Nicole L. Simmons

Nicole assists commercial, tribal and energy clients with acquisitions, leases, fee-to-trust transitions, land swaps, federal housing and Economic Development Administration grant-related due diligence, and curatives related to large-scale wind and solar projects across private, state, federal and tribal lands. Her experience includes negotiating and preparing purchase and sale agreements, leases, architectural and other design agreements, easements, restrictive covenants, and other real estate related documentation; assisting energy developers in acquiring, leasing and developing energy projects in Arizona that includes identifying curatives necessary for development, and preparing and negotiating easements, surface use agreements, crossing agreements, and other curatives under state, federal law and tribal law. Nicole has also provided outside general counsel services to various tribal entities and their Boards that includes advice regarding commercial, real estate, and labor and employment, gaming and general tribal law matters in state, tribal and federal forums across the country.