Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Magaz

Partner

• jrgonzalez@steptoe.com
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• Washington Office

Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Magaz is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the firm’s Litigation, International, and Antitrust Departments.

Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz is experienced in the litigation of national and international commercial disputes, products liability cases, and mass torts. He is a member of a defense team for asbestos, welding fumes, and silica claims across the nation. Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz also has significant experience litigating disputes concerning “dealer” statutes that control a principal’s termination of a commercial distributor. Moreover, he has represented clients in arbitrations before ICSID, ICC, and other international arbitral fora.

Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz has experience in several areas of antitrust litigation, including price-fixing claims, refusals-to-deal, and matters pertaining to vertical restraints of competition. He has prepared market analysis premerger submissions to the United States, European, and Latin American antitrust 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 prepared antitrust compliance manuals, regarding search warrants/“dawn raids.”

Furthermore, Mr. Gonzalez-Magaz is proficient in negotiating, drafting, and amending distribution/franchise/licensing agreements (e.g., regarding auto parts, food products, mail distribution services). Working with local counsel, he has advised multinational clients regarding corporate governance issues under the laws of the United States, Brazil, and Mexico.

Speaking Engagements

• Webcast: Electronic Data Discovery Technology & Terminology – A Primer for In-House Counsel, July 26, 2007, (A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)

Publications

• Higher Thresholds and New Rules for Unincorporated Entities
  October 17, 2006, An extract from The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2007, a Global Competition Review special report
• Complex Litigation & Discovery Center
  April 14, 2006

Professional Affiliations

• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• Federal Circuit Bar Association, Chair of the Minorities Committee (2005-2006)
• Puerto Rico Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico), Member of the Board of Governors (1998-2000)
• Inter-American Bar Association