A Jeff Ifrah

Practice Areas

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain | Federal Agency Litigation | Internet Advertising & Marketing | Online Gaming & Sports Betting | Suspension & Debarment Proceedings | White Collar Counsel & Defense.

Jeff Ifrah advises online gaming and sports betting companies, affiliates, and investors on compliance, licensing, and transactional matters, as well as in enforcement actions and white collar litigation. The growing online gambling industry is spawning multiple public companies valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars. The valuable data assets collected by these platforms offer ripe opportunities for M&A. As investors must comply with complex state, federal and foreign regulations, Jeff is the go-to lawyer for anyone seeking to mitigate risks.

Founder of the iDevelopment and Economic Association (iDEA), a non-profit association that advocates for the online interactive entertainment business, Jeff has wide experience and knowledge of the business and legal issues involved with sports betting, daily fantasy sports, social gaming, eSports, skins betting, iGaming, and mobile gaming, as well as cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

For companies that become targets for government scrutiny, Jeff’s litigation skills are without peer. He has been at the center of most of the important prosecutions and lawsuits in the online gaming industry, including the seminal Supreme Court case permitting states to legalize sports betting. His record of success has earned him international recognition as a white collar criminal defense lawyer and litigator.

Career

Ifrah Law, Founding Member (2009-Present) | Greenberg Traurig, Partner (2006-2009) | Paul Hastings, Of Counsel (1997-2006) | Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army (1993-1997)

Professional Memberships

• Founding Member, iDevelopment and Economic Association (iDEA)

• Adjust Professor, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

• Member, UNLV Gaming Law Journal Advisory Board

• Member, International Masters of Gaming Law

Publications

"The Definitive Guide to Online Gaming and Sports Betting in the U.S."

A regularly updated, comprehensive eBook covering the online gaming and sports betting industries in the United States from A-Z. Available for download here - https://www.ifrahlaw.com/insights/guide-to-online-gaming-and-betting-in-united-states/

Awards

Languages Spoken

English

French

Hebrew

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Admitted to Practice

• District of Columbia

• New Jersey

• New York

• Pennsylvania

Experience

Greenberg Traurig, Partner | Paul Hastings, Of Counsel | Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey | Trial Counsel, Communications - Electronics Command and Fort Monmouth | JAG Officer, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Army

Education