Frank Donaghue

Experience

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  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

  Jun 1994 - Mar 1996

  Judicial Law Clerk

  Honorable Ronald D. Castille

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  Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2006

  Directed the law enforcement and advocacy efforts of the Bureau of Consumer Protection and its seven regional offices while overseeing a staff of 20 attorneys, 40 agents and administrative personnel handling more than 40,000 consumer complaints and approximately 150 legal actions each year.• Represented the office before the Pennsylvania General Assembly and United States Congress through testimony and legislative briefings on consumer-related matters.• Served as Attorney General’s delegate on 15 Commonwealth licensing boards responsible for protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public from fraudulent and unethical practitioners.• Advised the Attorney General on the legal and policy implications of state and multistate litigations and consumer protection issues. Show less

  • Chief Deputy Attorney General & Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2006

  • Deputy Attorney General & Director, Office of Legislative Affairs

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  • Deputy Attorney General & Legislative Liaison

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
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  Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Served as Chief Executive Officer; responsible for planning, directing, executing and coordinating all activities relating to oversight and regulation of state’s gaming industry. • Interacted with seven-member Board, consisting of three gubernatorial appointees and one appointee from each legislative caucus.• Led the development and direction of policies and operations of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and its budget of more than $30 million.• Managed more than 260 employee staffing agency bureaus, including Administration, Licensing, Gaming Operations, Casino Compliance, Gaming Laboratory, Office of Diversity, Compulsive Gaming, Communications & Legislative Affairs, and Office of Chief Counsel.• Oversaw administration of Bureau of Investigations & Enforcement.• Established and maintained effective working relationships with executive and state agencies and legislative bodies. Show less Served as first Chief Counsel to the Board; supervised staff of attorneys providing legal service to the Board in the areas of administration, licensing, litigation, and regulatory matters. • Managed new regulations and agency policy and procedures, including the establishment of more than 35 new regulatory chapters.• Provided legal advice and strategies to the Board and to all agency bureaus.• Developed and executed a comprehensive licensing hearing process to review casino applicants’ eligibility and suitability. Show less

  • Interim Deputy Executive Director

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  • Acting Executive Director

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  • Chief Counsel

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
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  Ballard Spahr LLP

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Attorney - Of Counsel

  • Practiced in the Business & Finance Department and was a Member of the Government Relations, • Regulatory Affairs & Contracting Group; Corporate & Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Group; and Consumer Financial Services Group.• Specialties included gaming regulation & compliance, consumer protection, state government relations and regulatory

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  Penn National Gaming

  Jan 2011 - Mar 2020

  Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Chief Compliance Officer

  Oversaw all aspects of compliance and served as company’s primary liaison with regulators in the jurisdictions where Penn National operates. Reported to the General Counsel and the company’s Board-level Compliance Committee.• Supervised and oversaw corporate and property compliance personnel in 19 jurisdictions. • Assessed policies and procedures and ensures they are compliant with state rules and regulations.• Monitored development, implementation and training of best practices.• Provided comprehensive quarterly updates to the company’s Compliance Committee.• Coordinated and conducted sensitive internal investigations.• Administered, oversaw and reported on company’s Ethics Hotline Program for employee reports of unethical and illegal activities.• Oversaw regulatory compliance related to retail and mobile sports wagering, iCasino and social gaming.• Obtained state gaming regulatory approvals required for the $2.8 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., in the fall of 2018. • Handled state gaming regulatory approvals required for the spin-off of a new Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in 2013, the first of its kind national tax-free spin-off of a gaming REIT, to its shareholder Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.• Obtained state gaming regulatory approvals related to several refinancing transactions.• Developed international gaming regulatory experience through compliance oversight of the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada. Show less

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  McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

  Mar 2020 - Feb 2022

  Attorney - Of Counsel at McNees, Wallace & Nurick LLC
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  Ayr Wellness Inc.

  Feb 2022 - Nov 2023

  Head of National Compliance
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  Hard Rock Digital

  Dec 2023 - now

  Vice President, Compliance Officer