Hobbs Straus attorneys successfully obtained the first Interior Board of Contract Appeals ruling entitling a tribal school to 100% of administrative cost grant funding in Alamo Navajo School Board and Miccosukee Corporation v. BIA, IBCA 3463-3466, IBCA 3560-3562 (Dec. 4, 1997).
Management, Development Consulting & Other Agreements
- Negotiate agreements necessary to establish and operate gaming facilities by Indian tribes, including:
- Management contracts
- Development agreements
- Land purchase agreements for property conveyed to the United States in trust in order to make the land eligible for gaming under federal law
- Assist in obtaining the necessary approvals from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC)
- Provide counsel and assistance to establish destination resort/casinos, including:
- Draft and final preparation of application to the BIA to take the lands involved into federal trust status
- Secure clearance from the NIGC for long term development agreements
