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Litigation
Holland & Hart's litigation and appellate attorneys represent clients in virtually every aspect and phase of Indian law litigation.
- Protection of treaty reserved rights
- Damage claims subject to treaty reserved fishing rights
- Gaming
- FERC licensing
- Criminal and civil jurisdiction of Indian tribes
- Federal and state jurisdiction
- Reservation diminishment
- Civil rights
Business
Holland & Hart's attorneys assist individuals, business entities, and Indian tribes in conducting business and transactions on Indian lands. Our lawyers are experienced in the structuring and formation of various types of business entities on tribal lands, including joint ventures between tribes and nontribal entities, tribally owned businesses, and non-Indian businesses on tribal lands. We are knowledgeable in negotiating and drafting contracts, licenses, easement agreements, leases, and rights-of-way on tribal lands. In addition, Holland & Hart's Indian Law Practice Group handles matters unique to Indian law, such as sovereignty issues, tribal-taxation issues, and tribal employment rights issues.
Our attorneys have knowledge in the areas of construction and design representation on Indian lands as well as project development and finance on tribal lands. We assist our clients in virtually all phases of complex project development and construction.
- Construction and Design Representation
- Energy, Telecom, and Utilities Law
- Real Estate
- Project Development and Finance
- Tax
Energy and Natural Resources
Collectively, Indian reservations contain vast supplies of natural resources including coal, natural gas, oil, uranium ore, hard rock minerals, and oil shale. With the current emphasis being placed on the development of renewable energy sources, Indian reservations are becoming popular locations for wind, solar and geothermal energy projects. Given the continuing development of Indian self-determination, tribes now have the opportunity to participate and direct the development of their own natural resources.
Every day, our lawyers help clients with energy and natural resources matters that often involve Indian law considerations.
- Mineral, oil, and natural gas development
- Environmental compliance
- Endangered species
- Cultural resource preservation
- Environmental remediation on tribal lands
We also have extensive knowledge in negotiating leases and rights-of-way, and in setting up natural-resource-related business entities with Indian tribes. Our attorneys are also knowledgeable with respect to development of energy and electricity projects on tribal land, air quality, water quality, climate change, and water rights on Indian land.
Government
Indian law also necessitates a wide range of experience in other matters unique to Indian Law relating to tribal governance. Attorneys in Holland & Hart's Indian Law Practice Group have extensive experience in drafting tribal code provisions, regulations, policy and procedure manuals, legislation, and other documents critical to the effective operation of tribal governments. We can also advise and assist with many aspects of modern tribal governance including tribal sovereignty, taxation, gaming operations, law enforcement, jurisdiction, and reservation diminishment.