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A track record of excellence
I launched this law firm so I can be the lawyer for my clients that my own parents deserve.
What sets me apart is my decade+ of measured excellence in setting records for Fortune Top 100 Places to Work and international companies. I am professionally trained in delivering 5-star & 5-diamond guest service. Become my VIP client in the following areas of law practice today.
➼ BUSINESS: Award-winning companies like Station Casinos and Swatch Group International have spent $100,000+ on training and developing me in the art and science of sales, emotional intelligence, and management. I set the sales and operations records for multiple former employers. In retail, my shrink rate at every location after 6 months becomes and remains at 0%.
❥ Formations & dissolutions
❥ Corporate records
❥ Contracts & memoranda of understanding
❥ Regulatory compliance
❥ Policies and procedures
❥ Acquisitions & dispositions
➼ REAL ESTATE: I served as the General Counsel & Director of Development at a large, HUD "high-performing" public housing authority overseeing legal matters related to 40+ corporate entitles, 5,000+ rental property units, and mixed-finance new construction and renovation projects worth $400 million+.
❥ Residential closings
❥ Residential and commercial leases
❥ Refinances
❥ Reverse mortgages
❥ Funding applications including Albany County Land Bank
❥ Affordable housing development and tax credit syndication including Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
➼ GAMBLING & ESPORTS: I served as New York's first Director of Commercial Gaming & drafted many gaming regulations. I have opened and closed major casinos as an operator, regulator, or special guest from New York to Las Vegas. I love studying risk and leveraging intelligently.
❥ Casino or commercial gaming
❥ Racino or video lottery
❥ Fantasy sports
❥ Horse racing
❥ Licensing
❥ Regulatory compliance
➼ GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: Take advantage of my proximity to New York's state capital and my relationships with people from all walks of life like you.
❥ Licensing, registration, permits
❥ Grant writing
Did you know I started my public service career as a then-Governor Andrew Cuomo appointee? From demanding billionaires to disgraced politicians, nothing rattles me professionally.
Publications
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Taking A Byte out of Bitcoin Regulation
Di Ma, 2017
Journal of Science and Technology
Vol 27, Issue 1
WAR ON DRUGS 2.1: SETTING THE TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT
Di Ma & Gregory D. Kaufmann
January 01, 2018
Journal of Science and Technology
Vol. 28, Issue 1
An Examination of female poker players
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 616.
Alma mater
Go Terrapins & Rebels! Attorney Di was a former board member of the Albany Law School National Alumni Association and loves connecting with all students and alumni.
University of Maryland
BS, Business Administration
Graduated in 2.5 years
University of Nevada
MS, Hotel Administration & Casino Operations
Albany Law School
JD, Law
Latin honors: summa cum laude
NYS bar admission: 5323621
NYS real estate broker: 10351211524
NYS notary public:
Di Ma, Esq.
02MA6361091
Albany County
July 3, 2025
Speaking engagements
16
May
2019
Topic
Bridging the gap between healthcare and housing
Location
New York, NY
27
September
2018
Topic
Reinventing Public Housing
Location
Albany, NY