Zachary P. Birnbaum

RegTech Principal Analyst | Regulatory Lead for the Americas (GC), Vixio Regulatory Intelligence | J.D. University of Maryland | Member of MD Bar

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

About

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

Experience

  • Vixio Regulatory Intelligence (Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Hybrid)
    • Principal Analyst
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      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
      Dec 2022 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

      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.

    • Legal Analyst
      Sep 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Junior Analyst responsible for covering regulatory developments within the U.S. gambling industry and participate in content production re: same.

  • Student Attorney at Intellectual Property Law Clinic, University of Maryland, School of Law
    Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 · 5 mos

    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.

  • Legal Intern at Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City
    May 2020 - Aug 2020 · 4 mos

    Intern for the Criminal Strategies Unit of the State's Attorney's Office. Responsible for crime mapping, and various warrant applications and prosecutorial strategies.

  • University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (Baltimore, Maryland Area · Hybrid)
    • Research Assistant
      Sep 2019 - May 2020 · 9 mos

      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
      May 2019 - Sep 2019 · 5 mos

      Legal extern charged with researching issues, including but not limited to: cybersecurity; emergency management and crisis response, and; anti-trust.

  • Legal Assistant at Covington & Burling LLP
    Aug 2016 - Jul 2018 · 2 yrs

    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.