Judith Germano is a practicing attorney, independent corporate director, former federal prosecutor, law and business school adjunct professor, and five-time IronMan triathlete. She brings a zealous commitment, creativity, and considerable experience to provide client-focused advice and representation.
Judi has deep knowledge in cybersecurity, AI and privacy governance; complex financial and government fraud; regulatory compliance; all stages of civil and criminal litigation; public-private collaboration; crisis management; legal strategy; and also public and organizational communications.
With big-firm expertise and experience, Judith Germano provides her clients with rigorous legal representation while maintaining a personal, boutique-style practice.
GermanoLaw LLC gives experienced internal and external counsel, and decisive legal and strategic guidance at the negotiation table and in the courtroom. The types of cases we take typically include:
GermanoLaw LLC representative matters include (among others):
Develop trial and negotiation strategy, and lead settlement negotiations, in high-stakes FCA litigations.
Counsel Fortune 100pharmaceutical company on specialized corporate investigation protocols, including discussions with the Office of the U.S. President and U.S. Department of Justice to advance public-private collaboration framework.
Represent pharmaceutical company in large False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-KickbackStatute (AKS) litigation involving extensive fact and expert discovery, pretrial motions, and briefings to the U.S. District Court, U.S. Court ofAppeals, and a Petition for Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Represent global pharmaceutical company executive in national, multi-district civil litigation(MDL) regarding marketing and sale of Opioids.
Advise and represent technology/cryptocurrency company in complex federal and state negotiations regarding regulatory-compliance issues, litigation, subpoena compliance, and other matters.
Represent global pharmaceutical company executive in an investigation by the U.S. Department ofJustice Antitrust Division regarding pricing of generic-labeled drugs, and the related national, multi-district civil litigation (MDL).
Secure dismissal of corporation and its CEO who were named as defendants in a securities fraud class action litigation.
Successfully negotiate resolution of $350-million civil claims lawsuit against corporate executive regarding audit and financial controls.
Advise technology-sector company regarding commercial leasing conflict; negotiate pre-litigation resolution.
Represent executive of Fortune 500 company in criminal investigation by the U.S. Department ofJustice, and civil regulatory investigation and litigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Represent multi-million dollar hedge fund in internal investigation related to queries by auditors and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Department ofJustice.
Advise corporate board members regarding U.S. Department of Justice investigation and related civil action involving $2 million in claims related to loan and security agreements.
Represent executives of London-based company in investigation by U.S. Department ofJustice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Counsel board of directors of global non-profit regarding cybersecurity risk.
Advise a national data management platform in responding to a security incident involving a large amount of highly sensitive records and data.
Advise Fortune 100 financial services company regarding cyber-fraud incident response.
Advise executive leadership team of internationally known organization regarding data privacy governance, including privacy programs, policy and strategy.
Provide cybersecurity expert briefing for Fortune 100 healthcare sector and other companies.
Develop security incident plans and policies, and provide cybersecurity counsel, for companies, including: Fortune 100 entertainment industry company; Fortune 250 media industry company; financial sector firms; global nonprofit entities; tech-industry start-up; global utility company; and others.
Negotiate and obtain non-prosecution agreement and dismissal of criminal and civil actions against employees of assisted living facility related to government audits.
Experience at multinational law firm included (among other matters):
--Represented global client in government antitrust investigations in U.S., Europe, Australia and Brazil. --Worked on U.S. multi-district and multiple state antitrust litigations. --Co-counsel in federal bankruptcy trial in California involving board members’ fiduciary obligations pursuant to a pension plan and ERISA. --Litigation co-counsel in Delaware bankruptcy proceedings for satellite company; resulted in successful $3 billion Chapter 11 reorganization. --Trained EEOC mediator. --Lead counsel in federal civil rights trial in New York, New York (SDNY).
Testimonials
Incredibly skilled in the courtroom [and] an expert in [her] field - [both] the persuasive advocate [and] the knowledgeable expert.
It's not only the breadth and depth of her knowledge that are noteworthy. Her professionalism, common sense approach and tenacious advocacy make her stand out from the crowd.
Judith "provided thoughtful and practical advice, tailored to our company's situation and values...."
As opposing counsel to Ms. Germano... I can testify to her very strong litigation skills, her determination to prevail on behalf of her client, but at the same time, her excellent professional demeanor and honesty.
Incredibly skilled in the courtroom [and] an expert in their field....Judi's incisive strategy, zealous advocacy, and fiercely effective negotiation skills saved our company millions of dollars.
Hiring Judith to help with a data compromise "was the best decision I made.... She provided thoughtful and practical advice, tailored to our company's situation and values.
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