Stuart Slotnick

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

Stuart Slotnick
Born (1969-06-08) June 8, 1969
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationAttorney
OrganizationBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
TitlePartner
Spouse(s)Amy Albert
Parent(s)

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] After the gallery's owner Lawrence Salander accumulated debts to multiple clients including Schupak, Salander was forced to postpone a huge exhibition.[16] Slotnick went on to secure hundreds of works from Salander for Renaissance Art Galleries.[17] He represented Weitz Communications in a suit against Capital Play over an allegedly unpaid consulting fee.[18] He won a $2 million suit for a woman who had permanent liver damage from the diabetes drug Rezulin.[19] Slotnick worked for Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz and was acknowledged for his work in the New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah.[20]

Most recently, Slotnick attained a settlement for Sportingbet PLC in a case against the United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York.[21] Sportingbet PLC, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange (LON: SBT) entered into a non-prosecution agreement and forfeiture of $33 million.[22] The settlement was viewed as a positive one for Sportingbet, as a competitor, Partygaming PLC, settled similar charges in 2009 for $105 million.[23][24]

References
  1. 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 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. No show after suits paint gallery into a corner New York Post. October 17, 2008.
  17. Portlock, Sarah Upper East Side Gallery Shows May Be Cancelled The New York Sun. October 17, 2007.
  18. Boniello, Kathianne Big Horse $NIT Suit vs. Firm Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine New York Post. June 17, 2007.
  19. Rezulin Plaintiff Lands $2 Million Verdict Levin Law Firm. April 26, 2004.
  20. Chutzpah on Google Books.
  21. U.S. Reaches $33 Million Settlement with Online Gaming Operator The Wall Street Journal. September 21, 2010.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. PartyGaming Gets Hosed by US Government Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine September 22, 2010.
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