Phyllis Gilland has 30 years of legal, compliance and business experience, in several industries, including gaming, banking and insurance. Since October 2017, when Golden Entertainment, Inc. acquired American Casino & Entertainment Properties, LLC, she serves as senior vice president and general counsel of Golden Entertainment, Inc. Previously she was senior vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer of American Casino’s & Entertainment Properties, LLC (ACEP) since October 2008. At ACEP she was corporate and gaming Compliance Officer. In addition, she oversaw all corporate legal matters, compliance, and regulatory human resources, including benefits, and surveillance, and was responsible for the retail, risk management, including insurance, and security investigations departments. Since 2008 she has been instrumental in reduction of guest incidents and costs and legal fees as well as streamlining of risk management processes.
Gilland has developed and implemented the legal strategy for many companies in the areas of regulatory and business compliance, contract review, negotiation and management, litigation management, corporate governance, claim management, real estate matters, risk management and financial matters, including financings, and mergers and acquisitions. She also has experience operating businesses with responsibilities for overseeing sales, marketing, finance and human resources departments.
Prior to joining ACEP, from 2000 to 2007 Gilland served as general counsel and chief financial officer for Taylor Construction Group Companies, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa with affiliates around the United States.
Prior to Taylor Construction, she served as general counsel for Principal International, Inc. from 1999 through 2000 where she oversaw legal, regulatory and business development matters in the U.S. and internationally. In this capacity, Gilland had responsibility for numerous successful large business acquisitions and divestitures in conjunction with investment bankers and senior management.
Gilland was also an associate general counsel for Principal Financial Group from 1994 through 1999 where she handled national and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, as well as claims resolution, litigation management, regulatory matters, and contract management. In addition, Gilland has held positions with the Resolution Trust Corporation as director of special assets and as a tax manager with international accounting firm KPMG.
