Experience

The firm has represented dozens of local governments (counties and cities) in negotiations and arbitration with Indian tribes about the off-reservation impacts of tribal casino projects. For example, in 2009, the firm represented Yolo County in “baseball-style” arbitration against a local tribe seeking to expand its casino. The arbitrator sided with the County, agreeing that the tribe must provide greater mitigation of local impacts than it proposed.

  • The firm has represented dozens of local governments (counties and cities) in negotiations and arbitration with Indian tribes about the off-reservation impacts of tribal casino projects. For example, in 2009, the firm represented Yolo County in “baseball-style” arbitration against a local tribe seeking to expand its casino. The arbitrator sided with the County, agreeing that the tribe must provide greater mitigation of local impacts than it proposed.