Administrative & Regulatory Law - GableGotwals

GableGotwals Announces Former U.S. Attorney Trent Shores to Join the Firm

The former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma was the chief federal law enforcement officer responsible for all federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation in the Northern District, an area covering 11 counties, including 13 federally recognized Indian tribes. In addition, as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Mr. Shores was appointed as Chair of the Native American Issues Subcommittee charged with developing and guiding national policy for Indian Country justice. He also served as the National Security Cyber Specialist and worked closely with the Joint Terrorism Task Force to investigate and prosecute cybercrimes and domestic terrorism.

Oklahoma Supreme Court Win on Behalf of the Alcohol Industry

The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently struck down SB 608 in a legal challenge litigated by GableGotwals. The Firm represented participants from all three tiers of the alcohol industry—manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers—that objected to the unconstitutional legislation. SB 608 sought to roll back modernizations reforms to the state’s alcohol-distribution system that voters had approved under State Question 792. SB 608 would have forced wine and spirit manufacturers to sell to every licensed wholesaler in the state, even those which don’t agree to basic quality and inventory controls.