Stuart Slotnick

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Stuart Slotnick
Born (1969-06-08) June 8, 1969 (age 54)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupation Attorney
Organization Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
TitlePartner
SpouseAmy Albert
Parent

Stuart Slotnick (born June 8, 1969) is a New York City defense attorney and a partner at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

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Personal life

In 2006, Slotnick married Amy Albert, a counsel to New York law firm Weiss & Hiller. [1] His father is Barry Slotnick, a litigation attorney well known for defending Bernard Goetz. [2]

Career

Slotnick graduated from Brandeis University cum laude and attended New York University for law school. [1] He currently serves as the managing shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's New York office. [3] Prior to joining Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, he served as a special counsel at a New York litigation boutique. [4]

Slotnick is known for defending several soldiers against the Army's stop-loss policy. In 2004, he successfully defended Jay Ferriola, a retired Army Captain who was ordered to redeploy to Iraq after completing eight years of service, under the grounds that the Army violated his due process rights. [5] [6] The case was the first to challenge the Army's stop-loss policy, which had affected tens of thousands of soldiers since the start of the Iraq War. [7] Slotnick went on to successfully try four more similar cases. [8]

Slotnick also serves as corporate counsel to billionaire casino magnate, Steve Wynn, in litigation matters that have resulted in successful dismissal of claims and positive settlements. [9] He has also served as a long-time lawyer for American Apparel. In December 2006, he helped them navigate a $250 million acquisition deal with Endeavour Acquisition Corp. [10] He later represented American Apparel when they were sued by Woody Allen for using Allen's image without permission. [11] [12] The suit was settled before trial by American Apparel paying Allen $5 million. [13]

Slotnick represented Donald Schupak of Renaissance Art Investors in their case against Salander-O'Reilly art galleries. [14] [15] Slotnick went on to secure hundreds of works from Salander for Renaissance Art Galleries. [16] He represented Weitz Communications in a suit against Capital Play over an allegedly unpaid consulting fee. [17] He won a $2 million suit for a woman who had permanent liver damage from the diabetes drug Rezulin. [18] Slotnick worked for Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz and was acknowledged for his work in the New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah. [19]

Most recently, Slotnick attained a settlement for Sportingbet PLC in a case against the United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York. [20] Sportingbet PLC, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange (LON: SBT) entered into a non-prosecution agreement and forfeiture of $33 million. [21] The settlement was viewed as a positive one for Sportingbet, as a competitor, Partygaming PLC, settled similar charges in 2009 for $105 million. [22] [23]

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References

  1. 1 2 Amy Albert, Stuart Slotnick New York Times . July 9, 2006.
  2. ↑ Celebrity side dish: Alec Baldwin has some advice for President Obama Daily News. April 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ Stuart Slotnick Named Managing Shareholder of Buchanan's New York Office Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. February 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ Stuart P. Slotnick Biography Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine on BIPC.com.
  5. ↑ Former Army Captain Wins Case to Avoid Tour of Duty in Iraq Archived 2009-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Voice of America News . November 5, 2004.
  6. ↑ 'Deborah Norville Tonight' for Nov. 16 MSNBC. November 17, 2004.
  7. ↑ Who You Gonna Call? The American Prospect . March 18, 2007.
  8. ↑ Army Using Policy to Deny Reserve Officer Resignations [ permanent dead link ] Washington Post . May 11, 2006.
  9. ↑ Stuart Slotnick Bio Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
  10. ↑ Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Assist in High Profile Deal PR Newswire . December 28, 2006.
  11. ↑ Woody Allen due in NY court over rabbi billboard Business Week . May 18, 2009.
  12. ↑ Perspectives Newsweek . April 18, 2009.
  13. ↑ American Apparel Settles Lawsuit with Woody Allen The New York Times . May 18, 2009.
  14. ↑ Embattled Dealer Cancels Exhibit as Partner Removes Caravaggio Bloomberg. October 17, 2007.
  15. ↑ Manhattan Art Gallery Is Shut as Lawsuits Multiply The New York Times . October 19, 2007.
  16. ↑ Portlock, Sarah Upper East Side Gallery Shows May Be Cancelled The New York Sun . October 17, 2007.
  17. ↑ Boniello, Kathianne Big Horse $NIT Suit vs. Firm Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine New York Post . June 17, 2007.
  18. ↑ Rezulin Plaintiff Lands $2 Million Verdict Levin Law Firm. April 26, 2004.
  19. ↑ Chutzpah on Google Books.
  20. ↑ U.S. Reaches $33 Million Settlement with Online Gaming Operator The Wall Street Journal . September 21, 2010.
  21. ↑ Internet Gambling Company Sportingbet PLC Enters Into Agreement with Manhattan U.S. ATTO Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Attorney Southern District of NY. September 2010.
  22. ↑ Internet Gambling Company PartyGaming PLC Enters Non-Prosecution Agreement with U.S. and Will Forfeit $105 Million Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Attorney Southern District of NY. April 7, 2009.
  23. ↑ PartyGaming Gets Hosed by US Government Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine September 22, 2010.
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