Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Experienced Lead Regulatory and Gaming Analyst, and licensed attorney with five years’ gambling industry experience, bolstered by a professional background in financial derivatives and services. Head of the Americas regulatory research team and additional subject-matter expert in artificial intelligence; esports; data protection, and; the Middle-East and Africa gambling landscape. Drawing on my legal expertise, I regularly offer strategic clarity on complex licensing and compliance frameworks; policy mapping; proactive horizon scanning, and; prediction markets and other emerging verticals, contributing forward-looking analysis through conferences, webinars, and podcasts. Featured by the Wall Street Journal; Sigma News; SBC News, and; regulatory forums, among others. University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law graduate with certifications in Intellectual Property Law and Cybersecurity & Crisis Management Law. Maryland-barred Attorney
Principal Analyst for Vixio GamblingCompliance. Regulatory Lead for the Americas (Canada; Caribbean; LatAm; United States). Member of leadership committee for strategic growth initiatives. Drives the content agenda for the Americas, along with managing the Americas team and supervising all content re: same, including leading custom research projects on responsible gaming; esports, and; AI, among others. Responsible for and supervises all Commercial-Content Insight Partnerships globally and regularly participates in thought leadership concerning the global gambling industry via podcasts; webinars; conference panels, etc... Proactively operationalized team efficiency; project management, and; assisted with client engagement as needed contributing to 12% year-over-year growth.
Senior Analyst leading and responsible for all Africa and Asia-Pacific regulatory coverage concerning the gambling industry. Responsible for drafting leading outlook content on emerging verticals such as esports and AI, and emerging markets such as the African and Asia-Pacific markets. Increased regulatory coverage of Africa and Asia-Pacific markets by 50% leading to increased pipeline generation and sales.
Junior Analyst responsible for covering regulatory developments within the U.S. gambling industry and participate in content production re: same.
Represented clients at the USPTO and U.S. Copyright Office under Rule 19-220 of the Maryland Bar, and drafted associated documents and advised re: same.
Intern for the Criminal Strategies Unit of the State's Attorney's Office. Responsible for crime mapping, and various warrant applications and prosecutorial strategies.
Research Assistant responsible for analyzing CFTC rules and drafting memoranda re: consequences on the financial derivatives market and impact on integrity of Dodd-Frank framework. Also lead drafter for water-specific emergency management manual, including: statutes; local ordinances, and; relevant regulations.
Legal extern charged with researching issues, including but not limited to: cybersecurity; emergency management and crisis response, and; anti-trust.
Researched legal issues arising in matters involving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS); Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliance, and; Data Privacy Incident Responses.