Roxanna V Gonzalez
PEOPLE

Roxanna V Gonzalez

Partner
gonzalez.roxanna@dorsey.com

Overview

ROXY IS A CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER WHO IS DEDICATED TO LEARNING HER CLIENTS’ BUSINESS SO SHE CAN HELP ANTICIPATE THEIR NEEDS AND NAVIGATE MATTERS BEFORE AND THROUGH LITIGATION.

As a partner in Dorsey’s Commercial Litigation Group, Roxy represents clients involved in complex business litigation matters in a wide range of areas, including general contract disputes, business disputes, employment disputes, internal investigations, real estate disputes, products liability, and antitrust disputes. In addition, Roxy has experience representing financial institutions in arbitrations and other regulatory matters before FINRA. Roxy prides herself in providing her clients with practical advice to their legal and business issues. 

In addition to her litigation work, Roxy represents property owners in state tax assessment appeals. She seeks to minimize clients' property tax exposure on the property they own or lease to the greatest extent possible under state statutes and local ordinances. She has experience working with county tax assessors and appearing at the state tax board level, where she has assisted clients in achieving significant tax reductions and tax refunds.

Roxy is a dedicated advocate and devotes significant time on pro bono work addressing racial inequality and civil liberties. Most recently, Roxy worked with The Jim Crow Juries Project, a program through the Promise of Justice Initiative that seeks to help Louisianans heal from the injuries caused by Jim Crow juries.

Before joining Dorsey, Roxy was a law clerk to the Honorable Justice David L. Lillehaug on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
 

Education & Admissions

University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D., 2015), cum laude, President’s Scholarship Recipient, Latino/a Law Student Association – President, American Association of Justice Mock Trial Competitor 

University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Microbiology, 2006)

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Clerkships

  • Minnesota Supreme Court, Honorable David L. Lillehaug, 2015-2016

News & Resources

Articles

EPA Bans Chrysotile Asbestos in US
Minnesota Legislature Amends Commercial Eviction Law: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know
Post-Pandemic Update on Commercial Evictions in Minnesota
False Claims Act Anti-Retaliation Claim Leveled at PPP Recipient
COVID-19’s Impact on Commercial Evictions and Landlord-Tenant Relations in Minnesota
Minneapolis

News & Press Mentions

201 Dorsey Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Super Lawyers Recognizes 36 Dorsey Attorneys in Minneapolis
Super Lawyers Women’s Edition Recognizes 14 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Dorsey Partner Roxy Gonzalez Named Notable Diverse Leader in Law
Roxanna Gonzalez Appointed to the U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel
Team of Stoel Rives and Dorsey & Whitney Attorneys Named Minnesota Lawyer “Attorneys of the Year” for Pro Bono Service
Dorsey Partner Roxy Gonzalez Helps to Secure Ruling Requiring Speedier State Action on Court-Ordered Transfers for Minnesota Detainees
Dorsey Partner Roxy Gonzalez Appointed to the Commission on Judicial Selection
Dorsey & Whitney Names 10 New Partners
Roxanna V. Gonzalez Featured in Minnesota Lawyer as Up & Coming Attorney
Three Dorsey Attorneys Selected for 2022 LCLD Fellows and Pathfinder Programs
Q&A with Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association President-Elect Roxy Gonzalez

Events & Speaking Engagements

Webinar Playback: The Ethics of Race in the Courts

Industries & Practices

  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Government Solutions & Investigations
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Higher Education & Academic Research Institutions
  • Real Estate Litigation

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection, Attorney Member Appointed by the Governor of Minnesota (2023)
  • Federal Bar Association
    • Member
    • Pro Se Project Volunteer
    • Latino Legal Experience Part Two, Panelist (2017)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Member
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
    • Member
    • 1L Clerkship Selection Committee Member (2017)
  • Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association
    • Vice-President (2020-2021)
    • Judicial Endorsements Committee Member
    • Mentor
    • Judicial Clerkship Panel, Panelist (2019)
  • University of St. Thomas School of Law
    • JD Compass Strategist
    • Judicial Clerkship Panel, Panelist (2019)

Accolades

  • Named "Minneapolis Ones to Watch" in Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers®, 2021-2025
  • Named one of Minnesota Lawyer's Up & Coming Attorneys, 2022
  • Listed as a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2024
  • Listed in the Minnesota "Rising Stars" Super Lawyers Women’s Edition, 2024
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Pathfinder Program, 2022

     North Star Lawyer

  • MSBA North Star Lawyer, 2020, 2023

    Contributed 100+ Pro Bono Hours in 2021 Contributed 50+ Pro Bono Hours in 2020

  • Contributed more than 100 Challenge pro bono hours, 2021
  • Contributed more than 50 Challenge pro bono hours, 2020

  Diversity Inclusion Recognition 2023 Diversity & Inclusion 50+ Hours 2022 Diversity & Inclusion 50+ Hours 2021 Diversity & Inclusion 50+ Hours 2020

  • Contributed more than 50 Diversity hours, 2020-2023
Roxanna V Gonzalez