Pilar M. Thomas, Partner

Publications and Presentations

06/03/21 – Presentation

Pilar M. Thomas

"SSBCI: Administering Credit Support"Quarles & Brady SeminarPilar M. ThomasProgram Overview: Our final webinar focused on the various models for Tribal Governments to administer the funding they receive from Treasury from the SSBCI program. As Tribal Governments begin planning and designing credit support programs, administration of these programs will be... Read More

05/20/21 – Presentation "SSBCI: Planning and Administering Tribal Loan Support Programs" Quarles & Brady Seminar Pilar M. Thomas

05/12/21 – Presentation "Environmental Justice: Energy Equity and Transitions" Resources for the Future (RFF) and the Urban Institute Webinar Pilar M. Thomas

05/01/21 – Podcast Exploring the Energy Transition on Tribal Lands, with Pilar Thomas Resources Radio Pilar M. Thomas

04/21/21 – Presentation "American Rescue Plan New Small Business Credit Support Initiative: How Tribes Can Begin Planning For Programs" Quarles & Brady Seminar Pilar M. Thomas

03/29/21 – Presentation "American Rescue Plan Act: Funding for Tribes for Small Business Credit Support and Investments" Quarles & Brady Seminar Pilar M. Thomas

03/18/21 – Newsletter The American Rescue Plan Act Provides Massive Funding to Tribes for Small Business Credit Support and Investments Indian Law and Policy Pilar Thomas

03/03/21 – Newsletter President Biden Begins to Tackle Climate Change and Environmental Justice through Executive Action Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Cynthia A. Faur, Marian LaLonde, George Marek, Pilar M. Thomas

01/14/21 – Newsletter Tribal Energy Development Opportunities Abound: A Summary of the Energy Act of 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Pilar M. Thomas

11/24/20 – Blog Native American Heritage Month - A Giving of Thanks for Native Resilience Diversity & Inclusion Perspectives By: Pilar M. Thomas

11/17/20 – Newsletter What to Expect from the Biden Administration: Key Environmental and Natural Resource Issues to Watch Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Cynthia A. Faur, Marian LaLonde, George Marek, Pilar M. Thomas

10/28/20 – Presentation "Tribal Natural Resource Development and Environmental Management" State Bar of Arizona Tribal In-House Counsel Association and Indian Law Section Webinar Pilar M. Thomas, Marian C. LaLonde

10/13/20 – Presentation "Making Your Way Through the Ethics Haze: Selected Topics in the Environmental and Energy Context" Energy Bar Association Fall Conference (Webinar) Jacqueline M. Vidmar, Cynthia A. Faur, Pilar M. Thomas

08/31/20 – Newsletter California Public Utility Commission Issues New Rules to Promote Community Microgrid Deployment and Explicitly Includes Tribes Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Pilar M. Thomas

08/31/20 – Article "State energy policy implications for tribal energy development" American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Trends Pilar M. Thomas

07/09/20 – Presentation "Tribal Clean Energy Development and Utility Support: Path to Economic Recovery from COVID-19" Quarles & Brady Seminar Pilar M. Thomas, Marian C. LaLonde

06/04/20 – Newsletter Treasury Provides Updated Guidance and FAQs on the Use of CARES Act Title V Funding: Tribes Must Comply With Uniform Administrative Requirements Indian Law and Policy Pilar M. Thomas

05/07/20 – Newsletter Treasury Begins Distributing CARES Act Title V Funding to Tribes: Establishing an Economic Support Grant Program for Tribal Businesses Indian Law & Policy Alert Pilar M. Thomas

05/01/20 – Newsletter Treasury Issues Guidelines for Use of CARES Act Title V Funding: How Tribes Can Prepare to Spend These Funds Indian Law & Policy Alert Pilar M. Thomas

04/20/20 – Article Federal Stimulus Package Makes Loans Available to Tribal Business Concerns to Help Keep People Employed Indian Law & Policy

04/20/20 – Newsletter Tribal Businesses Eligible for Loans / Tax Credits Under the CARES Act Indian Law & Policy Alert Pilar M. Thomas

04/20/20 – Article CARES Act: Business Tax Provisions for Tribal-Owned Businesses Indian Law & Policy

01/06/20 – Article "2020 Will Be Bullish For Tribal Clean Energy Development" Law360

04/01/19 – Article "Tribal Utility Development" Arizona Attorney

01/25/19 – Media Mention "Native Groups Say Lender Ruling Cramps Tribal Businesses" Law360 (Quoted in Article)

10/16/18 – Media Mention "Tribes Urge Developer Focus on Economic Diversity, Sustainability" Phoenix Business Journal (Quoted in Article)

10/01/18 "Tribal Energy Resources, Policies & Potential" The Talking Stick, Arizona State University (Podcast)

09/10/18 – Presentation "Tribal Energy in the Southwest: New Opportunities for Tribal Projects and Tips for Navigating a Changing Regulatory Environment" Law Seminars International (Program Co-Chair)

03/21/18 – Presentation "Environmental Law & Policy Under the Trump Administration" Fifth Annual Martz Spring Symposium, University of Colorado School of Law

10/26/17 – Presentation "Tribal Energy Development: Legal and Regulatory Prepositioning" 14th Annual MSU Indigenous Law Conference, In-House Counsel Association

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