Al Lurey has been a partner in the firm since 1975. Mr. Lurey concentrates his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency matters.

Mr. Lurey is listed as #1 in the 2011 and 2012 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Bankruptcy/Restructuring and has been listed in that publication each year since 2005. Mr. Lurey was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Bankruptcy Law for 2013 and each of the 27 years immediately preceding. He was recognized as one of Georgia's "Legal Elite" for Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights in Georgia Trend Magazine for 2012 and each of the three years immediately preceding. Mr. Lurey was recognized as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Business Law in 2009 and in Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights Law in 2013 and each of the four years immediately preceding by SuperLawyers magazine. He has also been listed The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009 and 2011. Mr. Lurey received the 2007 Atlanta Bar Association Bankruptcy Section David Pollard Achievement Award. He has been named by Legal Media Group to its 2010 Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers. Mr. Lurey is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bankruptcy Institute, Member

American Bar Association, Member

American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow

California Bar Association, Member

Emory Law School, Adjunct Professor

The Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc., Former President and Chairman of the Board of Directors

State Bar of Georgia, Corporate and Banking Law Section, UCC Committee, Former Chairman

Education

  • Harvard University, LL.B. (1967)
    cum laude
  • Duke University, A.B. (1964)
    summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1970)
  • California (1967)

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Clerkships

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit — Honorable Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr.

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Fully engaged means understanding the client's business and tirelessly seeking to find creative solutions to the client's problems.

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Alfred S. Lurey

Experience Highlights

Representation of official committee of asset-backed security holders
Represented official committee of asset-backed security holders in large Chapter 11 case in the Northern District of Oklahoma involving a more
Transactional counsel for TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company
Represented TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company in licensee's work-out, Article 9 purchase of licensee's inventory, and licensee's assignment for benefit more
Grandparent adoption
Represents caregivers seeking to adopt children. One of the firm's signature pro bono programs is the Grandparent Adoption Program. Dozens of lawyers more
Bankruptcy of Munford Inc., one of the country's largest chains of convenience stores
Represented Munford Inc., one of the country's largest chains of convenience stores, in a liquidating Chapter 11 case in the U.S. Bankruptcy more