Deborah Savarese Sloan

Deborah Sloan's litigation practice is diverse, ranging from lawsuits bringing innovative business challenges to complex, multiparty commercial disputes. Her cases include multidistrict litigation as well as single party disputes. Deborah has tried cases in federal and state district courts, in arbitration, and to administrative review boards. She has also argued several appeals.

Deborah has served as lead counsel for IBM in technology disputes arising from stadium builds, renovations, and technology upgrades, including projects at Texas A&M University's Kyle Field and the Atlanta Falcons Mercedes Benz Stadium. Deborah has also served as lead counsel for IBM in multiple breach of contract cases and age discrimination arbitrations. Deborah has substantial experience in tax litigation; she led the successful defense of several travel websites in individual and class actions brought by tax authorities to retroactively extend hotel taxes traditionally imposed only on hotels to websites facilitating hotel reservations. She is currently protesting a $1.8 billion state tax assessment.

Other significant engagements include defending companies in Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and false claims act cases, assisting in Jones Day's lead counsel representation of colleges and universities in football injury concussion cases, defending a global retailer's wage/hour class actions, and representing tobacco companies in lawsuits brought by state attorneys general. Deborah's intellectual property experience includes representing Wendy's in domestic and international trademark disputes, successfully defending Ball Corporation in a 24-day patent licensing dispute, and successfully bringing and defending trademark and copyright infringement lawsuits.

Deborah is the Partner-in-Charge of Associate Training and Development and chairs the Firm's Lawyer Training Committee.