Overview
Financial Transactions
Miko represents commercial and cooperative banks, hedge funds, financial institutions and other lenders in a variety of transactions, including asset-based loans, borrowing base loans and cross-border financings.
Native American Finance
Miko is a member of the firm's nationally recognized Native American finance team where she represents tribes and financial institutions nationwide in connection with complex financing and development of casinos, hotels, governmental and health clinics, and tax-exempt projects. Such transactions involve navigating through licensing and/or regulatory approvals by tribal and state gaming commissions, the National Indian Gaming Commission and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Miko also advises tribal clients on general business matters, including the negotiation of treasury management and merchant processing agreements and other banking agreements.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Education
University of Illinois College of Law
J.D. cum laude (2005)
Saint Louis University
B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude (2001)
Experience
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2020 1 min readIndian Tribe Completes Tribe-to-Tribe Financing DealsFinancial Services Indian Tribal Finance & Gaming Real Estate & Construction Lending & Finance Venture Capital
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April 2017 1 min readGlobal Bank Issues Credit Facility to Potato ProducerBanking & Finance Food & Agribusiness Financial Services Food & Beverage Lending & Finance Corporate
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2017 1 min readNative American Tribe Secures Credit Facility to Fund Property ExpansionBanking & Finance Financial Services Indian Tribal Finance & Gaming Lending & Finance Corporate
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March 2013 1 min readTribal Enterprises Obtain Syndicated Credit FacilitiesFinancial Services Indian Tribal Finance & Gaming
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1 min readGlobal Financial Institution Issues Bankruptcy-Related Secured Credit FacilityBanking & Finance Financial Services Corporate Restructuring Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Insights & Events
Other Perspectives
- Negotiating Sovereignty in a Market Economy
Native American Finance Officers Association Conference, New Orleans, 2014 - Impact of the 2012/2013 Drought on Syndicated Agribusiness Finance Transactions and Related Agribusiness Finance Legal Developments
American Bar Association Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section – Agriculture & Agribusiness Financing Subcommittee, Washington, D.C., 2013
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Clinic
- Minnesota State Bar Association — North Star Lawyer, 2013
Professional Associations
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American Bar Association
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Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
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Minnesota State Bar Association
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Lavender Bar Association
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Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
Civic Activities
- Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center — Board of Directors
Honors
- Chambers USA — Nationwide, Native American Law, 2016-20
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity — Fellow, 2015
- Minnesota Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Banking, 2014-15
- National LGBT Bar Association — Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40, Class of 2013