Carter L. George

• Serving as national coordinating counsel to technology and retail company in personal injury lawsuits.
• Representing manufacturer of luxury sports vehicles in personal injury litigation.
• Representing multinational automotive company in critical personal injury claims.
• Representing county in federal court involving claims of civil rights violations and wrongful imprisonment.
• Represented Johnson & Johnson in talc-related litigation. Obtained several dismissals and summary judgment of personal injury claims, including grant of forum non conveniens motion. Helped secure complete defense verdicts in several cases across the country following multi-week trials.
• Represented contractor against equipment manufacturer in 8-figure construction dispute, ending in favorable resolution during jury selection.
• Represented pop culture collectibles company in commercial dispute involving importation of goods from abroad.
• Obtained time served sentence for pro bono client in supervised release revocation proceedings.
• Represented global industrial entity in personal injury action regarding allegations of latent multi-year injury to several plaintiffs.
• Represented General Motors in multiple Song-Beverly matters. Obtained numerous dismissals and summary adjudication of fraud claims and negotiated resolution on favorable terms.
• Represented The Viking Group, Inc. in products liability claims. Resolved matters on favorable terms.
• Represented leading computer security researcher in criminal matter involving malware.
• Represented global digital agency in adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court. Secured advantageous resolution.
• Represented Internet-based television provider in landmark litigation over Section 111 of the Copyright Act of 1976. Resolved national litigation on beneficial terms.
• Represented pioneering e-cigarette company in commercial dispute involving claims of self-dealing, unjust enrichment and corporate waste. Resolved matter on favorable terms before trial.

Carter focuses his practice on representing Fortune 100 and other entities in a wide range of complex high-stakes litigation, including commercial disputes, toxic tort, automotive, and other product liability and tort cases.  He has been a part of multiple trial teams in cases that have gone to verdict, and he frequently secures dismissals and summary adjudication in critical civil litigation.  Carter also enjoys an interesting plaintiff-side practice where he has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and judgments.  

Carter also maintains a diverse pro bono practice, is a mentor to summer associates, and previously served on the Firmwide Associates Committee.  Carter is a member of the Law Council for Washington and Lee University School of Law.  

Prior to joining King & Spalding, Carter practiced at a Los Angeles litigation boutique handling all aspects of general commercial litigation and white collar matters involving cryptocurrency, corporate fraud and copyright disputes.  Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Irene C. Berger in the Southern District of West Virginia, and during law school he externed at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for the Honorable Robert B. King.