International Referral the global network of business lawyers, is delighted to introduce Anna Mathias of Joelson Wilson LLP Anna has joined the Legal network; as our exclusive Gaming Law in England.
Anna was called to the Bar in 1994 and practised as a barrister in chambers for ten years, specialising in public and regulatory law, planning and licensing. She joined Joelson Wilson in the summer of 2005 as an employed barrister and since that time has practised exclusively in the gambling, regulatory and planning fields.
Anna specialises in all aspects of gambling law and advises and represents the full spectrum of the firm’s gambling clients, both land-based and remote. Over the years she has advised and represented a wide range of private and public sector clients and her clients while at Joelson Wilson have included start-ups to market leaders in the remote and bricks and mortar casino, bingo, betting, spread betting, gaming machine, gambling software and lotteries sectors, as well as tracks.
Anna has full rights of audience in all the courts in the land up to the House of Lords and has extensive experience of appearing for clients before courts and tribunals at all levels and before local authority panels across the country. She is a regular contributor to various trade publications aimed at the gambling sector and is regularly quoted on gambling law in the national press. The Legal 500 has described Anna as “articulate” and as “having the ability to convey complex concepts in a concise way”.
In addition to advising in the regulatory sphere, Anna provides support to the Firm’s Corporate/Commercial Team in deals involving gambling sector companies and to the Property Team in commercial property deals involving licensed premises.
If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with Anna directly or with the International Referral head office for an introduction.