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Provided by Heather Sibbison
Chairs Dentons' Native American Law and Policy Group. Personal practice focuses on Indian lands issues: fee-to-trust, IGRA Section 20 Indian lands opinions, Carcieri, land claims. Particular expertise with the Indian Reorganization Act (and other land acquisition statutes), the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
Department of the Interior (Special Assistant to Secretary, Counselor to Deputy Secretary, Director Secretary's Office of Indian Water Rights); Department of Justice (Counsel to Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division).
Columbia Law School, JD, 1988; Tufts University, BA, 1983 (magna cum laude).
Provided by Chambers
Heather Sibbison maintains an excellent reputation for her wealth of experience representing tribes in land matters, gaming disputes and other civil litigation.
Provided by Chambers
"Heather is very attentive, thorough, responsive and extremely knowledgeable."
"Heather is one of the very best attorneys who works in the area of Native law in the whole country."
"Heather's quality of work and breadth of knowledge are great."
"Heather is very attentive, thorough, responsive and extremely knowledgeable."
"Heather is one of the very best attorneys who works in the area of Native law in the whole country."
"Heather's quality of work and breadth of knowledge are great."
