Areas of Practice
- Antitrust & Competition
- Complex Litigation & Discovery Center
- Litigation
- Products Liability, Pharmaceutical & Mass Tort Litigation
- Toxic Tort
- US Antitrust
- Worldwide Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
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, NWWashington 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.
Select News & Events
- Jose Gonzalez-Magaz Presents in Cartagena de Indias Regarding the Leniency Program of the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, December 2, 2010
- Jose Gonzalez-Magaz Presents at the IBRAC Conference in Brazil Regarding the US Approach to Unilateral Anticompetitive Conduct, November 27, 2010
- Jose Gonzalez-Magaz Presents in Sao Paulo Regarding Antitrust and Competition Issues, November 25, 2010
- Jose Gonzalez-Magaz Presents at SIGMA's Annual Meeting Regarding E-Discovery Best Practices, November 12, 2010
- Jose Gonzalez-Magaz Presents in an E-Discovery Conference Sponsored by the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, November 10, 2010
- Jose Gonzalez–Magaz Presents on the Noerr Pennington Antitrust Doctrine, August 2, 2010
Selected Publications
- October 17, 2006, An extract from The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2007, a Global Competition Review special report
- April 14, 2006
