Richard is a regulatory attorney and litigator who helps companies resolve complex gaming law, data privacy and healthcare issues affecting their businesses. Since joining Taft in 2013, Richard has helped casinos, terminal operators, gaming equipment manufacturers, and video game businesses resolve legal matters arising under the Illinois Video Gaming Act and other gaming regulations nationwide. Richard has also helped clients successfully challenge the constitutionality of other local gaming laws. Richard’s comprehensive knowledge of gaming law issues and successful track record assisting terminal operators and gaming companies are among the reasons why he was honored as Top Gaming Litigation Lawyer for Chicago at Corporate LiveWire’s Excellence in Gaming Awards in 2016. Richard was recognized as one of 100 attorneys featured in the Lawyers of Color “Nation’s Best 2020,” which promotes diversity in the legal profession and advances democracy and equality in marginalized communities. In addition to gaming law issues, Richard’s practice also covers data privacy, commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation and compliance, regulatory compliance defense, healthcare regulatory litigation and compliance, and medical cannabis licensing and compliance. Richard uses court-tested strategies to help his clients obtain temporary restraining orders, defeat motions to dismiss, and obtain injunctive and declaratory relief. Richard also has experience using cost-saving eDiscovery tools and tactics that help reduce his clients’ litigation costs without sacrificing results. Richard is also experienced in peer reviews, privacy policies, business associate agreements, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and HIPAA/HITECH issues.

Since 1991, has been a licensed lawyer engaging in corporate, commercial, litigation and immigration practices. His practices cover corporate and M&A, commercial transactions, intellectual property, employment, litigation & arbitration, real estate and immigration/nonimmigrant visas. His clients include multinational companies, foreign-invested enterprises, retail companies and leading state-owned enterprises and private domestic companies. He focuses on corporate formation, amendment and liquidation, commercial litigation, international business, oversea investment, labor and employment, retail and extended warranty practice, and business and employment based immigration practice. He speaks English and Chinese.

Christopher Hudson is an attorney located in Augusta, Georgia, who serves the entire Central Savannah Region in a variety of plaintiff personal injury matters. Since 2005, Chris has owned and managed The Chris Hudson Law Group, a law practice dedicated to representing injured persons in the areas of automobile accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases. Chris began his legal career in 2004, with Fulcher, Hagler, Reed, Hanks, & Harper, LLP, a medium-sized law firm in Augusta, Georgia, where practiced in the areas of civil litigation and workers’ compensation defense. Born in Augusta, Chris has been a resident of Columbia County nearly all his life. Chris graduated high school from Lakeside High in 1994. Following high school, Chris attended Augusta State University for two years and then finished his undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia, where he graduated in 2000 with honors and obtained BA in Political Science. Following college, Chris attended Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia. During law school, Chris served as Managing Editor of the Mercer Law Review, and published a law review article entitled, “PGA Tour, Inc. v. Casey Martin, Reasonable Modifications under the ADA FORE the disabled.” 53 Mercer L. Rev. 1717 (2002). Chris graduated from law school in 2003 and achieved the academic record of cum laude, finishing among the top 10% of his graduating class. Additionally, Chris received the following academic honors/recognitions: Induction into the Brainerd Currie Honor Society; Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing; a Certificate from the College’s Nationally acclaimed legal writing program; and CALI Awards for the highest grades in Advanced Legal Writing and Law Practice Management.

After nearly a decade of litigation experience with the firm Mr. Huebner has secured no cause trial verdicts in complex medical malpractice cases. Mr. Huebner has successfully secured dismissals for multiple clients through challenges to unfounded expert testimony, evidentiary issues, and summary disposition. His practice is focused on litigating cases from their inception through trial, if necessary. In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Huebner was an Intern to Gerald Rosen, Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. While working for Judge Rosen, he updated the chapters of the Federal Civil Trial and Practice guide concerning relevance and hearsay. Mr. Huebner also served as a Student Attorney for the Free Legal Aid Clinic of Detroit and the Vice Dean of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Paul also earned the Wayne State University Law School – Warrior Pro Bono Award. After law school, he began his legal work at the Theresa Law Center in Bloomfield Hills, MI, acting as litigation support for contested probate matters.