Julie Gillespie

Julie Gillespie is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Chicago Office and is co-head of the Structured Finance practice and a former member of the firm’s partnership board. She has extensive experience representing commercial banks, originators, sponsors and investors in structuring, negotiating and documenting asset-backed and other structured finance transactions. Her experience has involved the securitization of credit card receivables, personal loans, solar and home improvement loans, auto loans and leases, fleet leases, music royalties, student
loans, and auto and equipment dealer floorplan receivables, as well as synthetic risk transfers. Julie co-chairs the Structured Finance Association’s Legal Counsel Committee. She is also former co-chair of the Structured Finance Association’s Credit Card Committee and led the Structured Finance Association risk retention industry guide working group.