Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is betting that gaming regulation will be a winner in the upcoming years, bringing back former firm of counsel Edward Bedrosian Jr., currently the executive director of the Massachusetts State Gaming Commission, as a partner in Boston.

Bedrosian will end his tenure with the state on Jan. 10 and begin at Orrick on Jan. 20, heading up the firm's gaming regulatory practice.

"It has been the highlight of my career to serve the State of Massachusetts and lead its public servants, who are among our nation's finest. I'm looking forward to bringing the experience I developed at the Gaming Commission to advocating for our clients," Bedrosian said in a statement.