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06/01/22
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2022
Franchise & Distribution and Native American Law Practices Receive National Ranking, Eighteen Practices Recognized at State Level
Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced 48 attorneys from the firm have been ranked in the 2022...
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02/23/22
Joshua Rees Joins Quarles & Brady’s Tucson Office as Senior Counsel
February 23, 2022 (Tucson, Ariz.) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that senior counsel Joshua Rees has joined the firm's Tucson office in the Energy, Infrastructure & Environment and Indian Law & Policy practice...
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01/25/22
Partners Leonardo Loo, Luis Ochoa and Pilar Thomas Named to “The Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona for 2022” by AZ Big Media
Phoenix/Tucson, AZ. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that partners Leonardo Loo, Luis Ochoa and Pilar Thomas have been named to "The Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona for 2022" by AZ Big Media.
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08/31/21 – Media Mention
Luis Ochoa Featured in Sports Betting Case
A Law360 article highlighted a suit filed by the Yavapai Prescott Tribe, represented by Luis Ochoa, against Arizona’s governor and the state’s gaming department director. The suit alleges that the state’s new sports betting bill is unconstitutional and asks a...
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08/19/21
17 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named Best Lawyers 2022® “Lawyer of the Year”
Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 17 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers as “Lawyers of the Year” in the Best Lawyers in America®.
Each year, Best Lawyers compiles its...
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06/07/21
Samantha Skenandore Reelected to Fourth Term as Chair of Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Madison, Wisc. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Samantha Skenandore, an attorney in the firm's Real Estate and Indian Law and Policy Practice Groups, has been unanimously reelected as chair of the Indian...
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05/20/21
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2021
Franchise & Distribution and Native American Law Practices Receive National Ranking, Seventeen Practices Recognized at State Level
Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced 43 attorneys from the firm have been ranked in the 2021...
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04/05/21 – Media Mention
Jonathan Labukas and Pilar Thomas Showcased in “Shawnee Tribe Seeks More Virus Funds After DC Circ. Ruling”
The Shawnee Tribe has asked a federal judge to order the U.S. government to give the tribes a larger portion of COVID-19 relief funding after the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court reversed the initial court’s dismissal, claiming the tribe was denied...
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01/07/21
Quarles & Brady Represents Shawnee Tribe in Successful Bid to Reverse Dismissal of Suit Claiming Improper CARES Act Funding
Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced it had successfully represented the Shawnee Tribe, a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Oklahoma, in reversing a Washington, D.C., federal district court dismissal of the Shawnee Tribe...
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10/13/20 – Media Mention
Scott McIntosh andPilar Thomas featured in article “Feds Shorted Shawnee Tribe On Virus Funds, DC Circ. Told”
The Shawnee Tribe has encouraged the D.C. Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that will dismiss the tribe's bid for more coronavirus relief funding under the CARES Act. The tribe states that the Treasury Department didn't have the discretion to...
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09/25/20 – Media Mention
Samantha Skenandore featured in article “Making the past present: Beloit College faculty, students raise awareness of burial mounds”
Samantha Skenandore spoke to the Beloit Daily News about an initiative to preserve, protect and raise awareness about the Indian mounds located on the Beloit College campus.
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“Since I was a little girl, I was counseled by my...
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07/16/20
Samantha Skenandore Named to Wisconsin Law Foundation Board of Directors
Madison, WI — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Samantha Skenandore, an attorney in the firm's Real Estate and Indian Law and Policy practice groups, has been named to the Wisconsin Law Foundation Board...
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07/13/20
Pilar Thomas Testifies at House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on COVID-19’s Effect on Indian Renewable Energy
Tucson, AZ — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Pilar Thomas, a partner in the firm's Indian Law & Policy and Energy, Environment & Natural Resources practice groups, testified on July 8, 2020 at...
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06/16/20
Indian Land Tenure Foundation Board of Directors Elects Samantha Skenandore to Board Chair for Third Year
MADISON — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Samantha Skenandore, an attorney in the firm's Real Estate and Indian Law and Policy practice groups, has been elected as Board Chair by the Indian Land...
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04/23/20
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2020
Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 45 attorneys from the firm's offices have been ranked in the 2020 edition of the Chambers USA directory.
The firm's Franchise & Distribution practice received a national...
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03/17/20
Madison365 Lists Samantha Skenandore in “Wisconsin’s 38 Most Influential Native Americans”
Madison, WI. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Attorney Samantha Skenandore, a member of the firm's Real Estate and Indian Law and Policy Practice Groups, has been named to "Wisconsin's 38 Most Influential...
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12/09/19
Quarles & Brady Announces Luis Ochoa as Tucson Office Managing Partner
Tucson, AZ — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Luis Ochoa, a partner in the Real Estate & Land Use and Indian Law and Policy practice groups has been selected as the Tucson office...
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11/07/19
Samantha Skenandore Presented with Wisconsin Tribal Transportation Conference Tribal Excellence Award
Madison — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Samantha Skenandore, an attorney in the Real Estate and Indian Law and Policy practice groups, has been awarded the Wisconsin Tribal Transportation Conference Tribal Excellence Award...
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04/25/19
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2019
Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 43 attorneys from the firm's offices have been ranked in the 2019 edition of the Chambers USA directory.
The firm's Franchise & Distribution practice received a national...
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06/08/18
Samantha C. Skenandore, Tribal Law Attorney, Joins Quarles & Brady’s Real Estate Group
MADISON (June 8, 2018) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Samantha C. Skenandore has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, as Of Counsel, Tribal Law in its Madison office.
Samantha Skenandore focuses her...
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04/18/17 – Media Mention
Quarles & Brady Team featured in article “Ariz. Tribe’s Water Rights Suit Over Unless Feds Jump In”
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An Arizona federal judge dismissed claims Tuesday against groundwater well owners in a suit brought by the Havasupai Tribe over the owners' allegedly illegal depletion of an aquifer that provides water to the tribe, saying the case...
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