Mr. Daniel Press

Council Member Biography

Daniel S. Press is a Partner at Van Ness Feldman in Washington, DC. Mr. Press has represented Indian tribes, Indian organizations and Indian-owned businesses for over thirty years. During that time, he has served as Washington counsel, economic development counsel, or general counsel for numerous tribes and Indian organizations, including the Navajo Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Blackfeet Nation, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Alaska Federation of Natives, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, and the Intertribal Monitoring Association on Indian Trust Funds. He specializes in Indian economic development. In coordination with the Firm’s energy practice, Mr. Press has assisted his energy resource tribal clients broaden and vertically integrate their energy development activities. As one of the founders of the tribal employment rights (TERO) program, he has helped tribes and Indian businesses benefit fully from various Indian preference and minority set-aside laws, such as the Buy-Indian Act, the Small Business Administration’s Section 8(a) program, and the Department of Defense’s small and disadvantaged business program. He also serves as general counsel to the Native American Community Development Corporation. In addition, he helped to create and serves as counsel to the Intertribal Economic Alliance. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

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Partner, VAN NESS FELDMAN, PC