The Oklahoma Bar Journal March 2024

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ON THE MOVE Douglas J. May has rejoined the Tulsa office of GableGotwals as a shareholder. He will focus his practice on contracts, securities, finance, mergers and acquisitions, governance, energy and com mercial law. He has more than 25 years of combined experience working in law firms and in-house positions. Throughout his career, Mr. May has advised clients, large and small, public and private, on a wide range of transactional, governance and compliance mat ters. He is an adjunct professor at the TU College of Law, where he teaches courses on corporate finance and securities regulation. Mr. May is also admitted to prac tice in Texas and is a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association. He received his J.D. with honors from the TU College of Law. Tim Sowecke and Alex R. Telarik have joined the law firm of GableGotwals. Mr. Sowecke is a shareholder in the firm’s Oklahoma City office. He main tains an energy and environmen tal practice, assisting energy,

in 1999. He is also a member of the State Bar of Georgia and holds an Oklahoma abstractors license, an Oklahoma title insurance produc ers license and a managing brokers license with the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission. Michael McClintock has joined the litigation team of Parrish DeVaughn Injury Lawyers. With nearly three decades of trial experience, he will practice in the area of intellectual property disputes, including pat ents, trademarks and copyrights. Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. McClintock has suc cessfully represented leading corporations and businesses across diverse industries. His areas of expertise include technol ogy, advertising, manufacturing, energy, finance, estate planning, aviation, real estate, media and publishing, banking, construction and pharmaceutical. He previ ously served as litigation chair at one of Oklahoma’s largest firms and taught classes at the OCU School of Law.

chemical, manufacturing, real estate and agricultural clients in federal and state environmental litigation and regulatory com pliance and enforcement. He is a member of the Mineral Lawyers Society of Oklahoma City, the ABA, the Wyoming State Bar and the Oklahoma County Bar Association. He received his J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law. Mr. Telarik is of counsel in the firm’s Tulsa office. He advises clients in complex commercial litigation, oil and gas matters and appellate law. He is an active member of the Tulsa County Bar Association and the Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen. Mr. Telarik received his J.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Law. Jason Soper has been promoted to division president of Stewart Title of Oklahoma Inc. The company specializes in title insurance and related services required for settle ment by the real estate and mort gage industries. Mr. Soper received his J.D. from the OU College of Law

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