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Stuart Slotnick | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Organization | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney |
| Title | Partner |
| Spouse | Amy Albert |
| Father | Barry Slotnick |
Stuart Slotnick (born June 8, 1969) is a New York City trial attorney and a partner at national law firm, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. His practice includes commercial and business litigation, white-collar defense, government investigations, and other civil litigation matters. Slotnick's clients include casino magnate, Steve Wynn, first lady, Melania Trump and Godfather actor, Gianni Russo. [1] [2] [3]
He currently serves as chair of the New York City Bar Association Judiciary Committee. The committee is responsible for evaluating candidates for election, appointment, reelection, and reappointment, to justice administration offices in New York State courts. [4] [5]
Career
[edit]Slotnick graduated from Brandeis University, cum laude, and attended New York University School of Law.[6] He began his career in government service, working in the Kings County District Attorney's Office, where he served as a senior trial attorney and supervising senior assistant district attorney. He prosecuted a broad range of criminal cases, including homicide cases and conducted hundreds of grand-jury investigations.
He currently serves as the managing shareholder of Buchanan's New York office.[7] Prior to joining Buchanan, he served as a special counsel at a New York litigation boutique.[8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11] Slotnick went on to successfully try four more similar cases.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14] He later represented American Apparel when they were sued by Woody Allen for using Allen's image without permission.[15][16] The suit was settled before trial by American Apparel paying Allen $5 million.[17]
Slotnick represented Donald Schupak of Renaissance Art Investors in their case against Salander-O'Reilly art galleries.[18][19] Slotnick went on to secure hundreds of works from Salander for Renaissance Art Galleries.[20] He represented Weitz Communications in a suit against Capital Play over an allegedly unpaid consulting fee.[21] He won a $2 million suit for a woman who had permanent liver damage from the diabetes drug Rezulin.[22] Slotnick worked for Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz and was acknowledged for his work in the New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah.[23]
Most recently, Slotnick attained a settlement for Sportingbet in a case against the United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York.[24] Sportingbet, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange (LON: SBT), entered into a non-prosecution agreement and forfeiture of $33 million.[25] The settlement was viewed as a positive one for Sportingbet, as a competitor, Partygaming PLC, settled similar charges in 2009 for $105 million.[26][27]
Professional Recognition
[edit]Slotnick has been recognized by Super Lawyers, having been selected to its New York Metro list from 2013 through 2026. He has also received an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Personal life
[edit]In 2006, Slotnick married Amy Albert, a counsel to New York law firm Weiss & Hiller.[6] His father is prominent defense attorney, Barry Slotnick, well known for defending Bernard Goetz, John Gotti, Joe Colombo, and Manuel Noriega. [28] He was the subject of James Patterson's 2021 best seller, "The Defense Lawyer".
References
[edit]- ↑ Calvin Ayre Hires Slotnick Father Son Team to Take on Baltimore US Attorney
- ↑ The Defense Lawyer
- ↑ Loose lips lead to lawsuits over allegations from ‘The Godfather’ set
- ↑ NYC Bar Judiciary Committee
- ↑ Stuart Slotnick Appointed Chair Of Century-Old Judicial Screening Committee
- 1 2 Amy Albert, Stuart Slotnick New York Times. July 9, 2006.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stuart P. Slotnick Biography Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine on BIPC.com.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 'Deborah Norville Tonight' for Nov. 16 MSNBC. November 17, 2004.
- ↑ Who You Gonna Call? Archived November 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine The American Prospect. March 18, 2007.
- ↑ Army Using Policy to Deny Reserve Officer Resignations[permanent dead link] Washington Post. May 11, 2006.
- ↑ Stuart Slotnick Bio Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine 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.
- ↑ 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 Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine New York Post. June 17, 2007.
- ↑ Rezulin Plaintiff Lands $2 Million Verdict Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Attorney Southern District of NY. April 7, 2009.
- ↑ PartyGaming Gets Hosed by US Government Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine September 22, 2010.
- ↑ Celebrity side dish: Alec Baldwin has some advice for President Obama Daily News. April 5, 2009.