Overview
George focuses his practice on public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and matters that relate to corporate boards of directors. He has extensive experience in Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement defense and in regulatory matters relating to the gaming industry.
George served as a member of the advisory board of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Shareholder Rights Subcommittee. He serves as a Trustee on the Case Western Reserve University Board of Trustees and the Board’s Development Committee. He is a member of the Case Western Reserve’s Law School Society of Benchers. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The Cleveland Orchestra (Musical Arts Association).
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Experience
Represented CEOs and COOs in negotiating their agreements.
Represented large companies in CEO agreement negotiations.
Advised large family company of purchaser to diversify business.
Represented investment banking firm in exchange offer for $3 billion in debt and equity.
Negotiated purchase of several major hotel/casino properties.
Advised public companies of distinctive director compensation plans.
Completed purchase of one of the nation’s largest theme parks.
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Credentials
Education
- cum laude
- Editor, Law Review
- Order of the Coif
Clerkships and Bar Admissions
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- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Trustee, Case Western Reserve University
- Trustee, Cleveland Orchestra
- Trustee, Mariner’s Hospital (Division of Baptist Health Foundation South Florida)
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Listed, The Best Lawyers in America©, Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law, 2021 (listed 30 years)
- Listed, Crain’s Cleveland Business “8 Over 80,” 2023
- AV®Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
- Recipient, Case Western Reserve University Law School’s 1994 Centennial Medal (highest award granted to a graduate)
- Recipient, American ORT Jurisprudence Award, July 1997
- Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers 2004-08
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