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For over 30 years, Dorsey has provided a full spectrum of legal services focused on the needs of tribal governments, those doing business with them, and the unique environment of Indian Country. Key areas include: taxation and tax litigation, general litigation, finance, Alaska Native corporations, employee benefits, Indian health care, enterprise structuring and governance and economic development transactions, intellectual property and licensing, and real estate and land use.

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What the Team is Known For

Dorsey & Whitney is a versatile full-service firm offering breadth and depth of expertise encompassing finance, employment law, litigation, economic development, taxation and governmental relations, for both tribal and nontribal clients. The firm's areas of expertise include treaty rights, gaming and healthcare. The team also advises Alaska Native corporations on M&A and natural resource management.

Work Highlights

  • Dorsey & Whitney represented the Suquamish Tribe and Port Madison Enterprises in litigation against a number of insurance carriers arising out of the insurers' refusal to reimburse the tribe and PME for significant business income and tax revenue losses they suffered due to COVID-19.

Strengths

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The Dorsey team is made up of very bright attorneys from top to bottom. They are organized, experienced, detail-oriented and display an incredible amount of preparation for each matter.

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Dorsey is a go-to firm when for commercial transaction advice and counsel for complex regulatory compliance work.

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Dorsey & Whitney have a commitment to understanding their clients’ businesses and industries deeply, which enables them to provide tailored and practical legal solutions.

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The Dorsey team are reliable, dependable, knowledgeable and extremely accurate.

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Notable Practitioners

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Skip Durocher
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Skip Durocher
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Senior Statespeople
Skip Durocher represents both tribes and tribal entities in federal, state and tribal courts, with particular expertise in Indian gaming law.

Skip Durocher is a very good advocate and steady hand in management of large-scale disputes for his clients.

Skip embodies every characteristic clients look for in an attorney.

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Mary Streitz
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Mary Streitz
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Mary Streitz focuses her practice on a wide variety of Federal, State and Tribal tax matters on behalf of tribes and tribal entities as well as entities engaging in business with tribes.

Mary is one of the pre-eminent Native Law tax lawyers in the country.

Mary really knows how taxes work on and off reservation, and is very good at sorting those issues out.

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Michael Pignato
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Michael Pignato is noted for his work with lenders and Native American tribes on finance matters. He has particular specialty in commercial lending, transactions, energy project finance, project development and M&A.

Mike is a very good tribal finance lawyer who does a lot of strong work in the space.

Mike has a long track record of successfully advising clients with finance matters, and is intimately familiar with the needs of their organizations.

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Skip Durocher
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Skip Durocher
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Mary Streitz
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Mary Streitz
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Native American Law: Finance
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Michael Pignato
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Members

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Clients

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Afognak Native Corporation & Alutiiq, LLC

Bay Mills Indian Community

Bristol Bay Native American Corporation

Cook Inlet Region, Inc. ("CIRI")

Gila River Indian Community

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Redding Rancheria

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

The Chenega Corporation

Tunica-Biloxi Lending Regulatory Commission