Julie Singer

Partner

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Julie Singer is a litigator with experience in a wide array of complex litigation matters in federal and state courts. In her commercial practice, Julie has represented clients in high-stakes corporate governance, shareholder, securities, structured finance, and bankruptcy disputes, among other subject areas.

Best Lawyers named Julie to its 2026 “Ones to Watch in America” list, which recognizes rising legal talent across the nation for excellence in their respective fields. Julie was recognized for her achievements in the commercial litigation category. Julie was also named to Super Lawyers' 2026 "Rising Stars" list, recognizing her outstanding work in the New York metropolitan area. 

Julie’s representations include:

  • Fortis Advisors, as representatives of the former shareholders of Auris Health, a revolutionary robotic surgery startup, in a merger earnout dispute with its acquiror, Johnson & Johnson. The former shareholders alleged that J&J breached the merger agreement and defrauded the shareholders, resulting in its failure to achieve certain earnout milestones. After four years of litigation—including approximately 70 depositions, nine experts, and a 10-day trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery—Selendy Gay obtained the largest earnout-related damages award in the history of Delaware. The team successfully defended the victory on appeal in the Delaware Supreme Court, upholding the trial court’s contract and fraud holdings and securing a final $811 million damages award against J&J.
  • The Litigation Oversight Committee to Genesis Global Holdco, LLC in two lawsuits against Genesis’s parent Digital Currency Group and its founder and affiliated entities and individuals, on behalf of creditors who are owed crypto assets worth approximately $2.2 billion. The complaints – one filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery and one in the U.S. bankruptcy court – include claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, unjust enrichment, preference, and fraudulent transfer.
  • The Vesttoo Creditors Liquidating Trust in a lawsuit seeking to hold Aon, China Construction Bank, and certain other entities and individuals accountable for fraudulent conduct that led to Vesttoo Ltd.’s bankruptcy and billions of dollars in insurance losses.
  • U.S. Bank, as trustee of ABSHE, in an action to recover hundreds of millions of dollars from DLJ and Ameriquest.

Julie also maintains an active public interest and pro bono practice. She currently represents the AAUP, its Harvard chapter, and the UAW in challenging the federal government’s unlawful and retaliatory termination of federal funding to Harvard University and infringement on academic freedom, resulting in a historic judgment restoring more than $2.2 billion in funding and an injunction protecting free speech. Julie also recently helped author an amicus brief in Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti concerning gender-affirming healthcare.

Prior to joining Selendy Gay, Julie served as a law clerk for the Honorable Ann M. Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Julie earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan, where she served as an Articles Editor for the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law and volunteered for the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse.

  • University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)
    Cum laude, Articles Editor and Selections Committee, Michigan Journal of Gender and Law
  • Haverford College (B.A.)

Law Clerk to the Hon. Ann M. Donnelly
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2020-2021

Dentons
Associate, 2017-2019

  • State Bar of New York
  • United States District Courts: Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York