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Irwin Mitchell Offices
40 HOLBORN VIADUCT
LONDON
EC1N 2PZ
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Andrew Cotton
Work Department
Regulatory & Compliance
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Andrew has over 30 years’ experience as a gaming, regulatory and alcohol licensing lawyer. He advises:
– on all aspects of UK gambling regulation, licence applications (both remote and land-based), changes of corporate control, regulatory investigations and compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation, UK advertising codes and other related consumer protection legislation;
– overseas clients on the UK remote gaming licensing regime and their applications to the UK Gambling Commission for Operating Licences and on-going compliance with licence conditions, UK AML legislation and social responsibility controls;
– on the constantly evolving regulatory regime in the UK (including Sanctions) and the frequent revisions to the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) and linked regulatory legislation.
Andrew is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and the cross sector Gambling Business Group trade body.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
(Leading individuals) (Firms to watch)In September 2023, Irwin Mitchell
took on a team of regulatory lawyers from Ince & Co, acquiring a group with a ‘depth of gaming industry knowledge, derived from collective decades of experience‘. Key names include Philip Somarakis, who has joined as national head of regulatory, experienced senior associate Andrew Cotton, a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law, and Julie Dao, who has a focus on anti-money laundering compliance.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Firms to watch London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
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- Transport > Travel
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- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
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- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
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- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Senior executives
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing