George Borden has broad experience in a wide range of civil, criminal, and appellate litigation, with a particular focus on securities, corporate governance and intellectual property.

George has defended corporations, professional firms, and individuals in class actions under the securities laws; litigated shareholder derivative suits in numerous jurisdictions; and represented clients in SEC enforcement proceedings. George's intellectual property work includes the representation of major corporations in patent litigation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. He is an adjunct professor of securities litigation at George Washington University Law School and Catholic University Columbus School of Law.

Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, George received his A.B. in 1984 from Princeton University, where he was editorial chairman of The Daily Princetonian and concentrated in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was Executive Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Mr. Borden clerked for Judge Amalya L. Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit before joining Williams & Connolly in 1988.

In his spare time, Mr. Borden enjoys photography, for which he has won numerous awards, and chess, for which he has won none.