Max H. Romanow | People | Arnold & Porter

Max Romanow’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and white collar defense. Max has represented manufacturers, financial institutions, and public sector clients in civil cases involving fraud, contribution, secured transactions, consumer protection, contract law, property law, and constitutional law. Max also conducts internal investigations and defends clients against government enforcement actions. These white collar matters have involved antitrust, healthcare fraud and COVID-19 vaccine distribution, immigration, banking, employment, and workplace safety.

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.