- Lead trial counsel to a worldwide manufacturing company in a successful federal bench trial against a multinational conglomerate in a contract dispute over the defendant’s failure to pay for materials, securing a favorable award of damages and costs.
- Representing a Fortune 500 fintech company in complex breach of contract action challenging client’s post-acquisition earnout calculation and operation of acquired business.
- Representing a leading health care insurer in a complex contract dispute with a health care provider regarding the adjudication of claims and reimbursement rates.
- Defended a Fortune 500 airline in a multiphase breach of contract jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Obtained a favorable settlement following the first phase of the jury trial.
- Obtained a complete defense verdict and a favorable verdict on the client’s counterclaims for a private equity fund and a national student housing company after a week-long jury trial, in which the client’s entire $85 million investment in a real estate joint venture was at stake.
- Defeated multiple motions for preliminary injunction for a Fortune 500 payment processing company, arising out of alleged breaches of contract and business torts after multiday, expedited evidentiary hearings.
- Negotiated a favorable settlement for a leading health care insurer in arbitration against a health care provider for a breach of contract to recover overpayments to the provider, after obtaining complete dismissal of the health care provider’s counterclaims.
- Secured the appointment of a receiver to take over management of a California-based media company after a multiday evidentiary hearing in a case involving allegations of breaches of contract, fraud, and RICO.
- Negotiated a favorable settlement for a Fortune 500 fintech company in a dispute with the seller regarding breaches of representations and warranties in a merger agreement.
- Obtained summary judgment for a Fortune 500 airline, in a complex contract dispute with a former vendor.
- Represented a special litigation committee of a professional services company specializing in engineering and energy in a shareholder demand related to the company’s agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of DC Capital Partners.
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- Phone: +1 404 881 7974
- Email: alex.peurach@alston.com
Alex leverages her significant trial experience to help her clients navigate their most complex business disputes, providing strategic and creative advice and delivering exceptional results that achieve her clients’ business objectives.
Alex Peurach is an experienced trial attorney, having won cases in state and federal courts and arbitrations throughout the country. She represents clients across multiple industries on both the plaintiff and defense side, with a particular focus on payment processing, fintech, and health care litigation matters. Alex has successfully advised clients in a wide variety of business disputes, including matters involving breach of contract, fraud, business torts, RICO, fiduciary duties, and corporate governance.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Virginia
Education
- Georgetown University (J.D., 2009)
- University of Michigan (B.A., 2006)
Memberships
- Quality Care for Children, board of trustees
- Atlanta Women’s Foundation’s Inspire Atlanta, 2019
- State Bar of Georgia
- Clarke-Carley Inn of Court
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of Virginia