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Hinckley Allen and Partner Mark Hichar Named a “Best Regulatory Lawyer or Law Firm of the Year”


Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce that Mark Hichar, chair of the gaming group, and the Firm have been honored as a “Best Regulatory Lawyer or Law Firm of the Year (North America)” at the GamblingCompliance Global Regulatory Awards ceremony in London. This international recognition is part of GamblingCompliance’s awards.

This award, for which Mark was recommended by clients, reflects the strategic counsel Mark and the Firm provide for clients including Fortune 1000 companies, start-up enterprises, and individuals. Hinckley Allen advises companies that provide information technology and transaction processing products and services and has extensive experience with operators of casinos, Internet gaming websites, as well as providers of gaming systems, software, and services.

Hinckley Allen’s clients are typically licensed by, or contract with, domestic or foreign government gaming regulatory bodies. Mark also provides counsel in connection with casino licensing applications, the structuring of gaming-related joint ventures, government procurement processes, and other licensing and corporate governance issues. He has structured joint ventures to do business in China, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Africa, and Taiwan, and has advised and documented cross-border transactions involving companies in several other foreign jurisdictions.

Before the awards dinner, Mark participated in a panel presentation “U.S. Sports Betting: Commercial Reward & Regulatory Risks,” at GamblingCompliance’s second annual Regulatory Summit on April 18, 2018. GamblingCompliance is the leading provider of independent legal, regulatory, and business intelligence to the global gaming industry. To learn more about GamblingCompliance, please visit gamblingcompliance.com.


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