Fenwick Represents Scopely in Its Acquisition of FoxNext Games from The Walt Disney Company

Fenwick & West is representing Scopely, a leading company in the fast-growing mobile games space, its acquisition of FoxNext Games Los Angeles and Cold Iron Studios in San Jose from The Walt Disney Company. FoxNext Games Los Angeles is the game studio behind the blockbuster hit MARVEL Strike Force.

Scopely is home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including Star Trek™ Fleet Command, Looney Tunes™ World of Mayhem, WWE Champions, The Walking Dead: Road To Survival™, YAHTZEE® With Buddies and Wheel of Fortune®: Free Play, among others. The acquisition will add another top-grossing game to Scopely’s live service portfolio, expand its in-development pipeline, and bring a highly experienced team to Scopely’s business.

More information about the acquisition can be obtained from the company’s announcement.

The Fenwick transaction team includes corporate partners Michael Brown, Ken Myers and Stephen Fisher and associates Jeff Zhang and Carson Jackson; intellectual property and technology transactions partner Jennifer Stanley and associates Arjun Ravi, Albert Tawil and Brandon Cheung; executive compensation & employee benefits partners Matthew Cantor and Elizabeth Gartland and attorney Liza Morgan; employment practices partner Daniel McCoy; and tax partner William Skinner and associate Ora Grinberg.