Julia Gavrilov concentrates her practice in equipment leasing, secured finance, asset-based lending and all areas of complex commercial litigation.  On the transactional side, Ms. Gavrilov specializes in the drafting of equipment lease and loan documents in various secured financing transactions on behalf of secured lenders, banks and lessors, and in representing both buyers and sellers in syndication and capital market transactions.  Based on her steady rise throughout the leasing and finance industry, Ms. Gavrilov has been invited to speak on numerous industry panels, including the Legal Forum, Annual Convention and Credit & Collections conference for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), as well as the National Equipment Finance Association’s Finance Summit.

As a seasoned litigator, Ms. Gavrilov’s commercial litigation practice includes the enforcement and/or preservation of lender/lessor’s rights under defaulted equipment lease and secured loan transactions, and in regularly representing both institutional and individual clients in actions involving breach of contract, fraud, shareholder derivative disputes, trademark infringement, counterfeiting, trade diversion, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), attorney malpractice and bankruptcy-related disputes before the Federal and State courts, as well as various arbitral bodies.

In addition to her daily practice, Ms. Gavrilov also Chairs the Firm’s Women’s Initiative program: “MHH WINS” – “Women’s Initiative for Navigating Success” and serves as a member of MHH’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Education

New York Law School, J.D. 2006
Barnard College, Columbia University, B.A. 2002

Admissions

Ms. Gavrilov is admitted to practice in New York, as well as before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Affiliations

Ms. Gavrilov is a member of the American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.  She is also member of the ELFA where she serves on its Legal Committee, Equity Committee, Membership Committee, Legal Resources Subcommittee and Rising Star Legal Subcommittee as well as on the Research Committee of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation. Additionally, Ms. Gavrilov is a member of the Secured Finance Network’s (SFNet) Women in Secured Finance Committee as well as a member of GGI-Worldwide Alliance of Independent Law Firms.

Recognitions

2023-ABF Journal Top Women In Asset-Based Lending
2021-Monitordaily Top Women In Equipment Finance
2021-Monitordaily NextGen Leader
2021-Who’s Who In Professional Women Services Long Island Business News
2020-SFNet Top Women In Commercial Finance
2020-SFNet 40/40 Award

Languages

Russian