Juan J. Garcia is an associate attorney practicing international trade, intellectual property, trade remedy and customs law. His practice focuses on Section 337 unfair import investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Juan has represented foreign and domestic clients in diverse industries in matters involving patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, and antitrust violations.
Juan’s litigation practice involves all aspects of unfair trade litigation. His experience includes motions practice, pre- and post-trial briefing, developing discovery, and conducting legal research analyses. Juan also works on pre-filing due diligence and post-investigation enforcement efforts.
Prior to joining the firm, Juan worked for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) where he evaluated statutory and regulatory compliance of various executive branch agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Copyright Office. Juan also interned with the White House Domestic Policy Council under the Obama Administration and GAO’s Office of the Inspector General.
During law school, Juan worked as a summer associate at a large law firm in Texas. He successfully represented underserved clients as Chief Counsel of the SMU Dedman School of Law’s Civil Clinic and was a 1L Practice Pro Diversity Scholar and Deason Center Scholar.