Emilio Gonzalez focuses his practice on employment litigation, counseling and protecting his client’s trade secrets. His clients include banks, investment firms, hospitals and medical groups, television and film production companies, manufacturing companies, telecommunication companies and restaurants.
Employment and Litigation Experience
Emilio has won jury verdicts in state and federal courts, and has represented employers before California's Division of Labor Standard Enforcement (DLSE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
He advises his clients on employee hiring, retention and termination; employment discrimination and harassment; and wage and hour issues.
Trade Secret Experience
Emilio prosecutes unfair business practices claims, primarily centered on whether, and to what extent, a former employee may solicit the clients of his or her former employer after going to work for the company's competitor. He has obtained preliminary injunctions for employers in both state and federal courts in which (1) the court ruled that the information about clients, including their identity and the information that resides in the memory of the former employee, is a protectable trade secret and (2) the court prohibited the former employee from soliciting the customers of their former employer.