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Harris Hagan Offices
Hamilton House
1 Temple Avenue
EC4Y 0HA
England
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John Hagan
Work Department
Gambling and leisure.
Position
Managing Partner
John co-founded Harris Hagan with Julian Harris in May 2004. Specialising in all aspects of online and land-based gambling law, and with over 20 years’ of gambling law experience, John is recognised as a leading gambling lawyer by operators, suppliers and regulators throughout the world. He advises many of the world’s largest land-based and online gambling businesses (B2C and B2B), as well as many start-ups, investors and leading law firms. John has extensive gambling legal, regulatory and licensing experience advising on legal classification, non-remote and remote operating licence applications, casino competitions and premises licensing, personal applications, change of corporate control applications, transaction due diligence, corporate investments and transactions, complex group restructuring and the rationalisation of group licences. He also has extensive compliance and enforcement experience advising on general compliance and reporting requirements, compliance assessments, regulatory investigations, corporate evaluations, operating and personal licence reviews, and developing associated remedial compliance programmes and action plans.
John is a regular conference speaker and contributor to industry and specialist legal publications.
Career
Trained and qualified at Wedlake Bell, 1993. Biddle/Pinsents, 1998-2004. Founding partner Harris Hagan, 2004.
Memberships
Trustee and former Deputy Chairman of Gamcare; Former Chairman of the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling; A Past President of the International Association of Gaming Advisors.
Education
Royal Belfast Academical Institution; University College, Dublin (1989 BCL).
Leisure
Rugby; football; golf; chess.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
(Hall of Fame)Harris Hagan
’s boutique practice is highly regarded for its in-depth industry expertise, offering comprehensive advice on licensing, compliance, and enforcement to both online and land-based gambling businesses. The firm is particularly noted for its work on Gambling Commission compliance investigations, regulatory matters, licence reviews, and cross-border transactional work. The practice is co-led by John Hagan
and Bahar Alaeddini, both of whom are specialists in online and land-based gambling law, having advised major industry players, start-ups, governments, and trade associations. David Whyte brings a unique perspective to the team, drawing on his previous in-house roles at a land-based casino operator and as general counsel for an online operator, to advise on complex compliance and enforcement mandates. Jessica Wilson adds further strength to the practice with her extensive experience in major corporate transactions and changes of corporate control, particularly those involving US publicly traded companies. The team benefits from the extensive experience and expertise of consultants Julian Harris and Hilary Stewart-Jones.
Lawyer Rankings
- Gaming and betting London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Hall of Fame London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting