Julia Long

Julia Long is Counsel in Linklaters’ Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice based in New York. She focuses on complex commercial litigation. Previously, Julia served as a law clerk to Hon. Lorna G. Schofield in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and to the Hon. Kenneth F. Ripple of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Work highlights

• Healthcare client: representing plaintiff asserting claims for tortious interference with contract and deceptive trade practices, arising out of alleged misappropriation of patient assistance funds.
• Major healthcare company: represented in lawsuit against gray-market distributors selling ex-U.S. products to U.S. pharmacies and retailers.*
• Multinational beverage company: represented in putative consumer class actions concerning product advertising and labeling.*
• Automobile manufacturer: represented in putative nationwide consumer class actions concerning alleged defects in certain model year diesel trucks.*
• Automobile manufacturer: represented in a government investigation regarding historical sales reporting practices.*
• Financial institution: represented in antitrust putative class actions relating to warehousing of aluminum, interest rate swaps and securities lending.*
• Financial institution: represented in lawsuits alleging violations of Anti-Terrorism Act.*

*Representations prior to joining Linklaters.

Pro bono experience

Julia maintains an active pro bono practice. Her representations have included:

• Louisiana-based non-profits: successfully challenged three third-party subpoenas issued to client in federal court.*
• Individual: successfully represented in connection with administrative appeal of denial of Access-A-Ride benefits.*
• Asylum applicant: obtained asylum for an applicant who was mistreated in his home country on account of gender identity.*

Speaking engagements

• “Social Media Considerations in the Employment Context,” PBWT Employment CLE Series (October 29, 2024). 
• “Ethics in Settling Employment Disputes,” PBWT Employment CLE Series (October 10, 2023).

Julia obtained her Juris Doctor, graduating with highest honors, from the George Washington University Law School where she served as Senior Notes Editor for The George Washington Law Review and was a recipient of the John Bell Lamer Award. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from George Washington University (summa cum laude). 

Julia is admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions and courts:

• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; Northern District of Indiana; Eastern District of Michigan