Sophie Lewis
Sophie is an associate specialising in commercial and regulatory work in the firm’s interactive entertainment practice. Sophie advises video game studios, developers, publishers and platforms on digital regulation and compliance. Her practice covers consumer law, advertising regulation, AI law, age ratings, loot boxes, gambling regulation, virtual currencies, micro-transactions, subscription models and online safety. Sophie has direct experience managing regulators, including responding to ASA investigations and a six-month secondment in the Consumer Enforcement Team at the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. She often coordinates multi-country projects for clients expanding internationally, translating complex regulatory frameworks into practical compliance plans. She also supports clients on a wide spectrum of commercial contracts, including development agreements, publishing agreements, IP licences, EULAs, terms and conditions, influencer agreements, talent contracts, subscription agreements, NDAs and other service agreements. Sophie has a keen personal interest in video gaming and is passionate about supporting this sector. She regularly provides training on games regulation and breaks down complicated compliance issues for a range of audiences, from developers to legal teams and business operations. · Harbottle & Lewis LLP
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Sophie Lewis is an associate in Harbottle & Lewis LLP's Interactive Entertainment practice, advising video game studios, developers, publishers and platforms on commercial and regulatory matters including consumer law, advertising regulation, AI law, age ratings, loot boxes, gambling regulation, virtual currencies, micro-transactions, subscription models and online safety. She has experience managing regulators — including responding to ASA investigations and a six-month secondment to the Competition and Markets Authority's Consumer Enforcement Team — and coordinates multi-country compliance projects and provides training on games regulation.