Stuart Slotnick
Stuart Slotnick | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1969 |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Stuart Slotnick is a New York defense attorney and a partner at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
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
- ^ a b Amy Albert, Stuart Slotnick New York Times. July 9, 2006.
- ^ Celebrity side dish: Alec Baldwin has some advice for President Obama Daily News. April 5, 2009.
- ^ Stuart Slotnick Named Managing Shareholder of Buchanan's New York Office Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. February 25, 2009.
- ^ Stuart P. Slotnick Biography on BIPC.com.
- ^ Former Army Captain Wins Case to Avoid Tour of Duty in Iraq Voice of America News. November 5, 2004.
- ^ 'Deborah Norville Tonight' for Nov. 16 MSNBC. November 17, 2004.
- ^ Who You Gonna Call? The American Prospect. March 18, 2007.
- ^ Army Using Policy to Deny Reserve Officer Resignations Washington Post. May 11, 2006.
- ^ Stuart Slotnick Bio Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
- ^ Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Assist in High Profile Deal PR Newswire. December 28, 2006.
- ^ Woody Allen due in NY court over rabbi billboard Business Week. May 18, 2009.
- ^ Perspectives Newsweek. April 18, 2009.
- ^ American Apparel Settles Lawsuit with Woody Allen The New York Times. May 18, 2009.
- ^ Embattled Dealer Cancels Exhibit as Partner Removes Caravaggio Bloomberg. October 17, 2007.
- ^ Manhattan Art Gallery Is Shut as Lawsuits Multiply The New York Times. October 19, 2007.
- ^ No show after suits paint gallery into a corner New York Post. October 17, 2008.
- ^ Portlock, Sarah Upper East Side Gallery Shows May Be Cancelled The New York Sun. October 17, 2007.
- ^ Boniello, Kathianne Big Horse $NIT Suit vs. Firm New York Post. June 17, 2007.
- ^ Rezulin Plaintiff Lands $2 Million Verdict Levin Law Firm. April 26, 2004.
- ^ Chutzpah on Google Books.
- ^ U.S. Reaches $33 Million Settlement with Online Gaming Operator The Wall Street Journal. September 21, 2010.
- ^ Internet Gambling Company Sportingbet PLC Enters Into Agreement with Manhattan U.S. ATTO U.S. Attorney Southern District of NY. September 2010.
- ^ Internet Gambling Company PartyGaming PLC Enters Non-Prosecution Agreement with U.S. and Will Forfeit $105 Million U.S. Attorney Southern District of NY. April 7, 2009.
- ^ PartyGaming Gets Hosed by US Government September 22, 2010.