Michael S. Lurey

Background

Lurey, Michael S. was born on August 31, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, with distinction, 1967). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1970).

Career

Worked at Latham & Watkins (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Insolvency

Business Debtors, Creditors. Admitted to the bar, 1971, California. Tau Beta Pi; Pi Mu Epsilon.

Author: "Selected Current Developments in Bankruptcy," American Bankruptcy Institute, Course on Second Annual Bankruptcy Battleground, West Publishing, 1994. "Plan Confirmation—Consensual v. Cramdown," Corporate Recovery Conference, 1993.

"Developments in Confirmation Standards for Chapter 11 Plans" and "Issues in Trading Claims in Chapter 11 Cases," Practising Law Institute, Course on Current Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization, 1991. "Restructuring Real Estate Secured Debt in Chapter 11," Los Angeles County Bar Association Symposium, 1990. "Trading Claims," Practicing Law Institute Course on Current Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization, 1989.

"The Battles for Confirmation of Chapter 11 Plans," Practising Law Institute Advanced Bankruptcy Workshop, Case Studies in Handling Chapter 11 Problems, 1988-1990. "Confirmation of Plans of Reorganization Under Chapter 11," Practising Law Institute, Course on Lending Transactions and the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 1979-1987. "Impacts of the Bankruptcy Code on Unsecured Term Lending Transactions," Practising Law Institute Course on The Bankruptcy Reform Act for Bank Counsel, 1981-1987.

Co-Author: "Collier Lending Institutions and the Bankruptcy Code," published by Matthew Bender, 1985—, Annual Updates, 1986—. Member: American College of Bankruptcy, 1994—. Board of Governors, 1979-1982, 1985— and President, 1988-1989, Financial Lawyers Conference.

Director, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1982-1988. Member: Los Angeles County (Chairman, Executive Committee, Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, 1981-1982) and American (Member, Committee on Business Bankruptcy, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1975—) Bar Associations.

Achievements

• Bar: California 1971.

Works

• book

  • Collier Lending Institutions and the Bankruptcy Code

    (A complete, practice-oriented guide to the impact of bank...)

Membership

Member: American College of Bankruptcy, 1994—. Board of Governors, 1979-1982, 1985— and President, 1988-1989, Financial Lawyers Conference. Director, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1982-1988.

Member: Los Angeles County (Chairman, Executive Committee, Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, 1981-1982) and American (Member, Committee on Business Bankruptcy, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1975—) Bar Associations.