George represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including union negotiations and arbitrations. George also has extensive experience in employment and labor litigation, and on the basis of that experience counsels employers about how to avoid employment liability. George also represents professional sports leagues and teams, having served as chief outside counsel to Minor League Baseball since 1988.
George served as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer for nine years (2009-2017).
George has represented management in labor negotiations and in hundreds of labor arbitration cases (including Major League Baseball player salary arbitration and grievance cases), has handled class and collective action defense of discrimination, ERISA and wage/hour claims, and has defended government contractors targeted by the OFCCP for back pay awards. George was lead trial counsel in a federal trial that resulted in a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against the United Steelworkers of America for misconduct that occurred in connection with a lockout at a steel mill.
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1977, cum laude
The Ohio State University, B.A., 1974, summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
United States Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Courts of Appeals for the Sixth, Fourth, Ninth, Eleventh and D.C. Circuits
United States District Courts in Ohio’s Northern and Southern Districts
The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, Fellow
AV® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®, Highest level of “ethical standards and professional ability”
Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2017-2018
The Best Lawyers in America®, 1997-2022; Cincinnati Litigation-Labor & Employment Law “Lawyer of the Year,” 2012, 2013, 2014
Chambers USA, Labor & Employment, 2015-2021; Eminent Practitioner
2009 Ranked Band 1 (Top 7) Labor & Employment Attorneys in Ohio; 2008 Ranked Band 1 (Top 7) Labor & Employment Attorneys in Ohio – “George Yund receives wide acclaim as one of the leading attorneys in the field. ‘A considerable force in the Ohio market.’”, “He is credited with having excellent business sense and the ability to recognize when his client has a problem, and peers admire his work ethic and expediency: ‘He knows the facts inside-out.’”; 2010-2012 Ranked Band 1 (Top 7) Labor & Employment Attorneys in Ohio; 2012 Band 2 Labor and Employment
The Ohio Labor Letter, 1996-2001, Editor-in-Chief
Management Labor & Employment Roundtable, a nationwide, invitation-only network of experienced management labor and employment lawyers
Ohio Management Lawyers Association, an invitation-only network of experienced management labor and employment lawyers formed to represent Ohio employers’ interests in amicus and legislative activities
Sports Lawyers Association
Cincinnati and Ohio Bar Associations, Labor and Employment Sections
Commercial Club
Queen City Club
Coldstream Country Club
Ryland Lakes Country Club
REDI Cincinnati, Board Member, 2019-present
Cincinnati Regional Business Committee, Member, 2013-2019
CBA/BLAC Roundtable (founded in 1987 to promote diversity in Cincinnati law firms), 1987-2019
United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Board Member, 2011-2017
United Way Foundation, Board Member and Chair, 2014-2018
Visiting Nurse Association, Board Member, 2009-2018
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Board Member, 2012-present
Inroads of Greater Cincinnati, past Board Member
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, past Board Member
School Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, past Board Member
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