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 commercial fraud, contract disputes, franchise disputes, lender liability, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, securities, 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:
- An ad hoc committee of convertible noteholders in a confirmation trial in Delaware Bankruptcy Court
- 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
- A property and casualty insurance company in multiple disputes over coverage for environmental and toxic tort liabilities
- 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
- Audit committees of the boards of publicly traded companies in connection with investigations of alleged accounting errors and other allegations of wrongdoing
- 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 national franchisor that faced fraud and unfair competition claims from several of its franchisees
- 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
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)

