Henry H. Gonzalez began his legal career at the Los Angeles offices of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Mr. Gonzalez’s practice has focused on commercial litigation, public entity defense, employment matters, copyright and trademark law. These matters involve contract disputes, catastrophic injury, trade secret claims, legal malpractice claims, insurance coverage matters including environmental contamination, securities law violations and electric industry regulatory matters.
His practice also includes representing clients in government investigations conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the California Attorney General, and the Fair Political Practices Commission. In addition, he has successfully defended school districts and other public entities in complex litigation and appellate matters, including cases involving amicus briefing before the Ninth Circuit and the California Supreme Court.
A seasoned trial lawyer, he has first and second chaired numerous jury and bench trials. He has been part of trial teams that have obtained multi-million dollar verdicts in employment matters and resulted in complete defense victories in misappropriation of trade secret cases. Mr. Gonzalez has first chaired several federal court trials that resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts for his clients in trademark and copyright infringement matters. Mr. Gonzalez has also tried and won cases before several California administrative law courts, including the California Labor Commissioner and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Among his notable representations, Mr. Gonzalez was part of a team that represented Southern California Edison Company in connection with the energy crisis in California, including regulatory proceedings, federal litigation against the California Public Utilities Commission, and defense of several private actions seeking payment.
Recognition of his work includes selection to the “Best Lawyers in America” list for Commercial Litigation from 2023 through 2026. Recently, Mr. Gonzalez was named to the 2026 Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list.
Mr. Gonzalez graduated from Harvard Law School, and received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley with honors.