- Corporate
- Public Finance
- Sports and Entertainment
- Government Contracts
- Government Finance & Privatization
- Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
- Government Affairs
- Economic Development
- Legislative Action
- Local Government Affairs
- National Government Affairs
- State Government Affairs
- Privatization
- Public-Private Partnerships
- J.D., Emory University School of Law
- B.S., University of Pittsburgh, magna cum laude
- Georgia
- Pennsylvania
- American Bar Association
- American Jewish Committee, Board of Directors and Executive Committee
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, Board Member
- Atlanta Jewish Federation, Chair of Government and Community Relations, Executive Committee
- American Israeli Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
- Atlanta Zoo, Board Member
- Centennial Olympic Park Area (COPA)
- Central Atlanta Progress, Board Member
- Jewish Family and Career Services, Board Member
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Leadership Atlanta
- League of Women Voters
- Metro Atlanta Boys and Girls Club
- Regional Leadership Foundation
STEVEN J. LABOVITZ
Partner, Atlanta
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 5300
Atlanta, GA 30308
TEL: 404.527.4360
FAX: 404.527.4198
EMAIL: slabovitz@mckennalong.com
PROFILE
Steve Labovitz focuses on government affairs at a local, state and federal level. He specializes in legislative action, economic development, public finance and privatization and has extensive experience in formulating public/private partnerships for companies that have business issues with the government sector and governments that are interested in privatization or outsourcing governmental tasks.
In addition, Steve has worked in the area of land use and has been instrumental in working with governments and developers in creating tax incentives for large development projects including establishing tax allocation districts in order to create and implement public private partnerships. Steve served as one of the principal negotiators for the City of San Diego in its construction of a new baseball park as part of its downtown redevelopment efforts. Steve was also counsel and architect for the tax allocation district and the public financing utilized for the Atlantic Station project, the largest Brownfield development project in the country.
Prior to McKenna Long & Aldridge, Steve served as Chief of Staff for the City of Atlanta from 1994 to 1997. Generally regarded as having brought business acumen and organization to Atlanta's City Hall, Steve was instrumental in the redevelopment of the downtown business district. He is noted as the architect of the financial and business terms leading to the $141 million Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta, where an additional $72 million in public improvements were associated with the arena.
Steve was recognized as a 2004 "Georgia Super Lawyer" in the area of Government Law by Atlanta Magazine.