Summary
Mat Jessep is a commercial and corporate lawyer and business consultant with specialist skills and experience in Sports, Esports, Media, and Entertainment, acting for clients in Australia, North America, the UK, and Europe.
Mat is experienced in commercial and corporate matters, including transactional, contractual, procurement, company secretarial, governance, integrity, branding, reputational, strategy, regulatory, and legal project management advice and support. Mat’s background pre-law includes marketing, brand management, and business development roles.
As a dedicated Sports lawyer, Mat has acted for National Sporting Organisations, State Sporting Organisations, sponsors, broadcasters, and leagues and event operators. Mat is a pioneer and leading lawyer and consultant in the fast-growing esports sector, acting for clients with interests in leagues and teams in Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia. In the media and entertainment industries, Mat has advised film producers, artists, authors, creatives, podcasters, streamers, and tech start-ups.
Mat is admitted in the Supreme Court of NSW and is on the roll of the High Court of Australia. He is also an active member of the US-based Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) and teaches as a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School and as a casual academic at the University of Technology Sydney in the Law faculty and Business School.
Connect with Mat at:
mat@wegotgame.com.au
+61 (0)2 8005 7260
Practice Areas
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Company formation
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Company constitution
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Company management
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Shareholder rights
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Company reporting and disclosure obligations
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Cyber defamation
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General defamation
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Film,Television and Performing Arts Law
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Games and Transmedia Law
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Clearance Advice
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Music Industry Law
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Trademarks
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Patents
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Copyright
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Privacy Act
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Breach of privacy
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Policies
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Defamation
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Privacy
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Software
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Intellectual Property
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Legal Compliance
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Supplier contracts & commercial arrangements
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Employees and contractors
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Legal structures
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Company incorporation
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Founder and Shareholder Agreements
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Trademarks
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Intellectual Property Protection & NDAs
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Privacy Policies and Website Terms & Conditions
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Supplier Contracts & Employees
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Employees
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Technology
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Skilled migrant visas
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Franchising
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Business contracts
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Legal structures
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Intellectual property
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Experience
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Game Legal
Principal Lawyer
November, 2019 - Present
Commercial and Corporate Lawyer and Business Consultant to Sports, Esports, and Pop Culture clients
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DWF (Australia)
Director
June, 2018 - November, 2019
Commercial and Corporate Law - Sports and Entertainment sector focus
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Jessep Entertainment & Sports Lawyers
Managing Lawyer
September, 2013 - June, 2018
Sports law, media law, entertainment law
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Legal Aid NSW
Civil Law Solicitor
August, 2011 - August, 2013
Employment law, property, debt, human rights
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Various Community Legal Centres
Volunteer Solicitor
January, 2009 - August, 2011
Paralegal, solicitor, and senior solicitor roles with: - The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) - NSW - The National Children's & Youth Legal Centre - The Homeless Persons Legal Service, Newtown Clinic - Salvos Legal, Humanitarian
Education
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College of Law
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
2009 - 2010
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University of Sydney - Law Extenstion Committee
Diploma in Law
2003 - 2009
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Western Sydney University
Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing
1993 - 1996
Location
SCG, Driver Avenue, Moore Park, NSW, 2010, Australia
Virtual Practice
Practising Certificate
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New South Wales, Australia
12 years held
Languages
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English
Proficient