Cooper Levenson Opens Harrisburg, PA Office.ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J. -- The law firm of Cooper Levenson, recognized as a pre-eminent source for legal representation in the gaming industry and gaming-related interests worldwide, has opened a new office at 112 Market Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania This article is about the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For other places named Harrisburg, see Harrisburg (disambiguation). Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. . The firm's move into Pennsylvania coincides, quite purposely, with newly-enacted legislation legalizing slot machine gaming in the Commonwealth. "Our firm was heavily involved in the start of gaming in New Jersey back in the 1970's," said Lloyd D. Levenson, Esq., firm CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman of the Casino Law Department. "We've watched over the years as regulations changed, technologies adapted with the times, and the economy flourished. So, naturally, when our neighboring state of Pennsylvania passed its gaming bill, it was logical and necessary for us to establish a physical presence there." The Harrisburg office is the firm's sixth, joining five New Jersey-based operations in Atlantic City, Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, township (1990 pop. 69,319), Camden co., W central N.J.; name was changed from Delaware township to Cherry Hill in 1961. Largely residential, Cherry Hill has been marked by great development and housing growth, especially since the 1970s. , Princeton, Cape May Cape May, city (1990 pop. 4,668), Cape May co., S N.J., on Cape May peninsula and the Atlantic Ocean; settled in the 1600s, inc. 1857. One of the nation's oldest beach resorts, it became known in the mid-19th cent. Court House and Northfield. While boasting large practice teams in such areas as Real Estate, Tax & Business, Employment and Insurance Defense, Cooper Levenson is internationally recognized in the gaming arena, and the firm's client roster is rich with some of the most recognized names in the industry. In addition to a host of leading casino hotels and resorts, the firm serves the industry's leading gaming suppliers and service providers in all aspects of casino law, including employment, licensure, civil rights, criminal liability, negligence, administrative proceedings, zoning, contracts and other casino-related affairs. Additionally, when the Casino Control Commission of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Virgin Islands began drafting legislation to establish gaming in the territory, the government retained Casino Law Chairman Lloyd Levenson as its consultant. After the legislation was enacted, Levenson returned several years later and obtained a Certificate of Compliance, only the second awarded in the history of gaming in the Virgin Islands. "This expansion is an exciting move for us, as we have just ended an exceptionally significant year," adds Levenson. "In 2004 the firm was named Legal and Regulatory Advisor to the Global Gaming Expo Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is an annual gaming trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, generally in November, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is one of the two major gaming trade shows. (G2E G2E Government to Employees G2E Got to Eat G2E Global Gaming Expo ), and Multi-jurisdictional Legal & Regulatory Advisor to the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress." The Global Gaming Expo, which takes place each fall in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , is the industry's largest trade show and conference. The first-ever Pennsylvania Gaming Congress, produced by the industry publication Michael Pollock's Gaming Industry Observer, is slated for February 9th at the Hilton Harrisburg & Towers. Both events draw a host of industry leaders, political figures, and Wall Street analysts and investors to keep abreast on current issues in the gaming world, as does the East Coast Gaming Congress, a conference that is produced in part by Cooper Levenson and held each May in Atlantic City.
The Harrisburg office information is as follows:
Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law
112 Market Street, Suite 800, Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-232-3400 Phone 717-232-3536 Fax
Cooper Levenson was founded in Atlantic City in 1957 and has since grown to 60 attorneys and six offices in Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, Princeton, Cape May Court House, Northfield and Harrisburg. |
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