Professional Experience
Mr. Julian is a successful and well-recognized trial attorney in criminal and civil proceedings. Mr. Julian represents business entities and professional individuals in white-collar criminal cases and conducts internal investigations for business entities following allegations of financial irregularities, regulatory violations, and employee misconduct. Mr. Julian’s principal areas of civil practice include all types of complex commercial litigation, including securities, antitrust, banking, and RICO disputes.
Mr. Julian’s white-collar defense practice involves representing clients in criminal jury trials and all phases of governmental investigations. Mr. Julian works with federal and state prosecutors to avoid the filing of criminal charges whenever possible. Mr. Julian has successfully defended individuals and business entities under investigation and/or charged with antitrust and environmental law violations, public official bribery, and fraud involving banks, healthcare, and the sale of securities.
In September 2011, after a three-week federal jury trial, Mr. Julian won an acquittal on all counts for the former Director of the Liver Transplant Program at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, who was charged with conspiracy, making false statements, and falsifying records within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In April 2010, while serving as lead trial counsel, the government dismissed its case against a business entity charged with criminal violations of federal environmental laws.
Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Julian was a Deputy Chief in the Orange County Office of the United States Attorney and served for over 11 years as a federal prosecutor in the Central and Eastern Districts of California. While serving as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Julian handled several high-profile criminal trials, including the public corruption trial of Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona. As a prosecutor, Mr. Julian tried 15 federal criminal cases, including numerous complex fraud matters, all of which resulted in convictions.
Prior to becoming a prosecutor, Mr. Julian was a civil litigator with the law firm of Graham & James, where he tried civil cases in both federal and state court.
Education
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1990.
Note Editor, Hastings International & Comparative Law Review
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., Anthropology, Math, English, summa cum laude, 1987.
Honors & Awards
Mr. Julian has received numerous commendations and awards for excellence from the FBI, the United States Postal Inspection Service, ATF, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Press Coverage
“Doctor on Trial: Anatomy of an Acquittal,” The National Law Journal, October 10, 2011.
“Doctor Acquitted of Cover-Up in Misallocated Liver Transplant,” Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2011.
“Conducting Internal Investigations: 8 Important Steps,” Inside Counsel, August 1, 2011.
“Discovery to Chart Course in Edwards Case,” Law 360, June 20, 2011.
“Edwards Charged Over Campaign Donations Used to Hide Affair,” Businessweek, June 3, 2011.
“Veteran Federal Prosecutor Follows Successful Trial Against Former Sheriff Mike Carona With Move Into High-Stakes Private Practice,” Press Release, June 30, 2009.
“Prosecutor of Orange County Sheriff is Headed for Manatt,” The Daily Journal, June 9, 2009.
“Numbers Crunched: The New Math on How Many Mike Carona Campaign Contributors Got Badges,” O.C. Weekly, December 18, 2008.
“Two Aggressive Prosecutors Take On America’s Sheriff,” The Daily Journal, November 28, 2007.