
J. Wiley George
Partner
Through the years, Wiley has resolved a wide variety of complex commercial disputes through trial, arbitration, motion practice and settlement. He has considerable first-chair experience handling cases involving mergers and acquisitions, commercial fraud, contract disputes, franchise disputes, lender liability, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, trademark infringement and unfair competition. Wiley has been named multiple times as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine.
Representative Experience
Wiley has served as lead counsel in a variety of recent litigation and counseling matters. He has represented such clients as:
- The buyers in shareholder lawsuits over a $6 billion merger
- One of the world's largest banks in a multi-week trial over the alleged wrongful dishonor of a $33 million letter of credit
- The City of Houston in a trial over the legality of increases in the City's water and sewer rates
- An ad hoc committee of convertible noteholders in a confirmation trial in Delaware Bankruptcy Court
- A property and casualty insurance company in lawsuits throughout Texas over coverage for environmental and toxic tort liabilities
- The NCAA in a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a student-athlete who played for one of the NCAA's member institutions
- A regional airline carrier in an arbitration against a major airline carrier over the interpretation of various aspects of the contracts governing the parties' relationship
- One of the country's fastest growing software companies in a suit brought by one of its investors in Delaware Chancery Court
- A publicly traded energy company in a Delaware Chancery Court trial over a failed merger with another publicly traded energy company
- An international property and casualty company as national counsel in connection with the cancellation of a nationwide insurance program
- Securities product providers, broker-dealers and/or registered representatives in NASD arbitrations over matters such as suitability of securities products, securities sales and terminations of registered representative agreements
- A Fortune 100 software company that sued the perpetrators of a fraudulent scheme that reached across the country
- A law firm accused of negligently structuring the tax aspects of a complex business transaction
- A fronting insurance company in connection with the placement of $80 million of reinsurance
Publications
- Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger? (October 6, 2011)
Events
- "Practice Tips for the Transactional Lawyer: Legal Privilege and Confidentiality," Andrews Kurth In-House and Client Presentations (2008)
- "ADR—Boon or Bust," Texas General Counsel Forum (July 2006)
- "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Insurance Law, Including Recent Changes that Affect Every Litigator's Practice," Advanced Civil Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation (February 2008)
Professional Recognition
- Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly (2004-2006)



