Anthony Robert Julius (born 16 July 1956) is a British solicitor advocate and academic, known for his actions on behalf of Diana, Princess of Wales, Deborah Lipstadt and Heather Mills. He is Deputy Chairman for the London law firm Mishcon de Reya.
Julius is known for his opposition to new antisemitism, the expression of antisemitic prejudice couched in terms of certain kinds of discursive assaults on Israel, and gives frequent talks on the subject all over the world to raise awareness. He is a founding member of both Engage and the Euston Manifesto. In 2011 he became chairman of the board of The Jewish Chronicle.
The son of a London menswear retailer, who died young from a brain tumour, Julius was educated at the City of London School. Julius studied English literature at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1977 with a first class degree, and completed a Ph.D. in English literature at University College London under the novelist and academic Dan Jacobson. He joined the Bloomsbury law firm Mishcon de Reya in 1981, becoming a partner in 1984. Currently he is Deputy Chairman to that firm.
Julius is a commercial litigator. He is a specialist in the fields of defamation, international trade disputes, and media law. He has been a solicitor advocate since at least 2001, which allows him to act as a barrister insofar as he can now appear in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.