Cybersecurity Alert – New Cyber Law, Pending Details: Critical Infrastructure Must Report Cyber Breaches, Ransom Payments
President Biden’s recent signature of a new cyber incident reporting law made headlines.
Dean Luthey and Trent Shores Discuss the “Aftermath of the McGirt Decision” at IEL’s Energy Law Conference
GableGotwals’s Trent Shores, a former United States Attorney, and Dean Luthey, chair of the Firm’s Native American Law section and a senior trial lawyer, discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s McGirt decision on criminal and civil jurisdiction in Eastern Oklahoma. From unique considerations for the energy industry to working with tribal governments, the McGirt decision presents both opportunities and questions for oil and gas entities.
Vanderbilt Magazine – Trent Shores, BA’oo: In Service to His Heritage
“For 18 years, I was a career prosecutor and trial attorney, and now it’s different,” he says. “Some days I’m an attorney advising clients, some days I’m a judge. To be a member of the bench is certainly a different perspective. I’m a big believer that we see the world through the prism of our own experiences.”
Cybersecurity Alert – A Need for New Armor: Tribal Entities Under Cyberattack
A number of tribes within Oklahoma’s borders and beyond were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2021, leaving both their information technology systems and their citizens in peril.
GableGotwals Shareholders Participate in Judicial Conference
Two GableGotwals shareholders recently spoke to the Oklahoma Judicial Conference at its annual meeting on topics requested by the conference organizers. Dean Luthey, along with Court of Civil Appeals Judge Stacie Hixon, gave a presentation on court awarded attorney fees. Trent Shores participated on a panel that included tribal Attorneys General regarding the United States Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. State of Oklahoma, holding that the Muscogee Nation’s historical reservation had not been disestablished.
Trent Shores Named a Tribal Supreme Court Justice
Congratulations to Shareholder, Trent Shores, who was recently confirmed as a Tribal Supreme Court Justice for the Kaw Nation.