Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier
Snell & Wilmer LLPBusiness Litigation & Dispute Resolution + Follow
ABOUT
Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier is the Partner Coordinator of Native American Law & Gaming Law Services for Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., where she is based in the firm’s Phoenix, Arizona office. Heidi serves as the Secretary of the ABA Business Law Section and will become Chair in September 2026. She has held numerous leadership positions in the Section including: Council Member; Chair, Committee Oversight & Support Board; Chair, Business & Corporate Litigation Committee; Editor in Chief, Business Law Today; Section Fellow (inaugural class). Heidi received the Section’s prestigious Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award in 2019. She is listed in “BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA” for Native American Law, Gaming Law, and Commercial Litigation, and was named “Phoenix BEST LAWYERS Gaming Lawyer of the Year” for 2011, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, and “Phoenix BEST LAWYERS Native American Lawyer of the Year” for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. Heidi also is listed in Chambers USA: AMERICA’S LEADING LAWYERS FOR BUSINESS, Chambers Global: THE WORLD’S LEADING LAWYERS FOR BUSINESS, and Southwest Super Lawyers. Heidi was recognized among AZ Business Leaders 2020-2024. She was recently named: Top 40 Most Influential Women, iGaming; Phoenix Business Journal, Outstanding Women in Business Honoree, AZ Business Magazine, Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona; Business Today, Top 10 Influential Native American Law Attorneys in Arizona; Top 25 Attorneys of Arizona, Attorney Intel. Previously she was inducted into the Maricopa County Bar Association’s Hall of Fame, named Greater Phoenix Chamber Athena Finalist, and awarded University of Iowa College of Law Alumni Service Award. Heidi is a Founding Member and Past President of the International Masters of Gaming Law. She serves as Executive Editor of the “Gaming Law Review.” Heidi is former Chair of the State Bar of Arizona Indian Law Section and Past President of the Maricopa County Bar Association. Heidi is a 1985 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law. She can be contacted at [email protected] or 602.382.6366.
