Experience

International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA)

• United States
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of Regulator Relations

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) provides a relevant, collaborative forum for discussing key issues that affect global gaming today. The Regulator Relations Committee assists IAGA with reaching out to gaming regulators and gaming regulator associations including the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF) to foster stronger relationships between IAGA and regulators. The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) provides a relevant, collaborative forum for discussing key issues that affect global gaming today. The Regulator Relations Committee assists IAGA with reaching out to gaming regulators and gaming regulator associations including the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF) to foster stronger relationships between IAGA and regulators.



Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission

• Bermuda
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Legal

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  I am a Barrister admitted to practice law in England and Wales, The Bahamas and Bermuda. I currently serve as the Director of Legal at the Bermuda Gaming Commission where I advise on a wide range of statutory, gaming licensing and compliance matters. I am currently assisting the Commission as they establish Bermuda’s burgeoning casino gaming industry and betting sector. I am a Barrister admitted to practice law in England and Wales, The Bahamas and Bermuda. I currently serve as the Director of Legal at the Bermuda Gaming Commission where I advise on a wide range of statutory, gaming licensing and compliance matters. I am currently assisting the Commission as they establish Bermuda’s burgeoning casino gaming industry and betting sector.



Registry General Department, Bermuda

• Bermuda

• Legal and Compliance Officer

  • 2018 - May 2021



The Government of Bermuda

• Bermuda
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal and Compliance Officer

  • 2018 - May 2021



Smith Bean & Co.

• Bermuda

• Senior Associate Counsel

  • Jul 2016 - Mar 2018

  Associate General Counsel with responsibility for all aspects of criminal and civil case preparation and litigation. Managed the firms Corporate Service Provider branch with specific responsibility for company incorporations and compliance. In House General Counsel for the Axum Group of companies, with responsibility for drafting and advising on contracts relating to cryptocurrency initial coin offering ( including Simple agreements for future tokens, legal and technical white papers). Representative of the Gaming/Betting sector in preparation for the Bermuda National Risk Assessment for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Show less



The Office of The Attorney General of The Bahamas

• Nassau, Bahamas

• Civil Litigator

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2016

  As Counsel for the Office of The Attorney General (OAG), I worked on some of the most high profile cases that the Government of the Bahamas has been involved in. This includes,but is not limited to, the winding up petition for the $3.5.Billion Baha Mar Resort development and the application to appoint liquidators, the Environmental and Planning matter concerning a cruise ship development in the Northern Bahamas. I have assisted with negotiations with neighboring states over the rights of the Bahamian Government to our airspace, as well as the negotiations with the United States over the maritime delineation of our oceanic borders. I also assisted in the representation the Bahamas Government in a multi-million dollar arbitration. I learned the value of always being prepared, because you never know what tomorrow may require. Show less



Department of Immigration

• Immigration Officer and Prosecutor

  • Jul 2005 - Jan 2014



The College of Law

• Student

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2012

  The Bar. The Bar.



Bahamas Government

• Bahamas

• Immigration Officer

  • Jul 2005 - Sep 2011

  As an Immigration Officer, it is my duty daily to enforce The Bahamas’ immigration laws. This is to ensure that all persons living and working are in the country are doing so legally. More specifically, I was assigned to the department’s legal section, where I served as a prosecutor. I was not only responsible for preparing reports on persons that the department may consider taking before the court, I also had responsibility for then bringing cases before a Magistrate for trial. As an Immigration Officer, it is my duty daily to enforce The Bahamas’ immigration laws. This is to ensure that all persons living and working are in the country are doing so legally. More specifically, I was assigned to the department’s legal section, where I served as a prosecutor. I was not only responsible for preparing reports on persons that the department may consider taking before the court, I also had responsibility for then bringing cases before a Magistrate for trial.