Max H. Romanow | People | Arnold & Porter

Max Romanow is an associate in the firm’s Complex Litigation group. Max represents clients in a range of industries, including the manufacturing, transportation, software, banking, and financial industries, as well as the public sector. He regularly represents companies in cases involving breach of contract, fraud, consumer protection, indemnification, and in real estate litigation. Max also maintains a white collar practice and has significant experience conducting internal investigations and defending clients against government enforcement actions. These matters have involved antitrust, healthcare fraud and COVID-19 vaccine distribution, immigration, banking, employment, and workplace safety.

In addition to his commercial practice, Max litigates pro bono cases with a recent emphasis 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.

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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.