James Kennedy
aka:
Jim Kennedy
Moby ID: 193066
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Jim Kennedy joined THQ in January 2003 as senior vice president of business and legal affairs. In this position, he manages the company’s content acquisition activities and legal affairs.
Kennedy’s tenure in the interactive entertainment industry spans more than a decade. Most recently, he held the position of vice president, business affairs at Electronic Arts, where he was responsible for negotiating and enforcing contracts with major content licensors, including sports leagues, professional athletes, motion picture studios, music companies and celebrity talent.
Prior to this position, Kennedy served as vice president and general counsel for interactive software publisher Mindscape.
Before joining Mindscape, Kennedy held the positions of vice president and general counsel at LucasArts Entertainment Company and Lucas Digital Ltd, the diversified entertainment companies owned by filmmaker George Lucas.
Kennedy began his legal career representing entertainment industry clients with the Century City, California office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He received his law degree from Boston College Law School, his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Dominican University of California.
(Source: THQ web site)
Credited on 82 games
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| Baja: Edge of Control HD (2017, Windows) | Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs |
| de Blob (2017, Windows) | Executive V.P. of Business and Legal Affairs |
| MX vs ATV Reflex (2009, PlayStation 3) | Executive Vice President |
| MX vs ATV Reflex (2009, Nintendo DS) | Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009, PSP) | EVP, Business & Legal Affairs |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009, Nintendo DS) | EVP, Business & Legal Affairs |
| World of Zoo (2009, Wii) | EVP, Business & Legal Affairs |
| WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 (2009, PlayStation 3) | EVP of Business and Legal Affairs |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad (2009, Nintendo DS) | EVP |
| Disney•Pixar Cars: Race-O-Rama (2009, Xbox 360) | EVP Business & Legal Affairs |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla (2009, Windows) | EVP, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009, Windows) | Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs |
| 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (2009, Xbox 360) | Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (2009, Windows) | Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs |
| Deadly Creatures (2009, Wii) | Executive VP, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Saints Row 2 (2009, Windows) | EVP, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad (2009, PlayStation 2) | EVP, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (2008, Xbox 360) | Executive V.P. Business & Legal Affairs |
| WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (2008, Xbox 360) | THQ Product Development Special Thanks |
| WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (2008, Nintendo DS) | THQ Product Development Special Thanks |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 65 games with Glen Peters
- 58 games with Brandy A. Carrillo
- 57 games with Anthony Dunnet
- 57 games with Richard Jones
- 56 games with T. Ryan Arnold
- 55 games with Brian J. Farrell
- 55 games with Mario Waibel
- 53 games with Kirk Somdal
- 52 games with Jack Sorensen
- 52 games with Jenni Carlson
Companies
- 68 games with THQ Inc.
- 28 games with THQ Entertainment GmbH
- 26 games with THQ (UK) Limited
- 20 games with THQ France
- 15 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 13 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 13 games with EA Sports
- 12 games with Valve Corporation
- 11 games with Computer Games Distribution, s.r.o.
- 11 games with CD Projekt Slovakia, s.r.o.
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