Mark Balestra

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Mark Balestra is a Partner and US Special Counsel of Segev LLP, a highly-ranked, full-solutions business law firm with services offered across the U.S., Canada, and India.

Mark’s expertise spans a number of gaming-related industry sectors, including online gambling, poker, skill gaming, fantasy sports, e-sports and tribal gaming.

Based in St. Louis, Mark heads the firm’s US practice. In this role he has navigated legal and business matters for all types of clients, with extensive expertise in the gaming and gambling industries – particularly in technology-driven sectors – in which he has counseled clients in a variety of capacities for over two decades. His transactional experience spans regulatory compliance, corporate formation and structuring, securities, intellectual property, finance, due diligence, M&A, commercial agreements, employment matters and other areas.

Over the years Mark has been a regular contributor to several gaming trade publications and has been featured as an gaming and betting expert by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, Reuters, USA Today, ESPN, CNET, Wired magazine, and the Los Angeles Times.

In 2006, Mark was named one of Global Gaming Business magazine’s “25 People to Watch” in the worldwide gambling industry.

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