Melissa E. Romanovich is a member of the firm’s general litigation practice group, representing clients in a wide array of litigation matters. Melissa also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing tenants in housing court matters.
In addition to her general commercial litigation work, Melissa represents Jewish students and nonprofits in Title VI antisemitism cases against universities, both in court and before the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education.
Melissa graduated from Fordham University School of Law with a concentration in Litigation and Dispute Resolution, where she was an Articles & Notes Editor for Volume 90 of the Fordham Law Review. While in law school, Melissa interned in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Cathy Seibel, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Upon graduating, Melissa received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award cum laude and the Mary Daly Prize in legal ethics. Melissa received her B.A. magna cum laude in English from Cornell University.
Melissa speaks Russian and Spanish.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Litigation and Dispute Resolution (Concentration), Fordham University School of Law, 2022
- B.A., English, Cornell University, 2017, magna cum laude
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Languages
- Russian
- Spanish