Indian Tribal Governments

The Indian Tribal Governments Practice at Drinker Biddle & Reath provides a full range of legal and federal legislative services pertaining to tribal governments, tribal organizations and gaming-related businesses in every region of the United States, including:

Business Planning
Corporate Structures
Environmental Law
Federal Recognition
Federal Tax (including Internal Revenue Service audits)
Financing and Contracting
Gaming Regulation
Government Relations
Health Care
Hotel and Casino Development
Housing and Community Development
Human Resources (Labor, Employment, Retirement, Employee Benefits)
Intellectual Property
Information Technology
Land Acquisition
Land Claims
State Tax
Tribal Governance

	Brian Gunn Partner	(202) 230-5172 phone (202) 842-8465 fax
	Paul G. Moorehead Partner	(202) 230-5174 phone (202) 842-8465 fax
	Charles P. Rose Partner	(312) 569-1160 phone (312) 569-3000 fax
	Kevin J. Wadzinski Partner	(202) 230-5144 phone (202) 842-8465 fax

3/11/2013: Jesse Witten, Washington Football Team Trademark Case Receives Significant Media Attention
1/25/2013: Drinker Biddle Tribal Law Group Wins Congressional Reference Passage, Reported in Media
11/7/2012: Brian Gunn Featured in Washington State Magazine
9/24/2012: Firm Profiled in Media for Work on Washington Redskins' Trademark Challenge
4/18/2012: President Obama Nominates Drinker Biddle's Charlie Rose to Key Post
10/31/2011: Brian Gunn Named to National Law Journal's Minority 40 Under 40
10/1/2008: Paul Moorehead Talks TERA with Native American Journal
1/28/2008: Introducing the Tribal Business Journal
1/28/2008: Introducing the Tribal Business Journal
8/7/2006: GCD Legislative Assistant Writes About Inuit Circumpolar Conference
9/8/2005: Improving Native Health Through Emerging Technologies

10/23/2012 XL Keystone Pipeline and Hydraulic Fracturing Update: 2012 NCAI Annual Convention
10/19/2012 The Current Role of Indigenous Peoples in Developing Energy and Natural Resources Projects: World Law Group’s Annual Meeting
6/28/2012 National Association of College and University Attorneys: 2012 Annual Conference
6/22/2012 Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities: 2012 Annual Conference
5/24/2012 U.S. Department of Education: Collaborative Labor-Management Conference, 2nd Annual
4/13/2012 32nd Annual Turkish American National Convention: “Grassroots: Homegrown, Artificial Turf, Best Practices”
4/11/2012 Who’s Got the Answer? Conflict, Collaboration, and Creativity in Education Reform: Cornell University
11/14/2011 DOE Tribal Energy Program Review: Legislative Update
7/14/2011 Fifth Annual Strategic Conference on Tribal Energy Development at the Federal Level: Influencing the Decision Makers: How to Start and Maintain a Productive Dialog
12/16/2010 Session 2: Education-Healthcare-Community Service: 2010 White House Tribal Nations Conference
12/13/2010 Tribal Leader Meetings - National Congress of American Indians: U.S. Department of Education Town Hall Meeting
10/25/2010 Department of Energy’s Tribal Energy Program: DOE Tribal Energy Program
6/10/2010 Strategic Conference on Tribal Energy Development: Perspectives on the Environmental Challenges in Developing Tribal Energy – The Developer’s Perspective
5/25/2010 National Tribal Environmental Council Annual Meeting: Indian Energy Promotion and Parity Act of 2010
4/7/2010 Thomas H. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service: Obama & American Indians: Land Issues, Congress & the Administration
7/9/2009 09 Tribal Energy Development Conference: Follow the Money: Tribal Access to New Resources
1/26/2009 Tax Management for Tribes: Federal Tax Incentives for Economic Development on Indian Tribal Lands: Prospects for Legislative Action in the 111th Congress
7/10/2008 Successful Techniques for Tribal Energy 2008: Tribal Energy Policy Update
6/1/2008 Indian Tribal Energy: Fulfilling the Potential for Native Communities: Tribal Energy Development and Related Taxation Issues
11/11/2007: Tribal Energy Development in the 21st Century
11/11/2007: Tribal Energy Development in the 21st Century
10/30/2007 National Conference of the Indian and Native American Employment and Training Coalition: Prospects for Federal Legislation to Amend and Extend the Indian Employment Training and Economic Development Act
10/10/2007 Department of Energy's Tribal Business Development and Project Financing Workshop: Federal Policies Affecting Indian Tribal Energy Development
7/17/2007 Energy Development on Tribal Lands: Tribal Lands Issues: Points of Conflict and Means of Resolution
6/5/2007: National Alliance to Save Native Languages
5/22/2007: Tribal Self-Governance & NAHASDA: Evolution or Intelligent Design?
5/15/2007 National Native American Economic Policy Summit: Investment Tools for Tribal Enterprises
3/2/2006: Widening the Communications Circle - Who Wants to Hear Our Story: Communications and Contemporary Native Americans
2/8/2006: RES 2006
11/9/2005 Council of Energy Resource Tribes Meeting: Implementation of the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005
10/18/2005 Indian Energy Opportunity Roundtable: Tribes, Companies, and Governments Explore Oil and Gas Possibilities conference: Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005
9/21/2005 National Intertribal Tax Alliance (NITA) Seventh Annual Conference: Federal Tax Issues-Formation of Tribal Business Entities
9/21/2005 National Intertribal Tax Alliance (NITA) Seventh Annual Conference: IRS Treasury Update: Guidance Priorities and Compliance Initiatives and How to Prepare for an IRS Audit

9/30/2011: General Considerations in Tribal Debt Finance
9/7/2011: Federal Court of Appeals Rules in Lac du Flambeau Case
8/1/2011: Tribal Business Journal
2/1/2011: Tribal Business Journal
5/13/2010: The Daily Caller
3/24/2010 Communications Alert: Connecting America – The FCC’s National Broadband Plan
11/9/2009 Indian Country Today: Climate Change Indecision Can Be Costly
1/1/2009: Tribal Business Journal
5/1/2008: Tribal Business Journal
1/28/2008: Tribal Business Journal
6/7/2007 Environmental Law Alert: Tribal Involvement in the Superfund Program – EPA Revises the Subpart O Regulations
5/14/2007 American Indian Report: A Tribal Guide to Trust Fund Management
12/19/2005: Renewable Energy Project Finance: IRS Issues Guidance on How Tax-Credit Bonds Will Be Allocated to Eligible Tribal Government Borrowers
8/25/2005 Indian Country Today: Improving Native Health Through Emerging Technologies
6/22/2005: Top 10 Pending Federal Tax Issues for Tribes
3/21/2005 American Indian Report: Unionization: Is Your Tribe Prepared?
7/2/2004 Tax-Exempt Organizations/Governmental Entities Alert: Legislation Targets Leasing by Tax-Exempt Entities
6/3/2004: Board Rules National Labor Relations Act Applies to Indian Tribal Casinos
8/14/2003 Indian Tribal Government Client Memorandum: What Tribal Governments Need to Know about the Proposed 401(k) and 401(m) Regulations
4/14/2003 Indian Tribal Governments Client Memorandum: Tax Treatment of Tribal Governmental Benefits Program
12/31/2002: Tribal Bonds Under Scrutiny
2/1/1995 25 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1365: Application of Federal and State Labor and Employment Laws to Indian Tribal Employers

Indian Tribal Governments

Brian Gunn

Partner

Paul G. Moorehead

Partner

Charles P. Rose

Partner

Kevin J. Wadzinski

Partner