Native American Law

About

Provided by Snell & Wilmer LLP

Snell & Wilmer’s attorneys have been significantly involved in legal issues involving Native American tribes and land throughout the U.S. for 75+ years. The firm understands that Native American tribes and the businesses they work with face unique challenges and opportunities, including issues involving sovereign immunity; cultural and natural resource and environmental protections; financing and developing hotels, retail centers, infrastructure and utilities; and a wide range of state and federal regulatory concerns.

The firm has represented many tribes, tribal organizations and Native American-owned enterprises, including casinos, gaming organizations, resorts, recreational businesses, development and management companies, financiers, gaming vendors and others doing business on Native American lands.

With 450+ attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the U.S. and Mexico, the firm has the experience necessary to offer clients a dynamic range of services that are sensitive to the complex and subtle differences in tribal and state laws and regulations.

Snell & Wilmer's Native American affairs practice is an interdisciplinary mix of attorneys with experience in Native American law and in other areas (litigation, gaming law, utility law, natural resources, water law, general business, agri-business, real estate, condemnation, rights of way, legislation, regulatory agencies, construction, telecommunications, taxation, finance, employment law, environmental law).