Stuart Slotnick
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Stuart Slotnick is a New York
defense attorney and a partner at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
, a litigation attorney well-known for defending Bernard Goetz.
cum laude and attended New York University
for law school
. He currently serves as the managing shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's New York office. Prior to joining Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, he served as a special counsel at a New York litigation boutique.
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. 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. Slotnick went on to successfully try four more similar cases.
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. 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. He later represented American Apparel when they were sued by Woody Allen
for using Allen's image without permission. The suit was settled before trial by American Apparel paying Allen $5 million.
Slotnick represented Donald Schupak of Renaissance Art Investors in their case against Salander-O'Reilly art galleries. After the gallery's owner Lawrence Salander accumulated debts to multiple clients including Schupak, Salander was forced to postpone a huge exhibition. Slotnick went on to secure hundreds of works from Salander for Renaissance Art Galleries. He represented Weitz Communications in a suit against Capital Play over an allegedly unpaid consulting fee. He won a $2 million suit for a woman who had permanent liver damage from the diabetes drug Rezulin. Slotnick worked for Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz
and was acknowledged for his work in the New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah.
Most recently, Slotnick attained a settlement for Sportingbet PLC in a case against the United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York. Sportingbet PLC, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange (LON: SBT) entered into a non-prosecution agreement and forfeiture of $33 million. The settlement was viewed as a positive one for Sportingbet, as a competitor, Partygaming PLC, settled similar charges in 2009 for $105 million.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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. His father is Barry SlotnickBarry Slotnick
Barry Slotnick is a New York defense attorney, best known for defending Bernhard Goetz.-Early life:Slotnick was born in The Bronx in 1939 to Jewish Orthodox Russian immigrants. He graduated with a B.A. from City College of the City University of New York, a J.D. from New York University Law School,...
, a litigation attorney well-known for defending Bernard Goetz.
Career
Slotnick graduated from Brandeis UniversityBrandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
cum laude and attended New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
for law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
. He currently serves as the managing shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's New York office. Prior to joining Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, he served as a special counsel at a New York litigation boutique.
Slotnick is known for defending several soldiers against the Army's stop-loss policy
Stop-loss policy
Stop-loss is a term primarily used in the United States military. In the U.S. military, it is the involuntary extension of a service member's active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their initial end of term of service date and up to their contractually...
. In 2004, he successfully defended Jay Ferriola
Jay J. Ferriola
Jay J. Ferriola is a U.S. Army captain who sued the United States government to prevent him from being deployed to Iraq after completing eight years of military service...
, a retired Army Captain who was ordered to redeploy to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
after completing eight years of service, under the grounds that the Army violated his due process rights. 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. Slotnick went on to successfully try four more similar cases.
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. He has also served as a long-time lawyer for American Apparel
American Apparel
American Apparel is a clothing manufacturer in the United States. It is a vertically integrated clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer that also performs its own design, advertising, and marketing...
. In December 2006, he helped them navigate a $250 million acquisition deal with Endeavour Acquisition Corp. He later represented American Apparel when they were sued by Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
for using Allen's image without permission. The suit was settled before trial by American Apparel paying Allen $5 million.
Slotnick represented Donald Schupak of Renaissance Art Investors in their case against Salander-O'Reilly art galleries. After the gallery's owner Lawrence Salander accumulated debts to multiple clients including Schupak, Salander was forced to postpone a huge exhibition. Slotnick went on to secure hundreds of works from Salander for Renaissance Art Galleries. He represented Weitz Communications in a suit against Capital Play over an allegedly unpaid consulting fee. He won a $2 million suit for a woman who had permanent liver damage from the diabetes drug Rezulin. Slotnick worked for Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator. He has spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history...
and was acknowledged for his work in the New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah.
Most recently, Slotnick attained a settlement for Sportingbet PLC in a case against the United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York. Sportingbet PLC, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange (LON: SBT) entered into a non-prosecution agreement and forfeiture of $33 million. The settlement was viewed as a positive one for Sportingbet, as a competitor, Partygaming PLC, settled similar charges in 2009 for $105 million.