Native American Law

About

Provided by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard Mullin represents tribes, tribal agencies and businesses, financial institutions and other entities with respect to legal issues affecting tribes. We advise tribal clients on a broad range of tribal governance and economic development issues and represent non-tribal clients in all aspects of transacting business with Native American tribes and on Indian reservations. The firm handles an array of Native American issues, including Indian water rights; the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Tribal compacts; Tribal contracts and leases; Indian tax issues; Indian environmental, regulatory and compliance issues and labor and employment issues on tribal lands. We also offer tribal governments experience in commercial enterprises, finance and Indian gaming, environmental and natural resources, real estate and construction, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation and tax along with specialized knowledge of the construction, renewable energy, entertainment, cannabis and finance industries. Our team is comprised of attorneys who have previously worked for the United States Department of the Interior and directly for tribal governments as in-house tribal attorneys. Additionally, our lawyers have arbitrated and litigated complex state, federal and tribal law issues in state, federal and tribal courts.