Galanda Broadman Named Washington State Gaming Law Firm of the Year

Corporate INTL has named Galanda Broadman the Gaming Law Firm of the Year in Washington, for the second consecutive year. The awards commemorate those lawyers who have been successful over the past 12 months and who have shown excellence not only in expertise but in service.

For all of Corporate INTL's awards, they undertake detailed research via Corporate INTL's independent research and editorial teams. Corporate INTL then creates a shortlist of up to 5 potential winners in each category. The shortlisted firms are then reviewed by an independent awards panel in each country with the eventual winners chosen by that independent panel.

Galanda Broadman is an American Indian owned firm dedicated to advancing tribal legal rights and Indian business interests. The firm handles various Indian gaming transactional, regulatory and litigation matters.

Tribal Civil Rights Lawyer Ryan Dreveskracht Publishes Indian Voting Rights Article

Ryan Dreveskracht has published an important Indian voting rights law review article, "Enfranchising Native Americans After Shelby County v. Holder: Congress's Duty to Act," in the National Lawyers Guild Review.

Ryan argues that Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act "is both an appropriate and necessary measure to prevent ongoing voting discrimination targeting Native American citizens, and concludes that "Congress not only has the power to compel preapproval of state voting legislation that is applicable to Indian Country, but it has an obligation to do so."

Ryan Dreveskracht is an Associate at Galanda Broadman, PLLC.  His practice focuses on representing businesses and tribal governments in public affairs, energy, gaming, taxation, and general economic development.  He can be reached at 206.909.3842 or ryan @galandabroadman.com.