Katherine A. Baker

Katherine Baker is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Boston office, where she serves as the leader of the National Gaming Team. Ms. Baker focuses her practice on gaming regulatory and litigation matters, and she helps casino gaming, iGaming, sports betting, fantasy sports, sweepstakes and emerging format operators, vendors and entrepreneurs navigate state and federal, commercial and Tribal gaming issues, including the use of financial technology (FinTech) solutions.

Ms. Baker advises gaming clients on regulatory compliance and licensing and legislative strategy, provides legal opinions in support of operations, and serves as gaming regulatory counsel for corporate transactions. She also represents clients in complex litigation matters in state and federal court, primarily in gaming-related disputes.

In addition, Ms. Baker has experience in all aspects of the Massachusetts initiative petition process, from drafting to campaign finance compliance to constitutional challenges before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Her regulatory background extends to drafting legislation and representing clients before state agencies, including the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission and Massachusetts Office of Political and Campaign Finance, as well as interpreting statutes and regulations related to gaming, education, conflicts of interest and campaign finance.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Baker was a partner in the Boston office of a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, where she was chair of the Gaming Industry Group.