Roxann S. Gallagher

Roxann Gallagher is an associate in the Business and Corporate and Indian Law and Tribal Relations Practice Groups. Her practice is concentrated in the area of business and finance with an emphasis on Native American economic development. Ms. Gallagher’s Indian law experience includes representing tribal clients and tribal entities in economic development transactions, including the issuance, sale and remarketing of tax-exempt and taxable bonds for governmental and economic development projects; the execution and delivery of loan and lease agreements; and an engagement as special counsel to the seller for Indian law issues with respect to the $965 million sale of the Hard Rock assets to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.


Practice Areas	Business and Corporate Law Indian Law and Tribal Relations Commercial and Public Finance

Court and Bar Admissions	State Bar of Arizona, 2003 Navajo Nation, 2007

Professional Activities	State Bar of Arizona: Member, Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law (2006-present), Chair (2010); Co-Chair, Minority Bar Convention (2008) State Bar of Arizona: Indian Law Section, Executive Council Member at Large Federal Bar Association: Indian Law Section Native American Bar Association of Arizona National Association of Bond Lawyers Volunteer Lawyers Program Homeless Legal Assistance Program (2004-2010) Wills for Heroes (2007-2010) Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Legal Department: Law Clerk (2001-2002) U.S. Senator Hank Brown: Intern (1994-1995)

Honors and Awards	Phoenix Business Journal: Forty Under 40, Class of 2009 Recipient, ASU 2009 President's Medal for Social Embeddedness for Arizona Native Vote - Election Protection Project 2008 ATHENA Young Professional Nominee 2007 Arizona’s Finest Couples Honoree, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Community Leadership	Native American Connections: Member, Board of Directors Arizona’s Finest Couples: Program Advisor (2009-present), Event Programming Co-Chair (2008), Honoree (2007) Fresh Start Women’s Foundation: Member, Legal Committee (2006-2010) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Heard Museum: Member, Marketing Committee (2006-2007)

Presentations	“Indian Law: An Overview of the Laws You Need to Know,” National Business Institute Teleconference, January 2012 “Ethical Issues from the Perspective of a Law Firm Attorney,” Indian Law Ethics CLE Conference, Arizona State University (December 2011) “Indian Law 101,” National Business Institute, National Teleconference (June 2011) “UCC and Secured Transactions,” Navajo Nation CLE, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Indian Legal Program, Tempe, Arizona (September, 2010) “New Economic Development Bonds Available to Indian Tribal Governments,” Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Phoenix (August 2009) “UCC and Secured Transactions,” Navajo Nation Bar Association CLE, St. Michaels, Arizona (August 2009) “New Economic Development Bonds Available to Indian Tribal Governments,” Sixth Annual Construction in Indian Country Conference, Fountain Hills, Arizona (May 2009) “CLE for Free: Doing Business in Indian Country,” Ballard Spahr, Phoenix (March 2009) “It’s A Business: Tax-Exempt Bonds for 501(c)(3) Charitable Organizations,” Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix (September 2008) “Operating in Indian Country,” American Bar Association 11th Annual Institute on Gaming Law Minefield, Las Vegas (February 2007) “The Intersection of Corporate America and Indian Country: Negotiating Successful Business Partnerships,” American Bar Association 10th Annual National Institute on Gaming Law Minefield, Las Vegas (February 2006) “Tribal Nations: Contracting with Sovereign Nations,” 4th Annual Hospitality Law Conference, Houston (February 2006) “Overview of Legal Issues in Indian Country,” U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program (January 2006) “Lending in Indian Country: Model Tribal Secured Transaction Code,” American Bar Association, Business Law Today Teleconference (December 2005) “Income Diversification: Preparing for the Tribe's Future Generations,” INM Native American Finance Conference, Uncasville, Connecticut (June 2005) “Doing Business in Indian Country,” City of Tucson (March 2005) “Overview of Legal Issues in Indian County,” U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (August 2004) “Bond Finance and Economic Development in Indian Country,” NAU Navajo Nation Bond Forum (August 2004)

Education	Arizona State University, J.D., 2002: Articles editor, Arizona State Law Journal; Certificate in Indian Law University of Colorado, B.A., 1999

Birthplace	Las Vegas, Nevada