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CFPB highlights collaboration with tribal governments

by Alan S. Kaplinsky | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/3/2013

A recent CFPB blog post warning Native Americans receiving payments from the settlement in Cobell v. Salazar that they could be targeted by scammers also highlights the CFPB’s collaboration with tribal governments....more

Gaming Legal News - August 23, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 19

by Dickinson Wright on 8/29/2012

In This Issue: - TRIBAL CASINO BANKRUPTCIES – THE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION by Dennis J. Whittlesey: There long has been a legal debate as to whether businesses owned and operated by Indian tribes could either...more

Glossary of Indian Tribal Finance Terminology

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/8/2012

Introduction Discussions about borrowing money can be confusing. Bankers, lawyers and other industry professionals use terminology that is widely understood within the business but which is not a part of everyday...more

The 2012 IFC Performance Standard on Indigenous Peoples: What's the Fuss?

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 2/10/2012

The new IFC Environmental and Social Performance Standards -- in particular, Performance Standard 7 on indigenous peoples -- present a range of management and operational challenges for certain companies. For the first...more

Gaming Legal News: January 25, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 3

by Dickinson Wright on 1/26/2012

In this issue: Lac Du Flambeau: The Fallout Continues...; and Bank of America Wins Dispute With Jamestown S'Klallam. Excerpt from 'Lac Du Flambeau...': Readers of this publication are well-versed in the ongoing...more

Gaming Legal News: October 27, 2011 • Volume 4, Number 32

by Dickinson Wright on 10/27/2011

In this issue: Dickinson Wright Gaming Attorneys Interviewed in LexisNexis Podcast; and Another Tribal Casino Facing Financial Distress - This One May Have Been its Own Worst Enemy. Excerpt from 'Another Tribal...more

Lake of Torches Appellate Decision: "Management Contracts" Are Still a Burning Issue in Tribal Gaming Financings

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 9/9/2011

Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the Lake of Torches decision that invalidated a bond indenture as a "management contract" because it contained provisions that permitted...more

Gaming Legal News - July 13, 2011 • Volume 4, Number 21

by Dickinson Wright on 7/13/2011

In This Issue: - INTRASTATE GAMING LEGISLATION UPDATE by Robert W. Stocker II - THE RINCON DECISION AND WHY IT MATTERS by Dennis J. Whittlesey - DETROIT CASINOS’ JUNE REVENUES INCREASE FROM SAME MONTH LAST...more

MoFo New York Tax Insights - June 2011 - Volume 2, Issue 6

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/1/2011

In this issue: Interview with Nonie Manion; Tribunal Upholds Forced Combination of Bank’s Investment Subsidiary; Update: Cigarette Sales on Reservations; ALJ Accepts Vendor’s Proof of Resales; Telecom Equipment “Shelters”...more

Lang Michener - In Brief - Spring 2008

by Lang Michener LLP on 5/1/2008

In This Issue There are a wide variety of topical business and corporate matters discussed in this issue. Proper resignation as a corporate director, good governance of natural resource industries, effective government...more