Murray Marshall was a practicing Canadian lawyer for over 37 years, called to the bars of Alberta, Québec and Ontario. Mr. Marshall’s practice always focused on issues of concern to
Indigenous Peoples, and he acted for a variety of Indigenous businesses, governmental entities and individuals, and advocated on behalf of his clients at every level of court in Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Marshall served as senior legal counsel and manager of Legal Services for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. During his mandate, he drafted numerous community laws and regulations, including: the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Law; the Kahnawà:ke Peace Keeper Law; the Kahnawà:ke Alcoholic Beverages Law, the Kahnawà:ke Economic Development Commission (Tewatohnhi’saktha) Law; and the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law (and its regulations).

Mr. Marshall served as legal counsel and advisor to the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission from its inception in 1996 and, in 2009, was named as its General Counsel—a position he maintained until 2022. In 1998, Mr. Marshall developed the legal framework for Mohawk Internet Technologies and drafted the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission’s Regulations concerning
Interactive Gaming, Regulations concerning Poker Rooms and Regulations concerning Electronic Gaming Devices. From 2015 until 2022, Mr. Marshall acted as legal counsel to Mohawk Online Kahnawà:ke, the entity that operated the Sports Interaction online gaming site.

In 2025. Mr. Marshall drafted the Sitansisk Gaming Law for the Sitansisk (St. Mary’s) First Nation in New Brunswick.

Since 2001, Mr. Marshall has been a Commissioner and legal advisor to the Six Nations Gaming Commission.

Mr. Marshall has spoken at many Indigenous and gaming conferences in various parts of the world and authored articles and papers for a variety of publications including the Canadian Bar Review, Gaming Law Review, Internet Gambling Report and Lawyer Monthly. Mr. Marshall has been a member of a number of professional organizations including: the Canadian Bar
Association, the Interactive Gaming Council (Board of Directors), the International Masters of Gaming Law and the International Association of Gaming Regulators.