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Morrison Foerster Offices
425 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105-2482
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Arturo González
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Arturo González, chair of the Commercial Litigation Group, specializes in high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation in various substantive areas, including trade secrets, fraud, breach of contract, unfair business practices, and product liability.
Career
Named one of California’s Top 100 leading lawyers by Daily Journal (2006-2012); one of the country’s top 30 trial lawyers by Legal 500 (2008-2017); a leading lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (2008-2017); and profiled in The National Law Journal’s 2009 “Winning” Special Report.
Memberships
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
Education
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
(Leading trial lawyers)Arturo González at Morrison Foerster is based in San Francisco, and maintains an extremely broad trial practice. Over the course of 2023, González appeared in a case for Lime in relation to fraud, intentional interference and unfair business practices. González notably excels in IP litigation, including copyright and trademark disputes, and recently represented Novartis in a patent infringement case.
United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
Morrison Foerster represents a roster of corporate and commercial clients across both plaintiff and defendant-side mandates across a broad range of industries, including banking and financial services, life sciences, real estate, tech, and transportation. Chair of the commercial litigation and trial practice group, Arturo González, is a key contact for high-stakes litigation and arbitration. Tiffany Cheung is a key name for consumer class actions, particularly those involving privacy and marketing issues, while Austin’s Bradley Wine predominantly focuses on disputes in highly regulated industries.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading trial lawyers United States > Dispute resolution
- Leading trial lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- General commercial disputes United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Government > Government contracts
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Government > State attorneys general
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation