Max Romanow’s practice focuses on civil litigation and white collar defense. He regularly represents companies in high-stakes contract, fraud, consumer protection, indemnification, and real estate litigation. His clients span a diverse array of industries, including pharmaceutical, transportation, software, financial services, and the public sector.
Max has experience in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit assessment through trial. He has conducted cross and direct examinations in arbitration, deposed corporate representatives, prepared fact and expert witnesses for deposition, and drafted successful dispositive motion and preliminary injunction briefs.
In addition to his commercial litigation work, Max maintains a broad white collar practice, conducting independent investigations and successfully guiding clients through government inquiries. These matters have involved antitrust, healthcare fraud and COVID-19 vaccine distribution, immigration, banking, employment, and workplace safety.
Max deeply values the firm’s pro bono commitment and devotes significant time litigating on behalf of clients and causes important to him. His recent pro bono work has focused on immigration and gun violence prevention.
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 a 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
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