As vice chair of the firm's Labor and Employment practice group, Anthony J. Romano co-leads the firm’s nationally recognized labor and employment practice group. Acting primarily as management counsel, Mr. Romano gives advice to his clients to effectively avoid litigation, and when necessary, defends his clients in courtrooms across the United States. As defense counsel, Mr. Romano represents primarily corporate clients in disputes arising in labor and employment law, telecommunication law and general commercial litigation.
As lead counsel in jury trials, hearings, arbitrations and mediations, Mr. Romano’s cases have involved complex employment and commercial issues, including class action and collective action defense, Title VII defense, non-compete and trade secret cases, as well as FMLA, OSHA, ADA and ADEA defense.
Clients turn to Mr. Romano to defend them against charges and claims of employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation before the EEOC and state and federal courts. Mr. Romano protects the intellectual property of his clients through trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation. Mr. Romano has successfully defended clients from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations at both the administrative level as well as federal court. In addition, Mr. Romano has represented management in organizational campaigns, negotiating with trade unions in formulating collective bargaining agreements and defending management before the National Labor Relations Board.
Clients in a wide variety of industries seek Mr. Romano’s counsel including pharmaceutical companies, health care providers, telecommunication companies, construction companies, financial institutions, commercial real estate and manufacturing companies.