Victory Records

These aren't just wins - they're stories from the trenches where we've actually made a difference for our clients

Featured Case

FEATURED WIN

Esports Athlete Representation

The $2.3M Contract Clause That Almost Ruined Everything

So this pro League player comes to us freaking out - and rightfully so. He'd signed what looked like a dream deal with a major org, but buried in there was this non-compete that would've basically owned his career for five years. The kicker? His signing bonus was tied to metrics his team couldn't possibly hit without more support staff.

0

Million Secured

0

Weeks to Settlement

0

% Career Freedom

IP Case

IP Protection

When Your Game Character Gets Stolen by a Billion-Dollar Company

Indie dev creates this unique character design, and suddenly it shows up in a major studio's trailer. They thought nobody would notice or care. We made sure they did.

$875K

Settlement

12

Months Fight

IP+

Rights Secured

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Studio Contract

Gaming Contracts

Publisher Deal That Wasn't Really a Deal At All

Small studio signs with publisher who promises the world. Reality? Hidden fees eating 60% of revenue and zero marketing support. We flipped the whole thing.

45%

Better Split

8

Weeks Process

New

Publisher

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Creator Rights

Digital Rights

Streamer vs Platform: The Ownership Battle

Platform claimed they owned all VOD content. Spoiler: they didn't, but it took some serious legal kung-fu to prove it.

Full

Content Rights

6mo

Duration

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Trademark Case

Trademark Protection

Game Title Squatter Got Squashed

Someone registered a trademark for our client's game name before launch. Classic move, terrible outcome for them though.

Won

TM Transfer

4mo

Resolution

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Team Dispute

Litigation

Esports Org Breakup That Got Messy

Partners split, but nobody could agree on who owned what. Brand, players, even the Discord server was contested.

Clean

Split Deal

10mo

Mediation

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Think You've Got a Case?

Honestly, you probably do. Let's chat about it - no corporate speak, just real talk about your situation.

What We Walked Into

Young pro player, 19 years old, gets approached by what looks like a legit org. Contract's thick - like 40+ pages thick - and his parents aren't exactly lawyers. They sign. Three months in, he realizes something's wrong.

The non-compete was insane. Basically said if he left or got dropped, he couldn't compete in the same game for five years. Not just with competitors - ANY team. His entire career window would've been toast.

Then there's the bonus structure. Performance bonuses tied to team results, but the org wouldn't invest in proper coaching or support staff. So he's grinding 14-hour days trying to hit impossible targets with half the resources other teams have.

Oh, and the streaming revenue? Org took 40% off the top. No negotiation, no flexibility. Kid was making less streaming than before going pro.

Quick Stats

5 year non-compete
40% streaming cut
Impossible bonus metrics
3 months into contract

How We Tackled It

First thing - we got an expert to review the non-compete. Turns out it was probably unenforceable anyway (you can't just lock someone out of their profession like that), but we didn't want to bet his career on "probably."

We documented everything. Every time the org failed to provide promised support, every unreasonable demand, every instance where they didn't hold up their end. Built a solid case that they weren't meeting their contractual obligations either.

Approached them with a termination proposal. Laid out exactly why the contract was problematic and what we'd found. Made it clear we weren't afraid to litigate if needed, but preferred a clean exit for everyone involved.

They pushed back hard initially. Threatened countersuits, tried to intimidate. We held firm. Eventually their legal team realized they had more to lose than gain, especially with the bad PR of crushing a teenager's dreams over a predatory contract.

Negotiated a settlement that got him out completely, let him keep his signing bonus (they wanted it back), and landed him with a way better org within a month.

Where Things Landed

$2.3M

New contract value over 3 years

18

Weeks from disaster to new deal

100%

Career freedom maintained

Kid's now with a top-tier org that actually invests in their players. Better salary, reasonable streaming split (20% vs 40%), actual support staff, and zero predatory clauses.

The original org? They've quietly changed their contract template after word got around. Sometimes you gotta make noise to create change in the industry.

Best part? He's performing better than ever because he's not stressed about legal stuff anymore. That's what good representation should do - let you focus on your game.

David Meets Goliath

Indie developer spends two years creating this really distinctive character - unique visual style, backstory, the works. Posts concept art and early gameplay on social media, builds a small following. It's their passion project.

Fast forward eight months. Major AAA studio drops a trailer for their new game. There's a character in it that's... let's say suspiciously similar. Same color palette, same distinctive weapon design, even similar personality traits from what they showed.

Dev reaches out to them directly. Gets ghosted. Tries again through official channels. Gets a form letter basically saying "thanks but we don't accept unsolicited ideas" - classic deflection.

Thing is, our client had documented everything. Timestamps, development logs, public posts with dates. They could prove they created this character first and that it was publicly available for the studio to see.

Building The Case

We started by locking down all the evidence. Every sketch, every post, every piece of dated documentation. Built a timeline that was airtight.

Then we did something they didn't expect - we went public. Not in a dramatic way, but we filed the lawsuit and made the documents available. Gaming media picked it up. Community took notice.

Suddenly the studio had a PR problem. They could've gotten away with it quietly, but now thousands of people were comparing screenshots side-by-side. The similarities were undeniable.

We didn't just claim copyright infringement - we showed it. Hired an expert witness who broke down the character designs element by element. The overlap was too specific to be coincidence.

Studio tried to claim independent creation. We showed evidence their art director followed our client on social media and had liked some of the original concept posts. Oops.

Justice Served

$875K

Settlement amount

12mo

Fight duration

Full

IP rights retained

They settled before it went to trial. Paid our client $875K and agreed to redesign their character. Also had to credit our client in the game's special thanks section, which was important for their portfolio.

But here's the real win - our client kept all rights to their original character. They're still developing their game, and now they've got the funding to do it right.

The industry noticed too. We've had several other indie devs reach out since then who are being more careful about protecting their work upfront. Prevention's better than fighting after the fact.