George advises clients on national security and global investigations, with a particular focus on cross-border enforcement risks arising from export controls and sanctions.

A key member of Akin’s Los Angeles office, George has a global practice and roster of clients. He advises U.S. companies with business affiliates and operations in China and across Asia, in addition to representing Chinese companies involved in U.S. investigations. George also has a robust, west coast white collar criminal defense practice focused on financial crimes, fraud, and anti-corruption.

Before joining Akin, George was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California, where he served as a point person for investigations and prosecutions involving export crimes, terrorism and other foreign policy and national security matters. He also served as the U.S. Department of Justice’s Intermittent Legal Advisor for Counterterrorism to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

George earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as the Articles Editor for the Virginia Law Review.  He also clerked for the Hon. J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Hon. Beverly B. Martin of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.