Peter Larson

Practice Areas

Indian Law

Public Finance

Finance and Lending Transactions

Gaming

Indian Gaming

Tribal Lands and Natural Resources

Finance

Regulatory Compliance

Career

Peter Larson is a partner in the firm's Tribal Affairs, Finance, and Gaming practice groups. Peter's transactional practice focuses on representing Indian tribes, tribal entities in financing matters, and commercial and economic development in Indian country.

Peter has considerable experience in all areas of Indian gaming, including Indian lands determinations, federal, state, and tribal regulatory matters, and representation of tribal gaming agencies. He also works on other economic development issues, including land use and leasing, tribal court development, taxation issues, development of tribal laws and regulations, and regularly interacts with the NIGC and the Department of Interior.

Peter’s wide variety of experience includes:

Tribal economic development planning, including strategic planning and implementation.

Representing Indian tribes in taxable and tax-exempt debt offerings.

Representing tribal gaming enterprises in new casino construction financing.

Representing institutional lenders in complex financing and refinancing transactions with Indian tribes.

Drafting and negotiating development agreements, consulting agreements, and management agreements between tribal governments and non-Indian developers.

Negotiation and drafting of leases of tribal and allotted lands.

Drafting and implementing tribal gaming ordinances and regulations.

Representing native based nonprofit organization in corporate formation and successful efforts to obtain tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status.

Representing Indian tribes and tribal gaming agencies in tribal-state rulemaking efforts.

Drafting federal and state legislation for the benefit of Indian tribes.

Drafting and implementing Patron Tort Claims Ordinances.

Various other issues relating to tribal government, economic development, and land issues in Indian Country.