Gallagher & Kennedy is highly qualified to advise tribal clients on the many challenges of cultural and natural resources protection. Our attorneys are equipped to address a tribe’s immediate needs as well as develop effective long-term strategies for the protection of cultural and natural resources for future generations. Specifically, our attorneys can assist tribal clients with issues regarding:
Natural resource management and preservation
Regulatory requirements necessary to protect tribal air, water, and lands, as well as the development of programs to protect these important resources
Water and mineral development
Protection of cultural, historic, and sacred sites
Development and operation of tribal utility organizations
Interfacing with public utilities, including negotiating; easements between tribes and the utilities