Chambers USA 2018 Legal Rankings
…Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation Corporate/Commercial: Tax Marjorie Rogers Corporate/Commercial: Tax Lynn Slade Nationwide Native American Law Native American Law (New Mexico) Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries Walter Stern…
Wind River Reservation Held Diminished: EPA’s Contrary Determination Set Aside Despite EPA Reliance on Solicitor Opinion
…the original 1868 boundaries of the Wind River Reservation. In response to the Tribes’ application, Wyoming and others submitted comments to the EPA arguing that the Reservation had been diminished…
New Rules and Draft Policy on Critical Habitat Designations
…security and homeland impacts in the exclusion process. The policy is meant to compliment the agencies’ implementing regulations on critical habitat designations and clarify expectations regarding critical habitat.[4. http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/2016/2016-02675.pdf] ____________…
Native American Law Watch Summer 2018
…test established in Solem v. Bartlett2 and its progeny to determine whether a reservation has been disestablished. Chief Judge Tymkovich issued a strong dissent suggesting the Solem test was inoperable…
Complexity is Our Comfort Zone
Modrall Sperling is the go-to law firm in New Mexico. Facing a business and regulatory landscape as diverse as the region itself, our clients value our deep roots and experience…
Joint Employment and Overtime Obligations
…which has a subsidiary company to employ some staff to work for both companies. In the course of such an employment arrangement, questions often arise regarding the company’s obligation to…
New Mexico’s Public Lands Commissioner Announces Intention to End Easements to State Lands for Pumping Fresh Groundwater
Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard on December 15, 2020 informed companies holding easements granting access for pumping fresh water from state trust lands managed by the New Mexico State…
The Pueblo of Sandia’s Leasing Regulations and What Businesses Need to Do to Enter into Leases
…of the original lease. The Responsible Official will approve the lease unless the application is not complete, the regulations would be violated, or there is “a compelling reason to withhold…