José Ramón González-Magaz

Partner

1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20036
TEL: +1 202 429 8110
FAX: +1 202 261 0598

José Ramón González-Magaz is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe.

Antitrust and Competition Law
Mr. González-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. He has marshaled compliance teams regarding Hart-Scott-Rodino second requests and presented the corresponding reports. Mr. González-Magaz has provided legal advice on the interaction of US antitrust statutes and their Latin American counterparts; and has given guidance and training, and prepared compliance manuals, regarding search warrants, and “dawn raids.”

Energy
Mr. González-Magaz has represented governments and private companies in energy matters, especially in the natural gas field. For governments, including the governments of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Mr. González-Magaz has assisted in the development and establishment of regulatory policy. He also has broad transactional experience negotiating engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts and power purchase agreements (PPAs).

Litigation, International Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
Mr. González-Magaz is experienced in several areas of US and international litigation, including matters involving construction disputes 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. González-Magaz also has significant experience designing complex e-discovery processes.

Mr. González-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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Selected Publications

From Microsoft to Google ̶ Continued Divergence in Transatlantic Settlements?
March 28, 2013, Competition Policy International
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