Recognition
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We always strive for high standards in our exciting and challenging legal specialisation in the never dull gambling industry, and believe we are the market leading law firm. We are delighted that our work and commitment to the gambling industry is recognised by the prestigious legal directories, Chambers & Partners (UK and Global) and The Legal 500, and by GamblingCompliance.
Harris Hagan has been ranked Band 1 in Chambers UK and Tier 1 in The Legal 500 since the firm was established in 2004.
We have five lawyers individually ranked in Chambers UK 2022.
Our three partners are ranked as Leading Individuals in The Legal 500 2022, which represents 30% of the total number across the UK, with Julian Harris and John Hagan recognised in the Hall of Fame.
We have four lawyers ranked in Chambers Global 2022. Our partners Julian Harris and John Hagan, ranked in Band 1, Bahar Alaeddini, ranked in Band 2, and Hilary Stewart-Jones, ranked as Senior Statespeople.
Harris Hagan
“Harris Hagan continues to have four lawyers individually ranked for Chambers & Partners’ Global Market Leaders Rankings (Gaming & Gambling).”
Band 1
“It is a highly professional firm with talented partners and associates – they would be my first point of call for any legal matters relating to gambling.”
Band 1
“The firm is highly skilled, supremely well informed about the sector, always responsive, and has the consummate ability to translate regulation into effective advice, offering a comprehensive service to clients.”
Band 1
“Harris Hagan is a super firm to work with. They have the best lawyers who are at the highest academic level and at the same time business-oriented, thus you get solutions that are very efficient. They have a second-to-none global network of the best gaming and gambling lawyers and can thus provide first-class advice around the globe.”
Tier 1
“Easily accessible, knowledgeable and have their finger on the pulse of the latest developments. Always keen to share thoughts and highly professional.”
Tier 1
“Harris Hagan is highly skilled, supremely well informed about the sector, always responsive and with a consummate ability to translate regulation into effective advice. It is able to offer a comprehensive service to clients in the sector; its experience in wider governance areas enables it to recommend tailor-made solutions for its clients, reflecting internal resource and other key drivers. The firm is very proactive, very easy to deal with and closely aligned to its clients’ needs.”
Tier 1
“Julian Harris and John Hagan are considered as top professionals and their experience in this sector is simply unparalleled.”
Tier 1
“Harris Hagan is an extremely reputable firm within the gambling industry. The whole team is very solid in their practice.”
Tier 1
“Harris Hagan really get to know their clients and provide much-welcomed advice which is both straightforward and clear. This is refreshing due to the increasingly complicated legislative environment of gambling.”
Tier 1
“They are world class in all areas of gambling law”
Band 1
“without a doubt, the premier gaming and betting practice in the UK”
Tier 1
Clients say that the team is “extremely knowledgeable about the industry” and “provides a common-sense approach to regulatory issues.”
“They are experts in the gaming industry.”
“The firm has first-class experience and knowledge in this industry”
“The team understands the issues clients typically face and always provides solutions”
“The firm pleases with its professionalism and is invested in the client’s success”
“They are experts in the gaming industry”
“Provides a common-sense approach to regulatory issues”
“an excellent firm with a personal touch”
“no one knows the regulatory aspects of the gaming industry as well as they do”
“They know the regulatory environment backwards and they’ve also got good contacts with the UK Gambling Commission. They give good legal and practical advice, especially in relation to the Commission.”
“They’re a fantastic firm to deal with from both a knowledge and responsiveness perspective. They’re very focused on the sector in a period of great change.”
Our Lawyers
Julian Harris
“He is above anyone else in terms of knowledge.”
Band 1
“Extremely good at dealing with regulators.”
Band 1
“Draws wide-ranging praise as “amazing,” “phenomenal” and “a legend” in the field.”
Band 1
“highly experienced” and his “knowledge in the UK market is highly regarded and he is the go-to option for this field”.
Hall of Fame
“Julian Harris and John Hagan are considered as top professionals and their experience in this sector is simply unparalleled.”
Hall of Fame
“London-based Julian Harris offers a wealth of experience advising a broad range of operators and regulators on complex international gaming and gambling law issues.”
Band 1
“Julian has a wealth of experience and is able to guide clients through complex issues; he is particularly skilful at creating solutions which are designed to provide an effective business framework going forward.”
Band 1
“a heavyweight veteran in the field.”
Hall of Fame
“Highly experienced”
“Julian Harris’s knowledge in the UK market is highly regarded and he is the go-to option for this field.”
“draws wide-ranging praise as “amazing,” “phenomenal” and “a legend” in the field”
“extremely good at dealing with regulators”
“very widely respected”
“A legend in the business”
John Hagan
“extremely deep knowledge and real understanding of client challenges with regulators”.
Band 1
“John Hagan has been fantastic. He clearly knows the regulations, expectation and processes and can clearly communicate the requirements.”
Band 1
“He is one of the best: a tremendous lawyer with an impressive knowledge of regulation.”
Band 1
“modern mind and ability to understand what the operators want.”
Band 1
“he knows the regulatory law inside out and is extremely well respected by everyone.”
Band 1
UK-based John Hagan is praised “absolutely excellent” by market sources.
Band 1
He is well regarded for his significant expertise in advising an array of leading gaming and gambling clients on complex regulatory matters.
Band 1
“…with over 20 years’ of gambling law experience, John is recognised as a leading gambling lawyer by operators, suppliers and regulators throughout the world.”
Hall of Fame
“Julian Harris and John Hagan are considered as top professionals and their experience in this sector is simply unparalleled.”
Hall of Fame
“John Hagan and Bahar Alaeddini are very good lawyers with a remarkable knowledge of the gaming and gambling market, as well as operators, platforms and payment providers and affiliates. They have an impressive international network. They both have a great sense of humour and keep a clear mind in situations with a lot of pressure.”
Hall of Fame
John Hagan is a highly regarded UK-based practitioner, recognised for this extensive experience advising on a wide range of international gaming and gambling matters. Impressed market source remark: “He is very eloquent and does a fantastic job being an advocate through the industry.”
Band 1
“he knows the regulatory law inside out and is extremely well respected by everyone.”
Band 1
John is recognised by The Legal 500 as having “unparalleled” industry knowledge, and gives “clear, concise and actionable advice”.
Hall of Fame
“excellent reputation in the industry.”
“extremely deep knowledge and real understanding of client challenges with regulators”
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.”
“Astute”
“The leading gaming industry legal practitioner active today,” adding: “He’s patient, calm, focused and efficient.”
“is able to provide concise, pragmatic and commercially driven advice, delivering solutions, not just legal commentary.”
“His breadth of knowledge and experience in the industry is a real asset.”
Bahar Alaeddini
“very pragmatic and straightforward. She is very knowledgeable, provides advice, which is clear and helpful, and is very approachable.”
Band 2
“She offers extensive experience and excellent client communication.”
Band 2
Bahar Alaeddini is highly regarded in the gaming and gambling sector for her considerable strength in advising an array of clients on complex regulatory and licensing matters.
Band 2
“a rising star, exceptional and creative and of “sharp intellect and a practical approach to advice.”
Leading Individual
“Bahar stands out as an highly intellectual lawyer at the top of her profession who deals with her clients in a an easy manner.”
Leading Individual
“John Hagan and Bahar Alaeddini are very good lawyers with a remarkable knowledge of the gaming and gambling market, as well as operators, platforms and payment providers and affiliates. They have an impressive international network. They both have a great sense of humour and keep a clear mind in situations with a lot of pressure.”
Leading Individual
Bahar Alaeddini is praised by market sources for her considerable expertise in advising major international clients on UK gambling law matters. She is particularly noted for her skill in licensing and regulatory compliance issues.
Band 1
“Bahar Alaeddini is a focused and common-sense lawyer who excels in the regulatory law field, being able to confidently analyse a given set of circumstances and give straight forward advice.”
Leading Individual
“Exceptional and creative”
“She is very pragmatic and straightforward. She is very knowledgeable, provides advice which is clear and helpful, and is very approachable.”
“Considered “an excellent gaming lawyer,” peers describe her as “very commercial, very straightforward – she makes things understandable.””
“She has an uncanny intuition for all things related to gambling commissions, as well as being very technical and straightforward with a commercial bent.”
“sharp intellect and a practical approach to advice”
“She is focused and hard working, and is able to take a practical approach to complex regulatory issues.”
“A rising star”
Hilary Stewart-Jones
“She cares deeply and will fight hard for her clients.”
Tier 1
“probably the most predominant lawyer in the gambling and i-gaming space.”
Tier 1
London-based Hilary Stewart-Jones continues to be well respected for her significant experience in the international gaming and gambling industry, advising an array of operators on transactional and regulatory matters.
Senior Statespeople
“…a legal technician with a real business mind, which means her advice is really practical and useful. She has been a force in the industry for a long time.”
Senior Statespeople
“refreshingly straightforward, pragmatic and extremely knowledgeable in her field.”
Senior Statespeople
“Hilary Stewart-Jones is highlighted for her extensive experience advising an array of land-based and online operators in the gaming and gambling sector”. Sources remark: “Hilary is great and everyone in the market knows her.”
Senior Statespeople
“refreshingly straightforward, pragmatic and extremely knowledgeable in her field.”
Senior Statespeople
“She cares deeply and will fight hard for her clients.”
Key Lawyer
“She’s great, she deserves every bit of the reputation she has”
“Hilary Stewart-Jones is probably the most predominant lawyer in the gambling and i-gaming space.” Another source adds: “She cares deeply and will fight hard for her clients.”
“Refreshingly straightforward, pragmatic and extremely knowledgeable in her field.”
“She knows the industry backwards. I’m always amazed at the breadth of her knowledge.”
