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Katie Brossy

+1 202.887.4005 kbrossy@akingump.com

Work Department

Senior Counsel; Lobbying & Public Policy

Position

Katie Brossy’s practice focuses on representing Indian tribes, tribal governmental instrumentalities and tribally owned enterprises. She has worked on several highly significant tribal matters, including one of the largest Indian water rights settlements in U.S. history and the largest tribal trust claim settlement. She represents tribal clients on a variety of matters, including:

• Indian water law, including Congressional enactment and implementation of Indian water settlements
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services funding opportunities
• Tribal trust accounting litigation and settlement
• Withdrawal of trust assets pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act
• Federal appropriations and Congressional representation
• Bureau of Indian Education school construction and financing
• Federal, state and tribal tax laws
• Indian gaming law
• Land into trust and restricted fee land matters
• Economic development initiatives
• Environmental regulation
• Contract support costs under the Indian Self-Determination Education and Assistance Act
• Tribal sovereign immunity.

To learn more about Katie, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/katie-brossy.html

Memberships

Member, Akin Inclusion Council, Washington, D.C.
Board Member, Notah Begay III Foundation.
Past president, Native American Bar Association of Washington, D.C.
Member, 2018 Native American Law360 editorial advisory board.

Education

Member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, as well as of Santee Sioux.