Max Romanow's practice focuses on commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and internal investigations. He has litigated complex civil cases on behalf of the firm's manufacturing, financial services, pharmaceutical, and government clients in federal and state courts across the country and before arbitral tribunals. His litigation experience includes fraud, contract, real estate, and third-party liability cases. His government enforcement and investigation experience includes antitrust, healthcare fraud and COVID-19 vaccine distribution, immigration, banking, employment, and workplace safety matters.
Max received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served as a member of the Chicago Journal of International Law and as a clinical student in the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic. Also during law school, he externed for the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Max graduated summa cum laude from the University of Miami (FL) with his B.B.A. in Legal Studies.
Experience
- Pharmaceutical manufacturer in federal court litigation involving alleged fraudulent conduct by a vendor.
- Multifamily office in federal court litigation involving contribution claim brought by vendor.
- Locomotive manufacturer in federal court litigation and arbitration against suppliers for breach of warranty and breach of supply agreement.
- Administrative and collateral agent for lenders in federal court litigation against borrower for breach of credit agreement.
Perspectives
December 2023
Deskbook on Internal Investigations, Corporate Compliance, and White Collar Issues (2nd ed.)
Practising Law Institute
November 3, 2022
SEC Spotlight: Enforcement and Regulatory Developments in the Third Quarter of 2022
February 18, 2022
Treasury Department Focuses on Emerging Digital Art Market and NFTs
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
May 24, 2021
The WeWork Decision and its Implications for Director Email Accounts (pdf)
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
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Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2020
- B.B.A., Legal Studies, University of Miami, 2016, summa cum laude
Admissions
- New York
- Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York