Michael A. Rome
Counsel
Biography
Michael A. Rome is Counsel in the Los Angeles office of Buckley LLP. Mr. Rome represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of litigation and government enforcement matters. His work includes complex commercial disputes related to mortgage-backed securities, indemnity disputes, and consumer class actions alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices. He also routinely represents clients in disputes involving claims under the California Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and the California Financing Law (CFL).
Additionally, Mr. Rome represents banks and nonbank financial services providers in cases relating to the National Bank Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA), the Consumer Finance Protection Act (CFPA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Mr. Rome’s recent work includes representing:
- Financial institutions in complex mortgage-backed securities litigation
- Large national banks in putative class actions related to the charging of overdraft fees
- A fintech platform in a dispute involving laws of numerous states and applicability of the federal preemption of state usury laws
- Numerous lenders in class actions alleging violations of the CARES Act and its implementing regulations
- A leading Property Assessed Clean Energy financing administrator in consumer class actions related to origination, marketing, and structure of PACE financing programs in different jurisdictions
- A large gaming manufacturer in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)-related litigation involving multi-billion-dollar claims
- A large bank in a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) investigation related to loan servicing
- An online delivery platform in a California unfair competition lawsuit
Mr. Rome received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Davis in 2007 (Phi Beta Kappa).
In The News
Buckley Sandler wins motion in Johnny Depp suit against ex-lawyer
WASHINGTON, DC (August 30, 2018) – Buckley Sandler and co-counsel Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner won a major motion in its representation of Johnny Depp in a $30 million suit against his ex-lawyer. L.A. Superior Court Judge Terry Green ruled that a contingency-fee arrangement claimed by a former attorney was voidable by Depp.
Press ReleasesJohnny Depp Litigation – News and Resources
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In The NewsBuckley Sandler Announces Six Promotions for 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 17, 2018) – Buckley Sandler LLP today announced the promotion of six associates in three of its offices to counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2018. “These six attorneys have worked diligently on behalf of our clients and are well deserving of promotion to counsel, “ said Andrew L...
Press Releases
Publications
"What constitutes reasonable security per Calif. privacy law?" by Amanda R. Lawrence, Michael A. Rome, and James C. Chou (Law360)
California Consumer Privacy Act compliance has been focused on developing the policies, procedures and infrastructure to support new privacy rights for California residents, which include, among other things, the right to know what personal information companies have on them, the right to delete...
Articles"Battle over business interruption coverage already underway" by Fredrick S. Levin, Michael A. Rome, and Ali M. Abugheida (Law360)
Businesses across the country are reviewing their insurance policies to assess whether they have valid claims against losses suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related government shutdown directives. Two types of insurance coverage are particularly relevant: business interruption...
Articles"Preparing for private right of action under Calif. privacy law" by Amanda R. Lawrence and Michael A. Rome (Law360)
The California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect at the beginning of this year, and while the California attorney general will not begin enforcing it until July, the private right of action that the CCPA created is available to consumers now. The CCPA expressly provides for a private right of...
Articles"The great data breach standing circuit split" by Amanda R. Lawrence and Michael A. Rome (Law360)
Data breaches are back in the news in a big way. Over the past several weeks alone, prominent hotel chains, online platforms and retailers announced significant data breaches. Unsurprisingly, in the aftermath of these disclosures, consumers filed class actions alleging that the data breaches...
Articles"The rise and fall of statistical sampling in RMBS cases" by Amanda Lawrence and Michael A. Rome (Law360)
The 2008 mortgage crisis prompted a wave of residential mortgage-backed securities and repurchase litigation as trustees, certificate holders (i.e. investors), monoline insurers, securitizers and other stakeholders pursued claims related to loans securitized in RMBS trusts. One of the hallmarks of...
ArticlesAmanda Lawrence and Michael A. Rome Authored a Law360 Article, "The Great Class Action Ascertainability Debate"
In recent years, courts have divided sharply over whether or not Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure creates an implicit requirement that a class must be ascertainable in order to be certified. This article addresses the meaning of ascertainability, the circuit split over whether and to...
Articles
Education
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2010
- B.A., University of California, Davis, 2007 (Phi Beta Kappa)
Admissions
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California