Areas of Practice
Languages
  • Spanish
Education
  • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 2005
  • Columbia Law School, J.D., Whitney North Seymour Medal, 1996
  • Amherst College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1993
Judicial Clerkships
  • Hon. Baltasar Corrada del Río, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1996-1997
Bar & Court Admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • Puerto Rico

Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Magaz

Partner

1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20036
TEL: +1.202.429.8110
FAX: +1.202.261.0598

Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Magaz is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

Antitrust and Competition Law
Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz’s practice covers several fields of antitrust litigation, including price-fixing claims, horizontal restraint of competition, as well as Walker Process and "sham litigation" related to patent infringement claims. He has prepared pre-merger submissions to US, European and Latin American competition authorities; and has provided legal advice on the interaction of US antitrust statutes and their Latin American counterparts. Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz has also provided guidance and training, and prepared compliance manuals, regarding search warrants and “dawn raids.”

Litigation and Arbitration
Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz is experienced in several areas of US and international litigation, including matters involving products liability and toxic tort claims. He has extensive litigation experience involving underground storage tanks, and has appeared in courts across the country for litigation involving asbestos, welding fumes, and silica claims. Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz also has significant experience designing complex e-discovery processes. 

International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz represents clients in arbitrations under ICSID, ICC, AAA, and other rules. Working with local counsel, he has advised multinational corporations regarding commercial issues and disputes under the laws of the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and other nations. 

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