Ortwin Sam Schneider-Freyermuth (born November 1958) is a German American video game executive, entertainment lawyer and film producer.
[2][3] He currently holds the position of co-founder (together with Chris Roberts), vice-chairman and general counsel of Cloud Imperium Games.
[6][7] Ortwin Freyermuth studied law at the University of Göttingen and at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he completed his Master degree with a thesis on film distribution and copyright law in 1986.
[3][8] In the early 1990s, he was part of a group of German film producers who pioneered a new business model, acquiring the production and distribution rights for several Hollywood films with both financial and popular success.
[3][5] After having previously served as a legal advisor to Chris Roberts' Ascendant Pictures[9] and other production companies, he founded Cloud Imperium Games with Roberts in April 2012[10] to create the video game Star Citizen.