Deborah SavareseSloan

Deborah Sloan's litigation practice is diverse, ranging from lawsuits bringing innovative challenges to internet businesses to complex, multiparty construction 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 is lead counsel for IBM in technology disputes arising from stadium builds, including renovations and technology upgrades at Texas A&M University's Kyle Field and the state-of-the-art Atlanta Falcons Mercedes Benz Stadium. Deborah has also served as lead counsel for IBM in multiple breach of contract cases and defends IBM in age discrimination arbitrations. Deborah has substantial experience in tax litigation; she led the successful defense of HomeAway, Expedia, and other 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.

Other significant engagements include 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 single party lawsuits include representing companies of all sizes in breach of contract and tort cases, including class actions. Her 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 prosecuting and defending trademark and copyright infringement lawsuits.

Deborah chairs the Firm's Lawyer Training Committee.