Mr. González is Chair of the firm’s Trial Practice Group and an Associate with the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been a litigator with Morrison & Foerster for 23 years. He has tried cases in state and federal court, for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has practiced in a wide variety of substantive areas, including trade secrets, fraud, breach of contract, unfair business practices, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, securities litigation, race and sex discrimination, product liability, professional malpractice, wrongful death, and civil rights.

Mr. González has been recognized nationally for his work. In 2003, the American Lawyer magazine named Mr. González one of the nation’s top 45 lawyers under the age of 45. He was also selected by the National Law Journal in 1995 as one of the nation’s top 40 lawyers under the age of 40, and in 1998, by California Business Magazine as one of California’s top 20 young lawyers. Best Lawyers has named Mr. González as one of “The Best Lawyers in America 2008.” In 2006, the Los Angeles Daily Journal named Mr. González one of California’s Top 100 leading lawyers. He was also selected as a leading lawyer for Litigation in California for the 2006 Chambers USA: Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

• Defended Cypress Semiconductor Corporation in a trade secrets trial. The court bifurcated the issue of statute of limitations and then made a legal ruling adverse to Cypress. Mr. González persuaded the court of appeals to stay the trial so that it could rule on the statute of limitations issue. The case is presently pending in the Sixth Appellate District in California.
• Represented a former member of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Board of Directors sued for fraud by the Oakland Raiders, who sought $1 billion. After a five month trial, the jury returned a defense verdict for the Director
• Lead defense counsel in a race discrimination case against Bank of the West. After a three week trial, the jury returned a defense verdict. Also argued the case on appeal, and the verdict was affirmed.
• Lead counsel in a consumer class action brought against Great Western Bank alleging unfair business practices in placing collateral protection insurance on mortgage loans.
• Managed the firm’s representation of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company (‘3M’) in the breast implant litigation. Hundreds of cases were resolved in California and New Mexico on favorable terms.