George Pierce

About

George Pierce is Special Counsel to the litigation and cyber security practices at Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP. He has substantial experience providing legal services related to complex litigation, corporate governance, labor and employment, bankruptcy, international trade, regulatory compliance and cyber security matters. He retired from Toyota Tsusho America in December 2022, where he was employed for 29 years, established the legal department as the company's first general counsel, and served as a director, senior vice president, chief legal officer, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, sitting on the company's board for 22 years. He was earlier associated with Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander and Ferdon for 12 years, where his work included complex litigation for Japanese and domestic corporations. He holds a J.D. from the University of Denver and is admitted in New York and in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. At Legal Cyber Academy, George Pierce teaches on the New York DFS cybersecurity regulations and cybersecurity practices organisations should adopt.