Michelle Lee has been advising tribal clients who seek to develop tribal gaming operations since 1999. We provide legal services for tribal gaming projects, including raising capital and soliciting management services for such projects. The attorneys of The Circle Law Group are prepared to assist in all strategic legal, economic, and developmental planning that a Tribal Nation may require. This includes the consideration of all tribal, state and federal issues that might arise, including:
➤ Negotiation of California Tribal-State Compacts, including legislative ratification and federal approval.
➤ Implementation of California Tribal-State Compacts including on-going communications with the California Gambling Control Commission, National Indian Gaming Commission and the Office of the Governor.
➤ Preparation of appropriate development agreements including architectural and engineering agreements, general contractor agreements, sovereign immunity provisions, bid documents, standards, procedures, and liability.
➤ The impact of tribal, local, state and federal land use as well as environmental laws and policies.
➤ Gaming regulatory issues including the preparation of gaming ordinances, tribal gaming commission policies and procedures as well as other related issues.
➤ Implementation of California Tribal-State Compacts including on-going communications with the California Gambling Control Commission, National Indian Gaming Commission and the Office of the Governor.
➤ The selection of the project site including jurisdictional, fee-to-trust, and development issues under tribal, state and federal law as well as the availability of gaming on specific portions of the land under IGRA.
➤ Preparation of consulting and management contracts for a project.
➤ Drafting and negotiation of intergovernmental agreements.
➤ Rendering formal legal opinions to meet lender and others’ requirements.