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Abed Fakhoury

Abed Fakhoury

Senior Associate / Atlanta

404-888-3843

Levantine Arabic (intermediate)
French (intermediate)

Abed Fakhoury represents and counsels management in all manner of issues related to labor and employment law. 

Prior to joining FordHarrison, Abed was a Staff Attorney in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. While there, he conducted legal research in numerous areas of law including employment, civil rights, and criminal, and presented his findings through written memoranda to the court. He was also selected for a jurisdiction specialty unit to assist with jurisdictional screening and drafting legal memoranda analyzing jurisdictional issues. Before joining the Eleventh Circuit as a Staff Attorney, Abed worked as a Legal Aide in the Georgia Department of Public Health. 

While in law school, Abed completed an internship with the Carter Center's Democracy Program, worked in legal advocacy and law enforcement support at the Atlanta Humane Society, and was a researcher with the International Humanitarian Law Clinic at the National Holocaust Museum and Memorial. 

Education
  • Emory University School of Law
    J.D., with Honors, 2019
  • University of Kentucky
    B.A., 2015
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia