Alan R. Fedman
Counsel
Alan Fedman heads the firm's Indian Law and Tribal
Representation practice and is a member of SNR Denton's Public Law
and Policy Strategies practice.
Alan is the former Director of Enforcement of the National
Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC).
Alan has substantial experience in representing Indian tribes in
matters before the Department of the Interior, the Treasury
Department, and the Department of Homeland Security. He represents
Tribes on NIGC regulatory compliance matters and serves as counsel
to a number of tribal gaming commissions. Alan is well-versed in
the legal issues and internal agency processes involved in
investigations and audits. He also has assisted tribes in taking
advantage of the emerging opportunities in the renewable energy and
climate change areas and represented tribes in multiple economic
development projects.
While serving at the NIGC, Alan directed a national field staff
regulating 400 Indian gaming operations responsible for protecting
the financial integrity of tribal gaming operations and keeping
Indian gaming free from criminal influence. He worked closely with
the federal agencies responsible for the oversight of Indian
gaming, including the IRS Tribal Gaming Unit, FinCEN, the FBI and
the Department of the Interior Inspector Generals' Office
(DOI-IG).
Alan served as associate counsel at the U.S. Senate Special
Committee on Investigations (1987-1988) where he participated in
the investigation of the Federal government's management of
Indian-owned natural resources. He also served as Assistant Chief
Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Special
Counsel (1978-1987), in both Tulsa, Oklahoma and Washington DC
where he supervised attorneys and auditors responsible for
enforcing the crude oil provisions of the Mandatory Petroleum Price
Regulations. During his tenure, Alan directed regulatory
enforcement actions and represented the Department of Energy in
appeals before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Prior to
joining the NIGC, Alan was Counsel at Green, Stewart and Farber in
their Food and Drug Administration practice where he represented
biomedical companies seeking Food and Drug Administration approval
for newly developed medical devices to treat nicotine addiction,
drug addiction, and sleep disorders.
Organizations
- Amongst his many professional activities, Alan served on the
Native American Policy Advisory Committee for the Presidential
Campaign of Governor Howard Dean.
- He has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of
Tulsa College of Law.
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