George is a partner at the firm and his practice involves a wide range of complex business litigation matters in state and federal courts nationwide. In particular, George has represented publicly traded companies, as well as individuals and corporate officers and directors, in a variety of disputes concerning mergers and acquisitions, improper valuation, partnerships, professional negligence, insurance, environmental pollution, real estate, employment matters, defamation and civil rights.

George has also represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of patent and trademark disputes, conducted a number of internal investigations for private and publicly traded corporations, and served as a Special Assistant District Attorney with the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office. Additionally, George has represented a number of high profile sports executives in the negotiation of their employment agreements.

Prior to joining the firm, George worked as a litigator for more than ten years at one of Boston's largest law firms, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovksy and Popeo, P.C. He also served as a judicial intern/clerk to the former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Honorable William G. Young. Prior to obtaining his law degree, George was a Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). As a Special Agent serving in both the Boston and Atlanta Field Divisions for just over six years, George was the primary case agent in several of the most significant criminal cases brought by the Department of Justice. Prior to joining the DEA, George worked as an investigator for a Massachusetts corporation that handles criminal investigations for private businesses, and also as a research analyst and police officer for the Boston Police Department.

George is admitted to practice in the Massachusetts State Courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is also a member of both the American Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. He holds both B.S., magna cum laude (1986), and M.S. (1987) degrees in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, and also earned his J.D. from Northeastern University Law School (1999).

George's noted achievements include receipt of the U.S. Vice Presidential National Performance Review Award and the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Service Award. George also received both the Overall Outstanding Agent Award from the D.E.A./F.B.I. Academy, as well as the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the D.E.A./F.B.I. Academy in 1990.

Notable Experience:

• Internal Investigations – Conducted a number of significant internal investigations for both public and privately held companies to uncover officer and director malfeasance, as well as employee diversion, fraud and theft. In each of those investigations, George worked to direct various outside consulting contractors to uncover and preserve evidence of unlawful actions. He then worked collaboratively with law enforcement in the prosecution of the officers and employees who had defrauded their employers and filed parallel civil suits to recover the monies and property diverted.
• Due Diligence / Background Investigations – In addition to conducting internal investigations, George has conducted several background investigations for a $6 billion private money management firm concerned with the background and connections of its potential investors. In one instance, he uncovered evidence that potential investors had significant ties to known terrorist organizations and the attacks of September 11th.
• Insider Trading Investigation – Represented the head of a publicly traded company in an insider trading investigation conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of a detailed analysis of numerous business and telephone records submitted to the prosecuting authority, no charges were filed against the client and the matter was closed.
• Department of Justice Antitrust Investigation – Represented the target of a Department of Justice investigation into alleged antitrust and bid rigging violations. After a careful analysis of numerous business records, George and other attorneys were successful in preparing a memorandum which was sent to the Department of Justice resulting in no charges filed.
• Defamation And Civil Rights Actions – In several different matters, George represented more than twenty defendants in several separate high profile defamation and civil rights actions filed in Massachusetts. In one matter, George, in addition to a larger team of counsel, was successful in having all claims dropped against all 17 defendants without a single dime being paid by the defendants.
• Manufacturing Fraud Litigation – Represented a foreign countries' public transit authority that had been defrauded by a Massachusetts mint that had unlawfully manufactured and sold more than $5 million in counterfeit transit tokens on the black market. George was able to obtain a $9.5 million ex parte attachment against the defendant's assets, and a $2.5 plus million dollar settlement immediately after filing a verified complaint on behalf of the client.
• Post–Merger and Acquisition Valuation Litigation – Represented the officers and directors of an acquired private company in a post merger and acquisition dispute over the valuation of the acquired company prior to sale. In that matter, George was successful in proving that the publicly traded company acquiring the private company had failed to engage in proper due diligence which ultimately resulted in a very favorable settlement for the client.
• Pre–Merger and Acquisition Arbitration – Recently represented a publicly traded company in a breach of contract dispute before the International Court of Arbitration which involved the defendants' failure to perform pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement. During a week–long arbitration proceeding, George was successful in proving that the defendants had breached the contract and the client was awarded more than $4.5 million in damages.
• MANPAD Litigation – Represented a publicly traded company in a dispute involving the origin of inventorship for an anti–manpad system (man portable anti–defense systems). As a result of George's involvement, an exceptionally favorable settlement agreement was reached.
• Custom Sensor Litigation – Represented a privately held corporation and an individual inventor of custom sensor equipment in a dispute over the inventorship and ownership of certain highly classified inventions. George was successful in negotiating a settlement after demonstrating that our client was the sole inventor. In connection with that matter, he worked collaboratively with various U.S. Intelligence Agencies.
• Representation of State and Federal Criminal Defendants – Represented several criminal defendants (including a number of well known public officials) in unrelated actions in federal court on matters involving obstruction of justice, mail fraud, bid–rigging, insider trading and market timing violations, tax law violations, and violations of R.I.C.O. In addition, George has represented a number of individuals charged with violating various Massachusetts state criminal statutes. Charges included assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, DUI, disorderly conduct and various drug offenses. Many of these matters were dismissed in their entirety as a result of our counsel's involvement.
• Employment Matters – In addition to these various litigation matters, George has represented several local high profile sports team executives, including a number of senior executives with both the Boston Red Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the negotiation and drafting of their employment agreements.