Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is pleased to welcome C.B. Rome to the firm.  C.B. focuses her practice on representing companies and executives in internal and government-facing investigations, white collar defense and regulatory enforcement matters, and complex commercial litigation.  She has conducted internal investigations and defended inquiries led by a range of criminal and regulatory authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

She has also worked on complex commercial litigation matters involving breach of contract, consumer protection, and intellectual property disputes. Her representative matters include advising a global auction house on an internal investigation of senior executive misconduct, representing a global manufacturer and distributor in connection with a criminal investigation by the DOJ pertaining to alleged consumer product safety violations, and defending a senior executive  against a federal investigation regarding alleged conspiracy to circumvent FDA regulations. 

“C.B. comes to us with an impressive skill set and limitless growth potential,” said Managing Partner John Littrell.  “She is going to be a great fit for the firm.”

C.B. earned her J.D., cum laude, from Loyola Law School, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and recognized as a Sayre Macneil Scholar. She served as chief note and comment editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, co-vice chair of Loyola’s LGBTQ student organization, OUTlaw, participated in Loyola’s Project for the Innocent, and was a research assistant to Professor Laurie Levenson.  Before joining BKLW, C.B. practiced in the Investigations & White Collar Defense Group at Morrison Foerster.  

Visit C.B. Rome’s profile to learn more about her background and representative matters.

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