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Julian Ellis represents sophisticated clients in complex commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Prior to joining WTO, Julian served as a law clerk to The Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and was a litigation associate at a full-service law firm in Denver.
Before pursuing a degree in law, Julian worked for five years in the financial services industry. He worked for both private businesses and large financial institutions, primarily concentrating on publicly traded entities. Julian’s background gives him a unique business perspective and guides how he advises corporate clients in litigation.
In addition to practice, Julian is active in the international commercial arbitration moot community. He assists with coaching the University of Denver’s international commercial arbitration team, which competes in Singapore, Hong Kong, Brussels, Budapest, Paris, and Vienna. Julian also actively writes on the intersection of arbitration and insolvency laws.
Julian Ellis has developed significant experience in a short time handling class actions and commercial disputes. Prior to entering law, Julian worked for five years in the financial services industry. He has a keen appreciation for the pressures companies face and the varying considerations that inform client priorities. Julian reflects this awareness in his approach to dispute resolution.
Defending a Fortune 200 manufacturer against class action claims alleging deceptive advertising. Took named plaintiffs' depositions and defended multiple experts depositions.
Defending USAA in a putative class action in Montana regarding USAA's handling of claims for medical payments coverage.
Allen v. USAA (D. Colo. 2017) - Obtained summary judgment for USAA against a putative class action alleging that USAA's time limitation on Med-Pay benefits violated Colorado law and that USAA failed to disclose the time limitation.
Appointed pro bono counsel by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in a prisoner's rights case involving claims for unconstitutional conditions of confinement in an Oklahoma prison.
Allen v. USAA, 907 F.3d 1230 (10th Cir. 2018) - Won a published Tenth Circuit opinion for USAA, clarifying that a one-year time limit on medical payments coverage is permitted under Colorado law. The opinion also resolved a separate class action WTO had been defending, in which the Colorado Supreme Court declined to answer questions certified by the District of Colorado.
In re Marriage of Gross, 371 P.3d 744 (Colo. App. 2016) - Served as lead appellate counsel and obtained a complete reversal of a lower court's decision to retroactively relinquish a parent's support obligations. The published decision establishes important precedent in Colorado concerning the effective date of an order relinquishing parental rights.
Served as principal drafter of briefs before the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals successfully defending a cost award.
Armstrong Steel Corp. v. Beavers (Colo. Dist. Ct. 2018) - Won (as solo-chair) a trial verdict as plaintiff in a breach of contract action. The court ordered the defendant to pay damages plus attorneys' fees and costs.
Solo-chaired an arbitration in Florida resulting in zero liability assigned to our client, a manufacturer of aerial lift and boom equipment, in a multimillion-dollar product liability case.
Won a multimillion-dollar arbitration award for an energy company, recovering more than 15 times the last settlement offer made before trial.
Represented an AmLaw 100 firm in a professional liability lawsuit involving claims of malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and other business torts. The plaintiffs claimed in excess of $20 million in damages. The matter resolved favorably days before trial.
Represented several state funds (including Colorado) in recovering millions related to underground storage tank litigation.
"A Comparative Law Approach: Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements in American Insolvency Proceedings," American Bankruptcy Law Journal, (vol. 92, no. 1, 2018).
Co-author, "RFRA: Circuits Split on "Compelling Government Interest,"' American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (November 2015).
"The 'Common Practice' of Bundling: Fact or Fiction?," Denver Law Review (April 19, 2014).
Co-author, "Natural Persons, Unnatural Law: Conflict for Corporate Debtors Between § 548(d)(3)(A) and RFRA," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, (March 2014).
Co-author, "Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements: Can Creditors Restrict a Borrower's Ability to File for Bankruptcy Protection?," Denver Law Review (March 22, 2013).
"Comment, Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders: The Resurrection of Bell v. Wolfish and the Questions to Follow," Denver Law Review (2013).
Chapter, "Arbitration Agreements in Bankruptcy," Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice 3d.

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