Dickinson Wright gaming attorneys Robert W. Stocker II and Michael D. Lipton QC have been ranked as Band 1 attorneys by Chambers and Partners in the gaming and gambling global practice area. Chambers Global, publisher of the world's leading guides to the legal profession, researches the strengths and reputations of international law firms and attorneys through in-depth interviews with peer and competing-firm attorneys, in-house counsel and significant purchasers of legal services.
Stocker's international practice focuses on gaming, regulatory, corporate, and alternative insurance programs law. He is the head of Dickinson Wright's 30-member Gaming practice group; immediate past president of the International Masters of Gaming Law; an editorial board member of Gaming Law Review and Economics; chair of the American Bar Association Gaming Law Committee and is chair of the American Bar Association's annual Gaming Law Minefield Conference held in Las Vegas and an adjunct professor at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he teaches gaming law, business planning and business organizations. He is also the president of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Legal Authors Society and the past president of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School American Inns of Court Chapter. Stocker is recognized by Chambers Global as a "Leader in the Field" of gaming law. He is recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in gaming, administrative and government relations law, and was the only lawyer in Michigan who received "Lawyer of the Year" in gaming law for 2011 by Best Lawyers.
In addition to editing and co-authoring "The Michigan Gaming Law Legal Resource Book." Stocker has authored numerous articles on gaming laws and regulations for gaming publications and law school law reviews. He is a frequent speaker on gaming, business and alternative insurance issues at national and international conferences and education programs. Mr. Stocker graduated with honors from Denison University and received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He practices in Dickinson Wright's Lansing office.
Practicing in Dickinson Wright's Toronto office, Lipton has served as senior counsel on numerous gaming law matters for more than 20 years. He advises governments, regulators, advertisers, gaming equipment suppliers, racetracks, casinos, software manufacturers and pari-mutuel operators on all aspects of gaming law. He acts as senior counsel in advising gaming license holders throughout North America on gaming compliance and policy issues, as well as advises provincial governments, lottery corporations, charitable organizations, and public and private corporations in respect to the gaming provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code. He advises clients internationally with respect to online gaming issues, advises on the impact of aboriginal law on gaming in Canada and represents clients' interests before government when legislative changes regarding gaming are under consideration.
Lipton has authored many articles on gaming law and anti-money laundering as it relates to the gaming industry, which have been published in leading international and national publications, and has delivered papers at numerous gaming law conferences throughout the world. He chairs the annual Canadian Institute program on Gaming law. He is an editorial member of Gaming Law Review and Economics and World Online Gaming Law Report and has served as editor of the Canadian Gaming Lawyer since inception in 2008. He co-authored the Canadian chapter on internet gaming in the 11th and 12th editions of the Internet Gambling Report.
Lipton is a founding member and past president of the International Masters of gaming Law, and was recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and by Chambers Global for his expertise in gaming law and a leader in the field.
Lipton graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar with honors in 1967. He served as law clerk to the Chief Justice of Ontario and is also a member of the New York State bar. He was honoured with his Queen's Counsel in 1979.
Published: Thu, Apr 7, 2011
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