Michael W. Galligan, Partner in the firm’s Trusts & Estates and International Practice Groups, participated as a speaker at the International Section 2025 Global Conference on the panel “Global Legal Frontiers: Regulating the Online Betting Boom Across the Globe.”

10/30/2025

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The discussion brought together leading international lawyers to examine the legal and regulatory challenges shaping one of the world’s fastest-growing industries — online betting and gaming. The panel explored developments across multiple jurisdictions, including Brazil’s new regulatory framework, Portugal’s consolidated market, the United States’ fragmented structure, and Germany’s evolving national strategy.

The session was chaired and moderated by José Ricardo Martins, Partner at Martins Villac Advogados (São Paulo), and featured panelists Helen Naves, Partner, HNaves Advogados (São Paulo); Howard Fischer, Partner, Moses & Singer LLP (New York); Tiago Bessa, Partner, Vieira de Almeida (Lisbon); and Jan Feuerhake, LL.M. (Melbourne), Partner, Taylor Wessing (Hamburg).