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John Hagan

Managing Partner
Managing Partner

020 7002 7636

    About

    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.

    In his spare time, John enjoys golf, rugby, football and chess.

    Education & admissions
    Education

    University College Dublin, 1989

    Admissions

    Law Society of England & Wales, 1993

    Recognition
    Rankings

    Band 1, Chambers UK 2020

    Band 1, Chambers Global 2020

    Leading Individual, The Legal 500 2020

    Hall of Fame, The Legal 500 2020

    Commendations

    “Excellent reputation in the industry.” Chambers UK 2020

    “Extremely deep knowledge and real understanding of client challenges with regulators” Chambers Global 2020

    Sources commend his “modern mind and ability to understand what the operators want,” with others stating that “he knows the regulatory law inside out and is extremely well respected by everyone.” Chambers Global 2020

    “Astute” The Legal 500 2020

    “Sources underline his expertise in gambling regulations and his advocacy skills, as well as his immersion in the industry.” Chambers 2019

    “Sources underline his “expertise in gambling regulations and his advocacy skills, as well as his immersion in the industry.” Chambers UK 2019

    “The leading gaming industry legal practitioner active today,” adding: “He’s patient, calm, focused and efficient.” Chambers UK 2018

    “John is able to provide concise, pragmatic and commercially driven advice, delivering solutions, not just legal commentary.” Chambers UK 2017

    “His breadth of knowledge and experience in the industry is a real asset.” Chambers UK 2017

    Professional memberships
    Professional memberships

    International Association of Gaming Advisors (President 2019/20)

    International Masters of Gaming Law

    Charitable work

    GamCare (Deputy Chairman, 2006-present)

    Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (Chairman 2016-2020)

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