González-García, Yasthel I.




Practice Areas
Brief Biography
Ms. González focuses her practice on commercial litigation and labor and employment law. She has extensive experience in defending corporate clients, such as mall management companies and retail businesses in personal injury, premises liability and breach of contract claims.
Ms. González has successfully represented clients securing favorable outcomes at trials and appeals before state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies, such as the EEOC, the Department of Labor, OSHA and the Department of Consumer Affairs.
She advises executives, managers and human resources business partners on a wide variety of employment issues, including, hiring, discipline, EEO compliance, leaves of absence, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour and wrongful terminations. She also facilitates trainings and seminars to managers and entrepreneur organizations on labor and employment law developments, discrimination prevention, and all other areas of employment, to mitigate employment risks. Ms. Gonzalez also assists employers by drafting employment documents such as handbooks, policies, mandatory protocols and COVID-19 related documents.
Ms. González has been recognized for her legal excellence by Best Lawyers-Puerto Rico in the category of Labor and Employment Law. She has also been ranked by The Legal 500, in the areas of Litigation and Labor & Employment and by Chambers and Partners- Latin America, as a noticeable practitioner in Dispute Resolution.
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law
Chicago, IL
2011, LL.M
Honors
- University of Puerto Rico School of Law
San Juan, PR
2005, J.D.
Magna Cum Laude
- University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
2001, B.A. Social Sciences- Labor Relations
Magna Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
- Puerto Rico Bar, 2006
- United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 2006
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2006
- US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2011
Professional Associations & Certifications
Ms. González was trained in 2014, by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) a well-respected organization that offers intensive advocacy training.
- Puerto Rico Bar
- Illinois Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- SHRM-Society for Human Resource Management
- The Association of Labor Relations Practitioners
- Notary Association of Puerto Rico