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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, juries, and arbitrators, 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, to individuals. He has represented clients in a variety of industries, including banking and financial services, construction, consumer retail sales, energy, 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 speaks and writes regularly on litigation topics. He 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 Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program. Larry also actively supports local civic and charitable organizations in Atlanta. He is a member of the board of directors of the Georgia Justice Project, manages our firm's participation in the Cristo Rey High School internship program, and serves as a volunteer judge for Atlanta-area high school debate tournaments.
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
April 4, 2023
Larry Slovensky, Brian White and Billie Pritchard counsel Cantor Colburn LLP in a malpractice arbitration case
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Recognized for its Leadership in Atlanta-Area Deals of the Year
Won declaratory judgment and attorney's fee award for a commercial real estate private equity fund in Delaware Chancery Court expedited proceeding in intra-LLC dispute over management of major hotel and convention center renovation.
Won final summary judgment for a private equity fund and its officers in long-running Georgia state court lawsuit in which plaintiff sought multi-million dollar punitive damages award arising from fund's $470 million acquisition of portfolio company.
Won jury trial on behalf of a private equity fund sued by a developer over a property right dispute in connection with acquisition of a multimillion-dollar student housing development; affirmed on appeal by Georgia Court of Appeals.
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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
April 4, 2023
Larry Slovensky, Brian White and Billie Pritchard counsel Cantor Colburn LLP in a malpractice arbitration case
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Recognized for its Leadership in Atlanta-Area Deals of the Year
Won declaratory judgment and attorney's fee award for a commercial real estate private equity fund in Delaware Chancery Court expedited proceeding in intra-LLC dispute over management of major hotel and convention center renovation.
Won final summary judgment for a private equity fund and its officers in long-running Georgia state court lawsuit in which plaintiff sought multi-million dollar punitive damages award arising from fund's $470 million acquisition of portfolio company.
Won jury trial on behalf of a private equity fund sued by a developer over a property right dispute in connection with acquisition of a multimillion-dollar student housing development; affirmed on appeal by Georgia Court of Appeals.
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
April 4, 2023
Larry Slovensky, Brian White and Billie Pritchard counsel Cantor Colburn LLP in a malpractice arbitration case
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Recognized for its Leadership in Atlanta-Area Deals of the Year
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