Mohegan — The Mohegan Tribe has named two lawyers to executive posts following an announcement that the tribe’s longtime attorney general, Helga Woods, is retiring.

Woods will continue to work part time for the tribe as special counsel.

Larry Roberts has been named attorney general and Todd Araujo has been named general counsel.

“The Mohegan Tribe is incredibly grateful to Helga for her 15 years of dedication to the Tribe,” James Gessner Jr., the Mohegan chairman, said in a statement. “Helga has been a fixture in representing the interests of the Mohegan Tribe, its members, government, and business enterprises. We thank her for her years of service, and we are thrilled she will be continuing her work for the Tribe in a new role.”

As attorney general, Roberts will identify legal issues and advise the tribe in regard to tribal government matters. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Law, he has served under both President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama in the U.S. Department of the Interior, most recently as chief of staff to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

Before that, he was a professor of practice at Arizona State University and was executive director of the Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance Program. He also worked as general counsel for the National Indian Gaming Commission and for the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He is a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.

In his role as general counsel, Araujo will advise the tribe and its business enterprises, including Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment. A graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law with an Indian law certificate, Araujo has represented tribes and tribal entities across the country for nearly 25 years.

He previously served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Alaska, providing advice to 20 state professional licensing boards and commissions.

Araujo also served in private practice in Alaska and Washington, D.C., and as deputy director of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Tribal Justice and as a staff attorney with the National Indian Gaming Commission. He is a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Mass.