
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Corporate Governance
Securities Regulation
Sports Law
George P. Stamas is a partner at Gibson Dunn, based in Washington, DC, and New York City. He specializes in Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance, Private Equity, and Power and Renewables. With a focus on public company and private equity mergers and acquisitions, George also advises C-level executives and boards on corporate governance. He has been recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global as a leading attorney in Corporate/M&A and Private Equity. Before joining Gibson Dunn, he was a senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis. George holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
George Stamas's representative experience includes advising:

- Essential Utilities, Inc. merged with the target/assets from American Water Works Company, Inc. in a merger on not available. - Deal value was 4600000000 Sector: Utilities; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available, led by Alexander Fine, Andrew Herman, Evan D'Amico, George Stamas, Jin Hee Kim.
Oct 27 2025
5B
M&A

Partner
2018 – Unknown

Partner
2017 – 2018
Partner
2016 – 2017
Partner
2002 – 2016

- Stone Point Capital LLC acquired LegalShield from LegalShield in a private equity on 2018-02-27. - Deal value was 6500000000 (source: AI Estimation) Ownership: majority stake; Sector: Legal Services; Location: USA. - Acquirer-side legal counsel was not specified.
Feb 27 2018
7B
Private Equity
Juris Doctor, University of Maryland
1976
Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania
1973