Practice focuses on complex government investigations and related administrative enforcement actions and criminal and civil proceedings.
Counsels clients on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business.
Served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Terrorism and Export Crimes Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

George advises clients on government investigations and white collar defense, with a particular focus on matters relating to export controls and sanctions.

Before joining Akin Gump, George was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California, where his portfolio included 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 served as a point person for export-related investigations in the Central District of California. He has briefed dozens of members of the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and lectured to federal prosecutors and agents at the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center, addressing the criminal investigation and prosecution of export violations.

George brings to the table proven trial experience that any client seeking representation in a criminal, civil or administrative matter would find exceptionally valuable.

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.

Representative Work

Assisted an international leader in test, design and emulation solutions in internal investigations and corrective actions related to unauthorized exports and re-exports. Prepared and submitted voluntary disclosures to the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Represented companies, senior executives and board members in connection with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigations involving allegations of fraud, money laundering and market manipulation.
Counseled international oil and gas company related to a DOJ investigation of alleged sanctions and export control violations.
Defended a semiconductor technology company in an export control investigation before the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security.

Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2005
Bachelor of Arts in History, Princeton University, cum laude, 2002

Clerkships
U.S.C.A., 9th Circuit
U.S.D.C., Northern District of Georgia

Bar Admissions
California
New York

Recognitions

Office of Director of National Intelligence, National Counterintelligence and Security Professional Award for Outstanding Counterintelligence Operation.
Nominated for the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Star, 2014–2016.
American Civil Liberties Union, Community Service Pro Bono Award, 2013.

Affiliations and Public Service

Member, Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Terrorism and Export Crimes Section, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, 2016– 2021