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George S.Bashour

Managing Associate
Cleveland

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George S.Bashour

Managing Associate

George, a managing associate in the Business Litigation group, represents clients in all stages of litigation, from the filing of a complaint through trial and appeals, with a focus on antitrust, class actions, and product liability matters. He also has experience advising on congressional investigations and regulatory issues.

While attending law school, George completed an internship with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Recognized in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2027

Focus Areas

Examples of George’s experience include:

  • Representing a legacy air carrier in its antitrust lawsuit against a travel technology provider, ultimately prevailing in the first jury trial involving two-sided markets following the Supreme Court’s decision in Ohio v. American Express Co., 138 S. Ct. 2274 (2018).
  • Defending a global pharmaceuticals manufacturer against alleged antitrust claims, including Walker Process monopolization, regarding an innovative biologic.
  • Representing dozens of international air carriers in litigation against the U.S. government for recovery of overcharges imposed by the Department of Agriculture associated with inspections of incoming international aircraft.
  • Defending a multinational technology company against class action claims regarding breach of warranty, including serving as the lead drafter of the motion to dismiss that successfully eliminated class claims.
  • Defending a leading property management company in multidistrict litigation regarding alleged collusion between multifamily housing property owners and property managers through the common use of a software providing rental pricing recommendations.
  • Counseling an emerging biotechnology company in responding to inquiries by Congress and various state authorities regarding a price increase to the company’s signature drug.
  • Defending a leading CPU manufacturer against class action claims regarding breach of warranty relating to one of its flagship products.
  • Representing a group of leading economics and antitrust professors in connection with an amicus brief regarding the application of the per se rule to alleged no-poach agreements.

George has also represented clients as pro bono counsel in asylum proceedings and applications for compassionate release.

  • “Necessity as the Mother of Innovation? Streamlining the Evaluation of Competitor Collaborations,” American Bar Association Antitrust Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 3, Summer 2020
  • Included in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Commercial Litigation

Education

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2019,

    Journal of Law and Business, staff editor

  • Stanford University, B.A., 2016

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio
  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Languages

  • Arabic