One of the nation’s premier gaming practice groups, chaired by named partner Frank Schreck, expanded its national, multi-jurisdictional platform with the opening of an Atlantic City office and the hiring of New Jersey gaming attorneysPaul O’Gara, Pacifico “Pat” Agnellini and Dennis Daly. The office opened today and is located at Absecon Professional Center, 707 White Horse Pike, Suite C-5, Absecon, NJ 08201.
“The addition of Paul, Pat and Dennis plus our presence in Atlantic City solidifies our position as one of the nation’s premier gaming practice groups,” said Schreck, chair of the Gaming Law Group at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. “For the past three decades, we’ve worked for many mutual clients, representing them on issues as they’ve pertained to different jurisdictions. With the addition of my longtime friends, Paul, Pat and Dennis, we’re rounding out our U.S. presence to better serve our clients.”
With this expansion, Brownstein positions itself as the largest national gaming practice with offices in both Las Vegas and Atlantic City. The expansion east also allows the Gaming Law Group to better serve its existing clients on a national, multi-jurisdictional platform. Clients include: Caesars Entertainment, bwin International, Tropicana Entertainment and Landry’s Inc. As lawmakers in New Jersey move forward to pass internet gambling, Brownstein is immediately positioned to handle issues that arise in the market as a result.
Brownstein attorneys represent gaming clients with licensing, interactive gaming, regulatory investigations and compliance matters and related approvals from the relevant governmental agencies. With perspective gained from extensive experience as regulators, as well as years of corporate counsel experience with premier gaming entities, Brownstein’s Gaming Law Group is uniquely positioned to assist clients in obtaining the necessary approvals for public offerings, financings, business restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. The firm stands apart in this field due to a particular focus and experience with large, complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions which extends to Indian reservations and gaming jurisdictions throughout the U.S., Japan, Macau, Puerto Rico, Spain and Great Britain, among others.
“Frank Schreck and our gaming group are widely recognized as one of the most experienced and accomplished groups in gaming,” said Bruce James, managing partner of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. “Paul, Pat and Dennis are a natural fit given their expertise, experience and our mutual client base. This addition strengthens our depth and reputation as we continue to grow in online gaming.”
O’Gara, shareholder, has extensive experience representing casinos, casino holding companies, financial institutions and investors, as well as those who do business with casinos before the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and other gaming regulatory bodies both in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. O’Gara counsels clients on all gaming-related compliance and securities issues and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in gaming law since 2005. For more information about O’Gara, please go to http://www.bhfs.com/People/pogara.
Agnellini, shareholder, concentrates his practice in all aspects of casino gaming law and various commercial transactional matters. His extensive casino gaming experience includes the management of legal and operational responsibilities for Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. He guides clients through licensing and compliance matters before the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Community Affairs and the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority. For more information about Agnellini, please go tohttp://www.bhfs.com/People/pagnellini.
Daly, of counsel, was an attorney for 23 years with the New Jersey Casino Control Commission – most recently as its General Counsel. He possesses a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of gaming law, particularly in the casino regulatory arena. His familiarity with the policies, procedures and personnel of both the Commission and the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the two agencies charged with oversight of the casino industry in New Jersey, are an asset to the firm’s already well known and highly respected Gaming Law Group. His diverse duties with the Commission also provided him with extensive experience in conducting business with other New Jersey state agencies, particularly the Office of Administrative Law, the Department of Treasury and the Office of the Governor. He also served on an advisory panel of state agency representatives regarding the responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. For more information about Daly, please go to http://www.bhfs.com/People/ddaly.
