Jennifer Romano is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Los Angeles office and is a member of the Litigation Group. Jennifer focuses her practice on defending companies against unfair competition and consumer class actions, and representing major retailers in litigation matters. Jennifer represents clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts as well as in arbitration and mediation. Her clients include major retailers, internet companies, financial services and professional services firms. Jennifer was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal in 2009 as one of the Top Women Litigators in California.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Jennifer was a partner at Folger Levin & Kahn LLP. Previously, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Mariana R. Pfaelzer, United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Representative Matters

• Represent major health care organization in defending against consumer class action alleging violation of Medicare regulations and ERISA. 
• Represent multi-national rental car company in defending against multiple representative and class actions alleging unfair competition, false advertising and statutory violations. Obtained judgment at the pleading stage in a putative class action alleging violations of constitutional rights. The matter is currently on appeal before the Ninth Circuit.
• Represent major retailers in disputes with landlords relating to cotenancy provisions, CAM charges, taxes and property damage. Won summary judgment in two separate actions on behalf of a major retailer in co-tenancy disputes with shopping center landlords.
• Defended Yahoo! Inc. and its affiliates in consumer class actions, breach of contract claims, business torts and trade secrets disputes. Obtained defense judgment against putative class action claims challenging Yahoo!'s First Amendment right to determine the content of its search results.
• Advise multiple clients, including financial, Internet and retail companies, with respect to the development and implementation of privacy policies, compliance with state and federal privacy statutes, and responding and objecting to third party subpoenas seeking private information about customers.

Education
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A. - political science, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1997 - Order of the Coif, Executive Editor of the Berkeley Women’s Law Journal

Affiliations
Admitted to practice: California

Memberships
Member, American Bar Association, Litigation section and Class Actions and Derivative Suits committee
Board Member and Co-Chair of Litigation section, Women Lawyers of Los Angeles
Member, National Retail Tenants Association
Member, California Retailers Association

Publications
"Using Declarations to Obtain or Defeat Class Certification," Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal (May 27, 2010). Co-Authors: Michael L. Cypers and Jennifer S. Romano.

"Enforcing Co-tenancy Provisions in Leases Can Help Control Costs," Chain Store Age (April/May 2010 Issue). Co-Authors: Gregory D. Call and Jennifer S. Romano.

"The Self-Insured Landlord – When Do Insurance Charges Give Rise to a Legal Claim," National Retail Tenants Association Tenants in Common Newsletter (March/April 2010 Issue). Co-Authors: Gregory D. Call and Jennifer S. Romano.

"The Center is Failing: What are Your Rights?," National Retail Tenants Association Tenants in Common Newsletter (October/November 2008 Issue). Co-Authors: Gregory D. Call and Jennifer S. Romano.

"Taxes: Not Just a Simple Pass-Through," National Retail Tenants Association Tenants in Common Newsletter (June/July 2008 Issue). Co-Authors: Gregory D. Call and Jennifer S. Romano.

Speeches & Presentations
"Co-tenancy Disputes," National Retail Tenants Association Conference (2009). Presenter: Jennifer S. Romano.

"Operating Costs and the Law, an Overview" and "Operating Costs and the Law, Case Study," National Retail Tenants Association Conference (2008). Presenter: Jennifer S. Romano.

"E-Discovery: Legislative Efforts to Manage the Burdens of Litigation," California Retailers Association Annual Meeting (June 2008). Presenter: Jennifer S. Romano.