Travis D. Lovett

Travis Lovett is a member of the firm's Business, Acquisitions, and Securities Practice. He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate transactions, advising both buyers and sellers through the negotiation of stock and asset acquisitions and advising clients on mergers and restructurings to meet operational objectives. In addition, Mr. Lovett advises privately held businesses on issues related to entity formation, transfer of ownership and recapitalization, fiduciary duties between owners and management, and other corporate governance matters, including compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act.

Mr. Lovett also advises clients that transact and partner with Native American tribes and on various matters related to federal Indian law. Before joining Krieg DeVault, Mr. Lovett served as a Tribal Attorney for Indigenous communities in Canada where he routinely negotiated with government officials to determine if natural resource projects infringed Indigenous lands and advised tribal leaders on corporate and governance matters.

Representative Experience

• Transaction counsel in transfer of ownership and equity purchases of jet aircrafts
• Transaction counsel to engineering firm in stock and asset acquisitions to grow operations across multiple states
• Transaction counsel for purchaser of the subsidiary of an international company with seller financing and bank security in limestone industry
• Transaction counsel in sale of health care company to private equity purchaser
• Counsel to cannabis company in subscription of investment and partnership with Native American tribes
• Counsel to chemical-distribution company to obtain licensure for processing and distribution of hemp
• Counsel clients to obtain and comply with Minority and/or Women’s Business Enterprise Certification 
• General counsel to Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba Canada on corporate and tribal matters

Professional Associations

• Hamilton County Leadership Academy, Class of 2023
• Former Executive Member, Indianapolis Bar Association

Community Activities

• World Champion Native American Powwow Dancer, USA and Canada
• Member, Echota Band of Cherokee Indians 

Seminars & Presentations

• Presenter, “Corporate Transparency Act: Why every business lawyer needs to know about this and its impact,” Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum – The Modern Business Law Practice, November 29, 2023
• Co-Presenter, "Unraveling the Corporate Transparency Act," Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, October 24, 2023
• Presenter, "Tribal Law in the State of Indiana," Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, November 23, 2021

Publications

• Author, "National American Indian Heritage Month: Federal Indian Law Issues in Indiana," The Indiana Lawyer, November 8, 2023
• Co-Author, "Is Your Business Ready? Preparing for and Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act," August 31, 2023
• Co-Author, "Three Minute Update: How Seller Financing Can Get a Deal across the Finish Line," July 18, 2023
• "Former Public and Tribal Attorney Uses Evening MBA in Move into Business Law," IU Kelley School of Business at IUPUI Blog, February 15, 2023
• Co-Author, "Three Minute Update - Positioning for the Future: Due Diligence Throughout the Process of a Deal," October 27, 2022
• Author, "Legislation from the 2022 Indiana Legislative Session that Proposed Regulatory Changes to Cannabis," June 15, 2022
• Co-Author, "Three Minute Update – Doing a Deal: Benefits from Selling Personal Goodwill," May 26, 2022
• Co-Author, "Federal Indian law in Indiana — land of the Indians," The Indiana Lawyer, November 24, 2021

Certifications

• Legal Lean Sigma® White Belt

Education

• J.D., Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona, 2014
  
  • Certificate in federal Indian law and graduate of Indian Legal Program
• M.B.A., Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2021
• LL.M., University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2017
  
  • LL.M-Thesis on partnership agreements between First Nations and natural resource companies 
• B.S. in Biology, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Kentucky, 2009
  
  • Academic All-American, Men's Varsity Wrestling

Bar & Court Admissions

• Indiana (2018)
• Saskatchewan, Canada (2017)

Practices

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Business Services
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Privately and Closely-Held Businesses
• Securities

Industries

• Real Estate
• Health Care