Securities Litigation Representations

• A global fintech platform in a securities class action related to performance metrics, in which the amended consolidated complaint was fully dismissed.
• Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Centurylink), in a securities class action based on a product rollout, in which the district court dismissed all claims and an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was voluntarily dismissed.
• An online real estate services company, in litigation relating to alleged pricing system failures, in which the bulk of the claims asserted in a class action were dismissed and a related derivative case was fully dismissed.
• eBay Inc. and its Board of Directors in two shareholder derivative lawsuits, which concluded with the voluntary dismissal of both suits.
• Millennial Media, Inc., in consolidated securities class actions, which concluded with the voluntary dismissal of the suits.
• Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. in a securities fraud action, which concluded with the voluntary dismissal of the suit.
• ChannelAdvisor Corp., an e-commerce company, and its Board of Directors, in a securities class action, which concluded with the dismissal of all claims by the district court, and an affirmance of the dismissal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
• A government software and service provider in an action challenging a merger transaction, which concluded with the dismissal of all claims by the district court, and an affirmance of the dismissal by the Kansas Court of Appeals.
• CenturyLink, Inc., its chief executive officer, and its chief financial officer in a federal securities class action, which concluded with the dismissal of the suit by the district court.
• Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (f/k/a Lender Processing Services, Inc.) in a securities fraud action, which concluded with a settlement on terms very favorable to defendants.
• Mark Cuban (co-owner of the Dallas Mavericks) in an insider trading case brought by the SEC, which concluded with a jury verdict in favor of Mr. Cuban.
• Drawing on his involvement in the case, George wrote the Foreward in Steinberg, The Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cuban—A Trial of Insider Trading (Twelve Tables Press 2019).

Commercial Litigation and other Representations

• George’s commercial litigation experience includes a wide range of disputes, which have often involved an international dimension. In employment and contract matters, he has represented Dominique Crenn, a recipient of the Best Female Chef in the World award. George played a substantial role on litigation teams that, on behalf of several European and Japanese entities, handled matters arising from the September 11 terrorist attacks, including claims relating to the four aircraft destroyed on 9/11, the adverse health effects suffered by rescue and recovery workers at the World Trade Center (WTC) site, and the rebuilding of the WTC. George also represented a global petrochemical and life sciences company headquartered in Tokyo, for which he and others obtained summary judgment on all claims in an employment matter in federal court in New York.
• In addition, George has represented companies and individuals in compliance and enforcement matters and internal investigations relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). His representations have included a biotechnology company and its CEO in a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation involving allegedly improper payments to Chinese officials. The matter concluded successfully with the issuance by the DOJ of a written declination of prosecution.
• George has also played a substantial role in the submission of amicus curiae briefs in a number of significant matters. For example:
  • On behalf of Washington Legal Foundation (WLF), George co-wrote an amicus curiae brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in Calpers v. ANZ Securities. The brief was cited approvingly in the Court’s majority opinion. CalPERS v. ANZ Securities, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 2042, 2054 (2017).
  • For amicus curiae WLF, he also served as counsel of record in China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh (S. Ct. No. 17-432).