
Adrian King focuses his practice at the intersection of law and government. With his extensive government sector experience and deep knowledge of the governmental and regulatory process, Adrian provides his clients with the benefit of an insider’s perspective as he works to achieve their goals and objectives.
He regularly represents clients before federal, state, and local executive branch and administrative agencies, as well as legislative bodies and committees, with an emphasis on gaming, state attorney general enforcement actions, and government affairs.
Adrian is a Co-Leader of the firm’s Gaming Team and State Attorneys General Team.
Services
Experience
Representative Matters
Gaming
- General Outside Legal Counsel to Penn National Gaming.
- Counsel to IAC / Interactive Corporation in connection with its $1 billion investment in MGM Resorts International.
- Counsel to Centaur Gaming in connection with application for a Pennsylvania Category 1 gaming license.
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Security Clearences
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, Gaming and Licensing, 2023
City & State PA Top Lobbyists List, 2022
Selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal to receive its 40 Under 40 Award, which recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 who are proven performers in their respective industries and communities, May 2007
One of 10 lawyers honored by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly as one of the "Top Lateral Hires of 2005"
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, “The Perils and Benefits of Distributed Gaming,” International Masters of Gaming Law Conference, September 2021
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee: Gaming Industry Opposition to Senate Bill 1256 – VGT Expansion Legislation, October 2020
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee: Gaming Industry Opposition to So-Called “Games of Skill,” June 2019
Board Memberships & Community Service
Museum of the American Revolution, Board Member and Secretary, December 2005-Present
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force, Emergency Preparedness Workgroup, 2015
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's State Police Transition Review Team, 2014
Publications
Related Insights
Credentials
Education
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D. 1993, cum laude)
Columbia University (B.A. 1989)
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (Certificate in Crisis Management 2004)
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Mr. King has appeared, via pro hac vice motion, in the state and/or federal courts of Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, and New Jersey