David Ward advises clients on gaming and gambling regulation, with a focus on licensing, compliance, and state regulatory regimes governing sports wagering, i-gaming, and fantasy sports. He works closely with operators, vendors, and other stakeholders to identify licensing requirements, navigate disclosure obligations, and address state-specific compliance issues. He also assists clients in developing internal controls and tracking legislative and regulatory developments in the evolving gaming space.

Previously, David served as Legal Projects Manager and Advisory Counsel at ZG Gaming Solutions, where he oversaw complex licensing submissions and developed licensing management procedures. He began his career at ZG Gaming Solutions as their first Legal Fellow.

David also has a robust knowledge base of intellectual property and antitrust law. He previously worked as a Research Assistant for the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University, and he worked on various copyright policy matters as an intern at the Copyright Alliance. In 2021, he was selected by the Global Antitrust Institute (GAI) to work with the Honorable Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit to co-write the prompt for the 2022 GAI Antitrust Institute Invitational. As a member of the Journal of Law Economics, and Policy in law school, he published a comment titled A Sample-Sized Problem: Examining Market Inefficiencies and Inconsistent Jurisprudence in Music Sampling that reviewed potential legal and economic solutions to music sampling issues in light of the Music Modernization Act.

David holds a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science from James Madison University and is an avid music lover as well as a classically trained guitarist. He received his J.D. from George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School where he graduated magna cum laude in 2022.