LIGHTSTONE SOLUTIONS - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Managing Member
• Special Guest Producer

Bill Papazian founded Lightstone Solutions, LLC in 2001. Mr. Papazian is a seasoned executive with 35 years of professional experience since he began his career in 1985. Mr. Papazian specializes in international and national investigative due diligence; international, national and Native American gaming regulation and compliance; investigative due diligence on public pension plan investment targets; public company compliance; and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance. He also has vast experience in gaming development, finance, construction and management; international and domestic transactional affairs and negotiation; and casino finance, development, management and regulation. Mr. Papazian's experience in the gaming industry includes corporate and Native American gaming, legal representation, financing, construction, development, operation, licensing and regulation of in excess of one million square feet of casino floor space. He has been a key leader in the opening teams of 10 casinos in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Louisiana and Washington. Mr. Papazian has also served as a Consulting Expert and Expert Witness in various gaming regulatory matters including complex licensing hearings and commercial finance litigation. Mr. Papazian has been a featured speaker on a variety of international and gaming compliance topics at conferences such as Global Chamber International Compliance Webinars, the New Mexico Indian Gaming Regulators Association, the New Mexico Tribal Gaming Symposium, and a variety of law firm CLE programs. Mr. Papazian is an Ordained Acolyte at St. Apkar's Armenian Church, part of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America. His personal ministry and goals are to help families who have special needs children, and encouraging brotherhood, respect and unity among all peoples. Mr. Papazian strives to meet these goals through spiritual talks to both church and non-church members, as well as one-on-one time spent with families in need. Mr. Papazian serves as a Special Guest Producer and Co-Host at large of The 40th Street Group on KFNX Independent Talk Radio. The show promotes business, education, culture and awareness of important issues in a lively, fun "coffee table talk" format and is intended to be an enlightened and respectful alternative to the devolved dialog of mainstream and social media. Lightstone Solutions, LLC is a multi-disciplinary investigative and regulatory consulting firm specializing in international investigative due diligence on third parties, vendors, public pension plan investment targets, and others, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance consulting, gaming regulatory compliance consulting, background checks for gaming licensure and pre-employment, internal investigations, programmatic audits, and computer forensics/e-discovery. Expert consultant and expert witness services are available in all our professional specialties. The firm consists of a multidisciplinary professional team of highly credentialed, experienced and licensed professionals specializing in international due diligence, investigation, computer forensics, gaming regulatory, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) consultants. Clients served by Lightstone Solutions include FORTUNE 100 companies, Federal, State, Tribal and municipal governments and governmental agencies, gaming and non-gaming regulatory agencies, international gaming companies, multi-billion dollar gaming equipment manufacturers and lottery products and services businesses, multi-billion dollar public pension funds, and international law firms.

From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Papazian was an Associate Attorney with the firm of Farrell Fritz P.C. in Uniondale, New York where he worked on transactional matters including international mergers and acquisitions, healthcare regulatory practice, municipal bond finance, and technology acquisitions.