Emilio Gonzalez

About Emilio Gonzalez

Emilio Gonzalez is an employment litigator and trial attorney who has won jury verdicts…

Experience

1. Partner, Employment and Commercial Litigation Attorney

   Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

   Jul 2001 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Won two unanimous defense verdicts in separate jury trials in 2013 • Trial counsel in numerous single-plaintiff lawsuits alleging employment discrimination, harassment, civil rights violations, retaliation, and failure to accommodate • Lead trial counsel (both plaintiff and defense) in cases alleging theft of trade secrets, employee raiding, and unfair competition • Arbitration counsel before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Representative Experience-Arave v. Merrill Lynch: Unanimous defense verdict after six-week jury trial.(Riv. Cnty.(Cal.) Sup. Ct. 2013)-Giron v. Walt Disney Pictures: Unanimous defense verdict after eight-day jury trial.(L.A. Cnty.(Cal.) Sup. Ct. 2012, 2013)-Jimenez v. Franklin: Obtained verdict in favor of client, a detainee who was beaten by deputies in the Los Angeles County Jail, after an 11-day jury trial. Subsequently represented Mr. Jimenez in a successful appeal regarding adjudication of disputed outstanding judgment amount, resulting in published opinion. 680 F.3d 1096 (9th Cir. 2012)-Campbell v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc: Represented defendants through trial in this single-plaintiff case initially asserting 10 causes of action related to alleged discrimination and retaliation on account of her sexual orientation, disability, gender, and having filed a workers\' compensation claim. Prior to trial, secured summary judgment on behalf of one of two defendants and summary adjudication on 5 of the 10 causes of action. After a 10-day trial, secured a complete defense verdict on all remaining causes of action.(2011)-Farmer v. Searles Valley Minerals Operations: Defense counsel in action alleging disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and interference with alleged union-organizing. Obtained summary judgment on all claims.(2011)

Skills

• Mediation
• Wage
• Arbitration
• Trial Practice
• Trade Secrets
• Litigation
• Legal Research
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Discrimination
• Legal Writing
• Competition Law
• Unfair Competition
• Trials
• Discrimination
• Employment Law
• Business Litigation
• Class Actions
• Courts
• Breach of Contract
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Civil Litigation
• Wage
• Intellectual Property