About Peter Larson
Mr. Larson is a partner with the firm's Tribal Affairs, Gaming and Public Finance practice groups. His transactional practice focuses on representing Indian tribes, tribal entities and those pursuing commercial and economic development in Indian Country.
Mr. Larson 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. Mr. Larson 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.
Mr. Larson’s wide variety of experience includes:
- Tribal economic development planning, including strategic planning and implementation
- Representing an Indian tribe in the successful refinancing of its hotel and resort development
- Representing tribal gaming enterprise 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
- Representing native based non-profit organization in corporate formation and successful efforts to obtain tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status
- Negotiation and drafting of leases of tribal and allotted lands
- Preparing Revenue Allocation Plans
- Advising a tribal board regarding election disputes
- Drafting tribal gaming ordinances and regulations
- Representing tribal gaming agencies in tribal-state rulemaking efforts
- Representing a non-profit organization in state cigarette taxation dispute
- Drafting and negotiating inter-tribal development agreements
- Negotiation of intergovernmental agreements between tribes and states and local municipalities
- Drafting federal and state legislation for the benefit of Indian tribes
- Drafting tribal-state gaming compact provisions
- Drafting and implementing Patron Tort Claims Ordinances
- Various other issues relating to tribal government, economic development and land issues in Indian Country