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Firm News October 12, 2026
Gibson Dunn Secures Preliminary Injunction Preventing Illinois From Enforcing Sports Wagering Laws Against Prediction Markets
A team led by Gibson Dunn partner Yaira Dubin secured a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, preventing the State from enforcing its sports wagering laws against sports-related event contracts traded on prediction markets.
Accolades December 19, 2025
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up
A Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher team led by Tom Dupree upheld their win for Churchill Downs Inc. from earlier this year blocking the state of Michigan’s efforts to shut down betting on out-of-state races via the company’s TwinSpires app.
Firm News December 17, 2025
Gibson Dunn Secures Unanimous Sixth Circuit Decision on Behalf of Churchill Downs, Home of the Kentucky Derby
Gibson Dunn has secured a decisive Sixth Circuit victory for Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, with the court holding unanimously that Michigan’s licensing requirements are federally preempted and cannot be invoked to shut down the TwinSpires online wagering platform.