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Larry Slovensky represents companies and individuals in complex business tort and breach of contract litigation, corporate governance disputes, and legal malpractice/law firm defense matters in Georgia and across the country. He has substantial experience in trying cases before judges and juries, and he has represented clients in business litigation matters for more than 30 years.
Larry's clients range in size from large publicly traded corporations, to smaller privately-held funds and portfolio companies, to individuals. He has represented clients in a variety of industries, including banking and financial services, construction, consumer retail sales, healthcare, real estate, technology, and telecommunications. Larry has successfully handled corporate governance disputes between LLC members, post-acquisition purchase price adjustment proceedings, and independent board investigations. In addition, he handles a wide range of other business tort, breach of contract, class action and legal malpractice lawsuits in state and federal court.
Larry spent five years earlier in his career as in-house counsel with a national Internet service provider, where he managed all of the company’s litigation, including consumer class actions, patent infringement litigation, intellectual property disputes, anti-spam litigation, consumer disputes and general commercial litigation. He also served as ethics and loss prevention counsel for his prior law firm.
Larry is the author of a chapter on Business Torts in the annually updated Georgia Business Litigation treatise. He represents veterans on a pro bono basis through the Emory Law Volunteer Clinic for Veterans and the National Veterans Legal Services Program, and he oversees the firm's veterans pro bono efforts. Larry also actively supports civic and charitable organizations in Atlanta. He is Vice Chair of the board of directors of the Georgia Justice Project and manages our firm's participation in the Cristo Rey High School internship program.
J.D., University of Chicago, with honors
B.A., University of South Carolina, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Recognized for its Leadership in Atlanta-Area Deals of the Year
Ongoing
SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing's Suit Against Track Owner Concludes Litigation
Business Litigation and Corporate Governance Disputes
Represented a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital in connection with federal litigation filed against the City of Austin, Texas in W.D. Tex. relating to municipal efforts to use condemnation powers to terminate the company’s long-term contract for operation of the South Terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and related state proceedings ultimately resulting in a $88 million settlement.
Successfully represented multi-family real estate company Resia in asserting multi-million dollar tortious interference and breach of contract claims in the Superior of Fulton County, Georgia’s Business Court arising from a failed commercial real estate purchase transaction.
Successfully represented an affiliate of Truist Bank in asserting multi-million dollar tort and contract-based claims in M.D. Fla. arising out of an equipment sale and lease-back transaction involving mobile solar generators.
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December 21, 2016
Meyers v. Nicolet Restaurant of De Pere, LLC: Seventh Circuit Rules Mere FACTA Violation Insufficient
May 17, 2016
Supreme Court Rules Plaintiff Must Suffer “Concrete Harm” to Sue
October 15, 2015
Business Lit Ledger – Fall 2015
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Recognized for its Leadership in Atlanta-Area Deals of the Year
Ongoing
SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing's Suit Against Track Owner Concludes Litigation
Business Litigation and Corporate Governance Disputes
Represented a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital in connection with federal litigation filed against the City of Austin, Texas in W.D. Tex. relating to municipal efforts to use condemnation powers to terminate the company’s long-term contract for operation of the South Terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and related state proceedings ultimately resulting in a $88 million settlement.
Successfully represented multi-family real estate company Resia in asserting multi-million dollar tortious interference and breach of contract claims in the Superior of Fulton County, Georgia’s Business Court arising from a failed commercial real estate purchase transaction.
Successfully represented an affiliate of Truist Bank in asserting multi-million dollar tort and contract-based claims in M.D. Fla. arising out of an equipment sale and lease-back transaction involving mobile solar generators.
See more
December 21, 2016
Meyers v. Nicolet Restaurant of De Pere, LLC: Seventh Circuit Rules Mere FACTA Violation Insufficient
May 17, 2016
Supreme Court Rules Plaintiff Must Suffer “Concrete Harm” to Sue
October 15, 2015
Business Lit Ledger – Fall 2015
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Recognized for its Leadership in Atlanta-Area Deals of the Year
Ongoing
SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing's Suit Against Track Owner Concludes Litigation
J.D., University of Chicago, with honors
B.A., University of South Carolina, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia