Julia Becker
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Julia Becker

Counsel

Email

julia.becker@aoshearman.com

Phone

+49 69 2648 5859

Offices

Frankfurt

V-CARD
Julia advises and represents both domestic and international clients in all areas of dispute resolution in and out of court with a focus on banking and finance litigation.

A key area of her practice involves funds and asset management litigation, including portfolio-related disputes and cross-border enforcement actions in connection with complex fund structures.

Julia also regularly advises and represents clients in commercial disputes, particularly those arising in connection with supply chains and sanctions. She also has expertise in the contentious and civil liability dimensions of ESG matters.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Operating bank regarding the claim based on a bank guarantee in the two-digit-million range by a Russian beneficiary subject to EU sanctions. The mandate includes legal advice from four different jurisdictions – Germany, Russia, France, UK. 
  • A Luxembourg umbrella fund in connection with a complex cross border investment structure through which the client holds indirect investments in various real estate and real estate development projects. The mandate focuses on advising and representing the client in ongoing and anticipated disputes with various project partners across multiple jurisdictions. 
  • A German chemical company in a dispute with a supplier regarding a partial delivery failure due to an alleged Force Majeure event. Amount in dispute: around EUR 60 million.

Pro bono

  • The Chancery Lane Project: Transposing TCLP’s climate clauses to make them relevant and usable in Germany.
  • Advising a human rights charity on case law in respect of climate and policing in various jurisdictions.

Speaking Engagements

  • Guest speaker, German Federal Court of Justice on fee clauses in investment conditions, Private Capital Forum in Frankfurt, February 2024
  • Guest speaker, Ramifications of Tariffs and Other Trade Restrictions on Supply Chain Contracts, ICC Digital Lunch Break, January 2026

Qualifications

Admissions

Rechtsanwältin, Germany, 2016

Academic

Second State Exam, Law, Germany, 2016

First State Exam, Law, Germany, 2013

Magister Legum (LL.M.), University of Cologne and University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), 2011

Maîtrise en droit, University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France 2011

Languages

English, French, Spanish
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.