2022 (14th annual event of the Kölner Forum Medienrecht e.V. on the topic: "Esports - From Niche to Big Business", Cologne).


Lootboxes 2.0 - A Review of Civil and Gambling Law

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Friday, June 3, 2022 (Symposium on "Esports, Sports Betting and Gambling", Vienna).


Virtual Items - An Evaluation from the Perspective of Civil Law

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Thursday, May 12, 2022 (Event on "Virtual Items in Computer Games", Osnabrück).


Compliance in Esports Law

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties and Philipp Schlotthauer on Friday, October 7, 2021 (Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law, Mittweida).

The Phenomenon of Esports in a Legal Context

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Thursday, February 4, 2021 (colloquium on legal policy of the Institute for Legal Policy, University of Trier (digital via Zoom)).

Hearing on the AntiDopG
Hearing of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel on the AntiDopG on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 (as an expert in the Sports Committee of the German Bundestag).

Esports – Game, Business, Legal Case

Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, October 1, 2020 (digiWiesn 2020, Munich and Berlin and Stream) under Dorothee Bär (German State Minister for Digital Affairs).

Betting on Esports Competitions: Illegal and even Punishable?

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel on Friday, September 25, 2020 (6th German Gambling Law Day, Frankfurt am Main).

The Esports Definition 

Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp Schlotthauer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, September 3, 2020 (Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law - The Incorporation of Esports into the German Legal System, Mittweida).

Working Time in Esports

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Thursday, September 3, 2020 (Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law - The Incorporation of Esports into the German Legal System, Mittweida).

Compliance Challenges in the Esports Industry

Keynote by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (Webinar: Gamblification of Esports (law firm Hogan Lovells and Bernstein Group)).

Tutorial: Esports Law

Presentation by among others Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, June 25, 2020 (online event with the cooperation partners G2 Esports and SKW Schwarz).

Repeated on July 2, 2020 and July 9, 2020

Business Models in Esports
Keynote speech by among others Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (New Year’s Reception of the German Mittelstand e.V., Munich).
Esports and Regulation: Where are we?
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 (Colloquium: Sports Betting, Esports and Compliance, Augsburg).
Compliance and Legal Framework for Sports Betting Companies in Germany
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel on Thursday, December 5, 2019 (Colloquium: Sports Betting, Esports and Compliance, Augsburg).
Sponsoring Contracts in Esports
Presentation by Philipp Schlotthauer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 (Let’s play: Esports, Economy and Law).
Lootboxes from a Civil Law Perspective
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Thursday, December 5, 2019 (Let’s play: Esports, Economy and Law).
Esports Law
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 (Rotary eClub Bodensee International).
Labor/Employment Law in Esports
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Sunday, September 22, 2019 (Sports Law Congress, Munich).
The Esports Investment – Industry, Stakeholders and Legal Framework
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 (Borderless Lunch, Munich).
Play Hard, Work Hard – When Gaming Becomes Work
Presentation by Nepomuk Nothelfer and Philipp Schlotthauer on Friday, May 17, 2019 (Kick-off Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law, Augsburg)
Definition in Esports
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Friday, May 17, 2019 (Kick-off Conference of the Research Center for Esports Law, Augsburg)
Challenges and Risks of Esports Law
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 (University of Bielefeld).

Workshops

Labor/Employment Law in Esports 
Workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 (Online seminar of the Landeszentrum für eSport und Digitalisierung Schleswig-Holstein (State Center for Esports and Digitization Schleswig-Holstein)).
Digital Infrastructure, Esports and Legal Framework
Workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 (The Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit, Frankfurt am Main).
Introduction to Esports Law
Workshop by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) and Philipp Schlotthauer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (University of Applied Management, Munich).
Esports Law – New Legal Ground?
Workshop by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties, Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) and Philipp Schlotthauer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (University of Augsburg).

Panels

Lootboxes - Hidden Gambling in Video Games?

Panel contribution by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties (with others) on Friday, June 3, 2022 (Symposium on "Esports, Sports Betting and Gambling", Vienna).

Esports and Non-Profit Status

Panel contribution by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Saturday, September 19, 2020 (Volunteer Day of the Metropolregion Rhine Neckar,  Mannheim and Stream).

Sports & Esport

Panel contribution by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Tuesday, December 5, 2020 (Let’s play: Esports, Economy and Law).

Esports and Research

Panel contribution by Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, Mai 7, 2020 (Online format: Esports Home Office (Austrian Esports Association and Stadler Völkel Attorneys at Law)).

Let’s play: Esports, Economy and Law

Panel contribution by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties and Philipp Schlotthauer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 (Let’s play: Esports, Economy and Law).

(E)Sports, Betting and Compliance

Panel contribution by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kubiciel and Nepomuk Nothelfer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 (Colloquium: Sports Betting, Esports and Compliance, Augsburg).

Kick-off conference of the Research Center for Esports Law – Politics, Practice and Science in Dialogue
Panel contribution by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties and Philipp Schlotthauer, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) on Friday, May 17, 2019 (Kick-off conference of the Research Center for Esports Law – Politics, Practice and Science in Dialogue, Augsburg).

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