Lynne Levin Kaufman

Lynne Levin Kaufman is a Partner at Cooper Levenson and Co-Chair of the firm’s Gaming Law Practice Group. She focuses on complex land-based casino law, iGaming and gaming law, and mergers and acquisitions within the gaming industry.

Lynne is a trusted advisor for Atlantic City’s newest casinos, guiding clients through every phase of development-from pre-construction planning to opening day operations. She also counsels large casino companies entering new jurisdictions, assisting with drafting proposed statutory language and regulatory frameworks.

Practice Highlights:

Lynne successfully negotiated the purchase and sale agreement of a Pennsylvania casino followed by licensing.

Worldwide, Lynne has been retained by casino companies, gaming suppliers, technology vendors, sports wagering companies, restaurants and nightclubs, and lenders.

In 2021, while representing a family which owns professional sports teams, a nationwide pizza chain, and a casino in Detroit, she negotiated a billion-dollar sale for half ownership of an Atlantic City casino.

Hallmarks of her distinguished gaming industry career include input into 2011 statutory reforms to the New Jersey Casino Control Act and statutory amendments she drafted, which were adopted.

Since 1978, Lynne is the only female attorney to ever handle a casino licensing hearing.

She specializes in:

•Public debt offerings
•Private equity
•Bank financings
•Litigation for mobile gaming
•Pari-mutuel betting
•Promotional sweepstakes
•Mergers and acquisitions
•Compliance and Investigation

Awards and Recognitions

Lynne was named an ROI Influencer: Women in Business 2023. She was also named an ROI Influencer: Women in Business 2022.

Lynne has been named to Best Lawyers in America in the area of gaming law each year since 2013.

Community

An involved Atlantic City community member, Lynne serves with numerous civic and charitable organizations and advocates for women’s rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment.

Articles

•Pennsylvania Casino Law Bulletin
•Fundraising Fundamentals Casino Law Bulletin
•Racinos - If it Looks Like A Slot Machine, Is It A Slot Machine? Casino Law In Print
•Private Purchase Power Casino Journal Magazine
•The Role of Private Equity Casino Journal Magazine
•Great Women of Gaming Casino Enterprise Management

Seminars

•Seminar moderator, International Association of Gaming Advisors Conference
•Seminar speaker and moderator, Global Gaming Expos 2006 - 2015
•Seminar speaker, American Bar AssociationGaming Law Minefield Conference
•Seminar speaker, East Coast Gaming Congress
•Seminar speaker, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Conference
•Seminar moderator, C5 - US Online Gaming Law Sept. 2014
•Seminar moderator, WrB, World Regulatory Briefing, 2013 and 2014
•Seminar moderator, ICE Totally Gaming Conference, London 2014
•Seminar moderator, 14th Annual Saratoga Institute on Racing & Gaming