George Laiolo scraps at all stages of litigation. He has represented diverse clients including entrepreneurial graphic designers, videogame developers big and small, putative classes of Black kidney-disease patients, and an injured hotel guest. Regarded for his evocative style, he has written and argued dispositive and post-trial motions and examined witnesses of all stripes.
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Videogame Law
- Class Actions
- Personal Injury
Notable Representations
- Examining the damages expert and marketing VP, George helped his client earn a $34.9 million verdict for trademark infringement and unfair competition—the second-largest jury verdict in California in 2024, and a top-15 trademark verdict in the country in the previous 25 years. The verdict was so hefty that the defendant argued it was “monstrous.”
- He deposed key fact and expert witnesses, including the transplant director of a major hospital, and drafted and opposed motions for summary judgment in a race discrimination class action concerning the national donor kidney waitlist.
- On behalf of videogame icon Atari Interactive, he took and defended depositions, drafted motions in limine, and conducted cross examination in a federal jury trial.
- After defeating summary judgment, he litigated favorable settlements concerning the sabotaged development of a videogame and the negligence of a hotel chain in failing to maintain a safe premises.
Education
George earned both his Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, from which he graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. In law school, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Fernando M. Olguin of the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. He earned the Prosser Prize in Video Game Law and was a top-ranked competitor for the Berkeley Law Trial Team.
Professional and Community Involvement
Outside the courtroom, George is an avid tennis player, gamer, weightlifter, and Vespa enthusiast.
Bar Admissions
- California
