- University of Virginia Law School, J.D.
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University of Virginia, B.A.
With High Distinction
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Julia D. Alonzo
Litigation Legal Director and Head of Women’s Initiatives
Julia Alonzo is the Litigation Department Legal Director and Head of Women’s Initiatives. As Legal Director of the Litigation Department, she works closely with the department’s co-chairs to manage its business, operations, and achievement of strategic goals. In her capacity as Proskauer’s Head of Women’s Initiatives, Julia focuses on executing the firm’s commitment to advancing and supporting women attorneys at all stages of their careers. In particular, she manages the firm’s Women’s Sponsorship Program and the Proskauer Women's Alliance.
Julia also serves on the Firm’s Hiring Committee and Summer Program Committee.
Previously, Julia was a senior counsel at Proskauer in the Litigation Department, with a focus on securities and corporate governance litigation.
Education
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, New York, Eastern District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District
Memberships
American Bar Association
New York City Bar Association
Matters
Key Representations:
- A large retailer of household merchandise and home furnishings in a federal securities class action relating to its statements regarding the company’s strategic transformation and inventory-reduction programs
- A high-profile CEO named as an individual defendant in a securities class action involving allegations that the acquisition of her former company resulted in the issuance of false and misleading statements regarding the company’s financial performance
- An investment management company and its directors named as defendants in six lawsuits alleging insufficient disclosures in connection with its planned acquisition by a business development corporation
- A nationwide trucking company in multiple shareholder derivative actions and a federal securities class action involving accounting disclosure allegations related to a pending False Claims Act case
- A private equity firm alleged to have aided and abetted breaches of fiduciary duty made by a portfolio company in a derivative action brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery
- A former CEO of a retail conglomerate in a securities class action alleging the company made false and misleading statements regarding the company’s goodwill and an SEC investigation into its accounting practices
- An indepedent investigation into a shareholder demand brought against an investment company alleging excessive fees paid to its investment advisor
- A renowned technology firm in two shareholder derivative actions arising from its separate acquisitions of two software companies and subsequent impairment charges relating to those companies and their products
- A leading energy services firm in two shareholder derivative matters involving allegations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, Office of Foreign Assets Control/export control violations, government contracting abuses, environmental damage and other misconduct
- An individual defendant in a federal white-collar trial charged with mail fraud, obstruction of justice and money laundering