Welcome

你好!


Say hello

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 ESTATEI 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

Please e-mail Di Ma for copyright or personalization requests.

I'D WAGER IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE: RECONSIDERING NEW YORK STATE'S CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION AGAINST GAMBLING

Di Ma & Bryan Gottlieb, 2017
Albany Law Review
Vol. 80, Issue 4

Read more

Employing popular emerging technologies in the regulation of commercial gaming is not always a winning strategy

Di Ma, Jun 22, 2016
Albany Law Review
ISSN: 0002-4678

Read more

Taking A Byte out of Bitcoin Regulation

Di Ma, 2017
Journal of Science and Technology
Vol 27, Issue 1

Read more

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

Read more

An Examination of female poker players

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 616.

Read more

Basic Business Forms

Di Smith, November 13, 2012 Prepared for the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority with the Government Law Center of Albany Law School.

Read more

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


Address

1971 Western Avenue #180
Albany, NY, 12203, US

The delivery of legal services should be a 5-star experience.

This website contains attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.