Profile

Julia MacAllister is an Associate in the firm's Litigation department. Her practice focuses on law firm defense, false advertising and unfair competition cases, and other complex commercial matters including breach of contract, fraud, and trade secrets litigations. She was selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation for 2023.

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. 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

Professional Career


Professional Activities and Experience
  • New York City Bar Professional Ethics Committee, Member (2023-present)


Articles

  • Note, The Doxing Dilemma: Seeking a Remedy for the Malicious Publication of Personal Information85 Fordham L. Rev. 2451 (2017)

Blogs

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).

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