George Wang

A Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department, George Wang has decades of experience representing companies, boards of directors and individuals in large, complex commercial cases and other “bet the company” matters. George has defended a wide range of clients in securities class actions, including U.S. companies Best Buy, JPMorgan, Pfizer, Regional Management and Weight Watchers and foreign issuers including Argentinian companies CRESUD and IRSA, Brazilian Andrade Gutierrez, Chinese companies Alibaba, Qutoutiao, Ruhnn and Wanda Sports Group and the independent directors of Carnival plc.George has substantial experience representing clients in their most challenging contractual disputes. He is skilled in navigating companies and individuals through disputes with counterparties over contractual rights and obligations. He frequently advises on contractual indemnification disputes, commonly arising out of an ongoing or prior M&A, JV, co-funding or other strategic agreement. He is regular counsel to a Fortune 100 company on its indemnification disputes.George advises U.S. and foreign companies on international regulatory and compliance matters, particularly relating to trade sanctions (OFAC), export controls (BIS), and other U.S. laws governing cross-border transactions. He advocates before U.S. governmental authorities, handles governmental and internal investigations, provides transactional-oriented trade and sanctions advice, and guides companies with risk assessments, crisis management, and the development and implementation of internal policies and procedures. George received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1995. He 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 was elected Partner in 2006. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Firm’s Insurance Committee and Diversity Committee.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.”https://www.stblaw.com/our-team/partners/george-s-wang