Wendy Godfrey focuses her practice on financial services and creditors’ rights litigation, business bankruptcies, and commercial transactions and workouts. She is experienced in handling all aspects of distressed business matters and commercial disputes. She also has significant experience litigating cases in state and federal court in a wide variety of subject matters, including, securities actions, fiduciary litigation involving director and officer liability matters, and all manner of real property-related disputes.
Wendy enjoys counseling clients with respect to their end-game strategy and then working to produce that result efficiently, in and out of court.
Education
- Emory University (J.D., 2005)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2001)
Bar Admission
- Georgia, 2005
- North Carolina, 2014
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
Professional Affiliations
- Turnaround Management Association, Atlanta Chapter
- Board of Directors, 2025
- International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Georgia Board of Directors, 2022
- Turnaround Management Association, Carolinas Chapter
- Board of Directors 2016-2019
- Community Health Charities of Georgia
- Board of Directors, 2008-2014
- Bleckley Inn of Court, Barrister
- Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Advisory Board
- Atlanta Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2025-2026
- Certified Arbitrator in Georgia
