Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap's antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...
Practice Expertise
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Advertising Litigation
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Law Firm Defense
Profile
Julia MacAllister is an Associate in the firm's Litigation department. Her practice focuses on advertising litigation, law firm defense, and other complex commercial cases including breach of contract, fraud, and trade secrets matters. Since 2023 she has served as a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Professional Ethics Committee. She was selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation for 2023-2025.
From 2021 to 2022, Ms. MacAllister served as a law clerk to the Hon. Denny Chin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 2019 to 2020, Ms. MacAllister served as a law clerk to the Hon. Cathy Seibel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 2018 to 2019, Ms. MacAllister worked as an associate at an international law firm in New York.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2018)
- Editor-in-Chief, Fordham Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Dartmouth College (A.B., 2008)
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Advertising Litigation
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Law Firm Defense
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
- New York City Bar Professional Ethics Committee, Member (2023-present)
- Speaker, "Keeping it Civil," Consumer Brand Association's CPG Legal Forum (February 18, 2026)
Articles
- Note, The Doxing Dilemma: Seeking a Remedy for the Malicious Publication of Personal Information, 85 Fordham L. Rev. 2451 (2017)
Blogs
Data Security Law Blog
DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm's resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap's Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...
Misbranded
Misbranded is Patterson Belknap's blog covering false advertising litigation-both consumer class actions and competitor suits-with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).
New York Commercial Division Decisions
The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...
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