george laiolo
Phone. (415) 762-7985
Email. glaiolo@wtlaw.com
George Laiolo scraps at all stages of litigation. He is currently one of the lead attorneys for a certified class of Black kidney patients alleging racial discrimination based on the “race-based coefficient”—an algorithm that artificially inflated the kidney-function scores of only Black patients for more than two decades. He has originated and managed cases against major tech companies and other corporations including Amazon, Bethesda Softworks, and xAI. His diverse clients include content creators, graphic designers, videogame developers big and small, CEOs, and skateboarders. He has written and argued dispositive and post-trial motions and examined witnesses of all stripes, from heads of surgery to corporate executives.
From initial development through appeal, he builds the theme, theory, and storytelling behind his cases. His approach stems from experience in high school, college, and law school mock trial. He now coaches and judges for the same sport that shaped the lawyer he became.
Practice Areas
- Class Actions
- Intellectual Property
- Business Litigation
- Video Game Law
- Personal Injury
Notable Representations
- Examining the damages expert and marketing VP in a trial between warring compounding pharmacies, 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. The court denied his adversaries’ summary judgment motion.
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Managing the case from soup to nuts, he handled all discovery, deposed every witness but one, wrote every motion, and argued every hearing through summary judgment in a copyright case against Amazon concerning alleged mass counterfeiting of t-shirt designs.
- On behalf of videogame icon Atari Interactive, George took and defended depositions, drafted motions in limine, and conducted cross-examination in a federal jury trial.
- After defeating summary judgment, George litigated favorable settlements concerning the sabotaged development of a video game and the negligence of a hotel chain in failing to maintain a safe premises.
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.
Outside the courtroom, George is an avid tennis player, gamer, and weightlifter. You might find him zipping around town on his Vespa, enjoying the beauty of the Bay Area.
