Washington’s Top News Interviews George Calhoun on Ifrah Law’s Suit Against U.S. Customs and Border Protection
WTOP | Washington’s Top News spoke with George Calhoun about Ifrah Law’s client Ike Owunna and his case against U.S. Customs and Border Protection for being wrongfully detained at Dulles International Airport and accused of smuggling drugs into the United States. Mr. Owunna is a U.S. citizen who was flying back to his home in…
Read MoreIfrah Law Represents U.S. Citizen in Case of Alleged Abuse by Customs and Border Protection; Story Featured in The Washington Post
Ifrah Law’s Whitney Fore currently represents Ikechukwu “Ike” Owunna in a lawsuit filed in Virginia federal court asserting multiple violations to Mr. Owunna’s constitutional rights by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. The case was covered in a story appearing in both The Washington Post and the website of The Center for Public Integrity. In December 2016, Mr. Owunna was…
Read MoreCongressional Quarterly Features Jeff Ifrah as Influencer in Gaming Industry
In the latest Congressional Quarterly magazine, Jeff Ifrah is a featured Influencer for his role in gaming law and in the founding of iDEA Growth – a nonprofit organization that advocates and educates on behalf of the gaming industry in an effort to grow jobs and state revenues. After the Supreme Court’s decision in Murphy v. NCAA, iDEA…
Read MoreIfrah Law Recognized for Fifth Consecutive Year by Benchmark Litigation
For the fifth year in a row, Benchmark Litigation has recommended Ifrah Law among some of the country’s biggest law firms in the practice of White Collar Crime in the District of Columbia. Founding Partner Jeff Ifrah was also recognized as a 2019 Local Litigation Star. Benchmark Litigation notes that the Ifrah Law team “is collectively praised…
Read MoreWebinar: What’s your sports betting potential? – Assessing economic viability
On Tuesday December 4th, Jeff Ifrah will join fellow gaming industry experts to discuss the economic impact and viability of legalized sports betting in the U.S. This live webinar event, put on in partnership with GeoComply and Eilers & Krejcik, will focus on the tools used by state governments and regulatory bodies to determine the…
Read MoreIfrah Law Attorneys Contribute Three Chapters to the International Comparative Legal Guide to Gambling
The 5th Edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Gambling 2019 was released on November 22. This extensive guide covers common issues in gambling law – including regulations and legislation, licensing, digital media, enforcement, and liability – in 43 jurisdictions. Jeff Ifrah and Jessica Feil contributed three chapters to this edition of the guide, covering the U.S. states…
Read MoreJeff Ifrah To Discuss Legal Implications of Sports Betting in New Jersey and Beyond for CLE at Rutgers Law School
On Friday, November 30th at the Rutgers Institute for Professional Education on Rutgers Law’s Camden campus, Jeff Ifrah will join leading gaming law practitioners as the keynote speaker for a CLE entitled “Sports Betting in New Jersey and Beyond: States Hit the Jackpot with Murphy v. NCAA.” Moderated by Justice Roberto A. Rivera-Soto, who served seven years on the Supreme…
Read MoreJeff Ifrah Shares iGaming Expertise at Conference in Arizona with State Attorney General, the NFL and Others
On November 18, founding partner of Ifrah Law, Jeff Ifrah, spoke at the State Government Affairs Council’s Leaders’ Policy Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Moderated by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Jeff shared his expertise alongside the NFL’s Jonathan Nabavi, Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairwoman Becky Harris and NYX Gaming Group’s Quinton Singleton during a panel…
Read MoreJim Trusty on How Replacing Sessions Could Affect Gaming
Gambling Compliance recently published an article on the gaming industry’s concern over who will replace Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General. If reports that former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is being considered are true, the industry would breathe a sigh of relief. Other candidates might disrupt current legislative efforts by states to regulate online…
Read MoreJeff Ifrah on New Jersey’s Limited Restrictions on Golden Nugget Owner: NJ is Going to Get Rid of This Restriction
In an article in Gaming Compliance, Jeff Ifrah commented on the recent announcement that online sportsbook operator PlaySugarhouse had switched from working with Golden Nugget to offer sports betting and is instead working with Monmouth Park. New Jersey’s strict gaming regulations prohibit anyone who owns more than 10% of a professional sports team from accepting…
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