George Wang is a Litigation Partner with decades of experience representing companies, boards of directors and individuals in large, complex commercial cases and other “bet the company” matters. As Co-Head of both the Firm’s International Trade Regulation Practice and Asia Litigation Practice, George focuses on securities litigation, contract disputes and U.S. trade controls. George has defended over 30 securities class actions for many of the nation’s largest companies. He regularly litigates and advises on complex contractual disputes and indemnification claims arising out of M&A, joint venture and other strategic agreements. He also specializes in international regulatory and compliance matters related to cross-border transactions, including U.S. economic sanctions and export controls involving regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and by The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
George was recognized as a Rising Star by the New York Law Journal in its inaugural class of Rising Stars. George is recommended by The Legal 500, where sources call him “a sharp lawyer who is knowledgeable and highly experienced . . . incredibly client-oriented . . . [and] responsive, thorough and thoughtful.”
George received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard University and received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review. George joined Simpson Thacher in 1999, immediately following a clerkship with the Honorable Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Firm’s Insurance Committee and Inclusion Committee. George has been the Firm’s representative to Her Justice.
Updated Oct 2025
Successfully secured for Best Buy a landmark decision denying class certification in a securities class action, and separately, a dismissal of investment fraud claims.
Secured dismissal for Bright Health Group and its most senior executives of federal securities claims.
Represented Carnival plc’s independent directors in obtaining complete dismissal of shareholder derivative litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duty concerning cruise ship operations.
Secured complete dismissal of WW (Weight Watchers) in two different securities class actions alleging misrepresentations about membership statistics and business model changes.
- Obtained complete dismissal for JPMorgan in a securities class action alleging both securities fraud claims and misrepresentations in secondary offering documents.
- Class action
- Commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution
- Government and regulatory
- Securities
- Trade and customs
- Energy
- Financial services
- Healthcare
- Oil and gas
- Pharmaceutical and life sciences
- J.D., magna cum laude; Harvard Law Review, 1996–1998 - Harvard Law School - 1998
- A.B., magna cum laude - Harvard University - 1995
- Firm’s representative to Her Justice
- New York - 1999