Julia is a former federal prosecutor who represents corporations, boards of directors, and individuals in a broad range of sensitive, complex matters, including white collar criminal and regulatory enforcement cases, government investigations, internal investigations, and related litigation. Julia is a seasoned trial lawyer who is equally comfortable advocating in court, managing confidential investigations, coordinating crisis management, and advising on corporate compliance issues. Julia’s experience includes all aspects of matters related to securities fraud, healthcare fraud, complex international bribery, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the U.K. Bribery Act, sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), cybercrime, insider trading, and money laundering.
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Julia was an Assistant United States Attorney for more than nine years in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), where most recently she served as Deputy Chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section. In this capacity, Julia prosecuted some of the most significant white-collar matters brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ), including one of the largest foreign bribery cases in history, which resulted in billions of dollars in penalties and numerous individual prosecutions. Julia also served as the EDNY Healthcare Fraud Coordinator. In this capacity, she supervised all healthcare fraud cases at EDNY and worked closely with the DOJ Healthcare Fraud Strike Force and EDNY’s civil division on investigations arising out of qui tam and whistle-blower complaints. In addition, Julia served on DOJ’s Coronavirus Anti-Fraud Task Force, as part of which she investigated, prosecuted, and supervised significant fraud cases arising out of pandemic-related misconduct.
Julia has received numerous awards in recognition of her trial and investigative work. Among other high-profile matters, she prosecuted a telecommunications conglomerate and its Chief Financial Officer for racketeering, fraud and trade secrets crimes. Julia also secured a conviction in the first-ever criminal digital-asset case and a trial victory in a multi-million dollar hacking and trading scheme. Julia worked closely with many law enforcement and regulatory agencies in the United States and abroad, including the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, DOJ’s Fraud Section and Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Department of Treasury and Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, Julia practiced for six years at a major New York law firm, where she represented corporate clients and individuals in criminal and regulatory matters. Julia’s practice focused on matters involving securities laws, healthcare fraud laws, including the False Claims Act, and anti-bribery and corruption laws, including the FCPA and the U.K Bribery Act. Julia also counseled clients on developing and enhancing their compliance programs. Finally, Julia maintained an active pro bono practice, including serving as counsel to the New York State Justice Task Force, a group comprised of judges, prosecutors, victim advocates, legal scholars, and defense attorneys, that was dedicated to overturning wrongful convictions in the United States.
