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Natural Resources
Holland & Hart attorneys were ranked as top environmental and natural resource-related lawyers by Best Lawyers in America and Mountain States Super Lawyers in 2009. Drawing from the collective knowledge and experience of one of the nation’s leading Natural Resources practices, members of the Indian Law Practice Group advise and assist industry and Indian tribes in the development of natural resources on tribal lands.
Collectively, Indian reservations contain vast supplies of natural resources including coal, natural gas, oil, uranium ore, geothermal energy, and oil shale. Given the continuing development of Indian self-determination, tribes now have the opportunity to participate and direct the development of their own natural resources.
The extensive knowledge of members of the Indian Law Practice Group helps guide clients through every phase of energy and natural resource projects, from site selection and permitting to development and regulation. Our attorneys are vastly experienced in all areas of energy and resource development, including mineral, oil, solar, wind, natural gas, ethanol, coal, and geothermal projects. In the permitting and site selection phases, our attorneys advise clients in various environmental remediation aspects of natural resources law on tribal lands, including endangered species, cultural resource preservation, air quality, water quality, climate change. We also have extensive knowledge in negotiating leases, rights-of-way, and in setting up natural resource-related business entities with Indian tribes.
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 Energy & Electricity
Environmental Compliance
Global Climate Change
Historic Preservation
Mining
Oil & Gas
Superfund
Water Rights
Litigation
Holland & Hart has a long-standing reputation for representing clients in a wide range of litigation, and the firm’s litigation and appellate attorneys are available to represent Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals in virtually every aspect and phase of Indian Law litigation. Backed by a full-service litigation department, attorneys in the Indian Law Practice Group have experience in matters involving the 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, and civil rights, among other areas unique to the Group’s clients.
Complementing our experienced trial and appellate counsel, Holland & Hart remains on the cutting edge of the use of technology to enhance litigation, developing exhibits, computerized litigation support, and visual displays. Our in-house graphics department, communication consultants, and document management group help ensure effective case presentation for our clients.
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Electric, Gas, and Telecommunications Utility Law
Environmental Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Labor & Employment
Business
Holland & Hart’s attorneys assist individuals, businesses entities, and Indian tribes in conducting a variety of business and related 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 non-tribal 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. Holland & Hart’s Indian Law Practice Group prides itself in possessing the experience in handling issues unique to Indian law, such as sovereignty issues, tribal-taxation issues, and tribal employment rights issues.
Additionally, our attorneys have knowledge in the areas of construction and design representation on Indian lands as well as project development and finance. We assist our clients in virtually all phases of complex project development and construction.
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Construction and Design Representation
Electric, Gas, and Telecommunications Utilities Law
Real Estate
Project Development and Finance
Tax
Governmental
Indian Law also necessitates a wide range of experience in other matters unique to Indian Law relating to tribal governance. Attorneys in the 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.
Representative Matters
Holland & Hart has represented, and is currently representing, Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals throughout the United States. Representative matters have included:
Assisting tribe in placing acreage into trust to become a part of its reservation and eventually be developed as a gaming site.
Advising tribe on provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in connection with casino construction, financing, and operation.
Representing tribe in lawsuit to reclaim acreage.
Advising tribe in working with the United States Department of the Interior to secure acreage for development.
Advising state government entity on litigation filed by a tribe seeking reclamation of state land.
Advising non-tribe party on tax aspects of engaging in various types of transactions with Indian tribes and their entities.
Representing hundreds of non-Indian water rights owners in a major federal Indian water rights case, adjudicating surface and groundwater claims of Pueblo Indians.
Counseling diversified energy company in series of federal appeals, including a petition for writ of certiorari in the U. S. Supreme Court, concerning royalty accounting for oil and gas production on Indian tribal land. |
