RESUME/CV

                     

Frank J. ROMANO                                                                         

Limeil-Brévannes, France                                                                Tel (FR): 011 33 6 0694 3900

New York, NY                                                                                  Tel (US) 646-455-8836

                                                                                                          frankfro@aol.com

            PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Theater

2022                           Lead role (and co-produced) in the full theatrical production: “Bonhoeffer-Last Days,” This play covers the last few days of the life of German dissident theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. By Thomas Romano. Scheduled but not performed yet on April 20,21,22,23,28 & 29, 20023. St. John’s Lutheran Church (considered an OFF Broadway venue), 81 Christopher St., New York, NY.

2022                            Lead role (and co-produced) in the full theatrical production: “Bonhoeffer-Last Days,” By Thomas Romano, Producers’ Club in Manhattan in November, 2022. Alan Baxter also directed that play, New York, NY.

2022                            Lead role (and co-produced) in the dramatic reading of the play: “Bonhoeffer-Last Days,” By Thomas Romano, Carpenter Room, Medford Public Library, Medford, OR

2021                            Lead role (and co-produced) in the dramatic reading of the play: “Bonhoeffer-Last Days,” By Thomas Romano, Studio 353, 353 West 48th Street, New York, NY.

2015                            Co-lead role in the dramatic reading “For Conduct and Innocents” about Dietrich Bonhoeffer. A play by Chester Johnson, directed by Alan Baxter. Trinity Church, Wallstreet, New York, NY

1977                            First major role: The President in the full theatrical production of “L’Appolon de Bellac,” by Jean Giraudoux (in French), by  Institute of European Studies, 77 rue Daguerre, Paris, France.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Film

2014                            Angst, Film by Alan Baxter, starring Frank Romano.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Law-Related

2006-2009           Attorney – Sole proprietor “Cabinet Frank Romano” (Law Offices of Frank Romano) (Marseille)

● Research and drafting documents in preparation for litigation in French civil and criminal law cases;

● Drafting settlement agreements.

●  Represent clients before all French tribunals, except “La Cour de Cassation” (French Supreme Court).

2005                    Attorney- associate with Cabinet Gilbert Collard (Marseille)

●  In charge of the Labor Law Department of the firm;

●  Research and drafting documents in preparation for litigation in French labor law, business law, divorce law and criminal law cases; ●  Represent clients before all French tribunals, except “La Cour de Cassation”

●  Won a labor law case (conforming to pleadings), considered one of the first cases of its kind on Res Judicata (l’unicité de l’instance) in France, before the Lyon Labor Law Court of Appeals (La Cour d’Appel de Lyon, Chambre Sociale)

1979-1980           Translator with the “Régie Autonome du Transport Parisien” (RATP) (Paris)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Academic

North American writers: novels, philosophy, playwrights, etc., Université Paris Nanterre

2015-2016      Adjunct professor of North American littérature. Médiadix, Université Paris Nanterre,

 director : de Mme Laurence KARPP-LAHMAIDI, for bibliotthecaires

Main N. American intellectual movements and literary schools, end of the 18th century to the present. Contemporary American poets and playwrites. 

History, litterature and Philosophy of Law, Mock Trial, University Paris Nanterre

2001-2017           ●MASTERS Literature and Anglo-American Publishing World, (2011)

         Publishing books notably in the US including promotional strategies and writing good literature.

             ●  LLM European Lawyer, directed by Mrs. Boutard-Labarde (2003-2017)

                                 Comparative antitrust law – US and Europe

                            ●  First Year English and American Literature, (2008-2010)

                                 Reading andAnalyzing Short Stories by British and American writers. 

                            ●  First and Third Year Law School Program- English American Studies

History and Philosophy of the Common Law System and UK constitutional principles,

including the Study of Philosophical and Literary Works by Rousseau, Locke,

Montesquieu, Hume, Blackstone, Hobbes, Voltaire. (2002-2007, 2009-2011)

                            ●  Fourth Year Law School Program- English American Studies

                                 American Mock Trial

                                 French Mock Trial

                                 French/English Legal Terminology-Translation

Other Courses including Law, English language and Anglo-American Literature Courses

          English Conversation, Writing Skills and Anglo-American Literature

1994-1995-rogram director and Teacher for Employees– University of Paris Nanterre

Teacher of English conversation and writing skills, including English grammar.

2009-2011      Assistant Professor of literature (Maître de Conférences, with tenure) – University of Paris Nanterre

Teacher of literature: Students analyze comparative writing styles of noted British and American authors in selected short stories.

2015                Invited Prosessor Sonoma State U., Masters Program in Litterature

EDUCATION
  • 2003 C.A.P.A. – Paris Bar Exam.

1999 PhD (“Doctorat en droit” Doctorate in Law) with high honors, dissertation directed by Professor Audéoud. University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne: Globalization of Antitrust Policies.

1993-1994           LLM in International Business Law (D.E.S.S. de Droit du Commerce                             International) with honors. University of Paris X Nanterre.

    1991                    California Bar Exam.

    1981-1987           JD, Golden Gate University School of Law-San Francisco, California.

    1979-1980           Institute of Political Studies (Institut d’Etudes Politiques – Sciences Po), Paris.

    1977-79               Paris IV – Sorbonne – Studies in philosophy.

    1976-1977           Institute of European Studies (Chicago), Paris Program- Studies in French                             literature, international institutions, French grammar and phonetics, accounting

              for law students (Paris II).

    1976                    Drew University, Belgium/ULB Program, Studies in international economics.

    1974-76               B.A., University of California, Davis in Political Science.

    L A N G U E S

     English/French:  bilingual  Spanish:  fluent  Italian:  Advanced German: intermed. Arabic:  Intermed.                        

    PUBLICATIONS

    Books:-   Love and Terror in the Middle East; AB Film Publicshing, 5th, 2019.  (Autobiographical Narrative,

    written in the English Language)

         –   Mondialisation des politiques de concurrence (Globalization of Antitrust Policies),

    L’Harmattan, Preface: Mme Boutard-Labarde, 2003. (Written in the French language)

    • Storm Over Morocco, World Audience, Inc., 4th Edition, 2010. (Autobiographical Narrative; written in the English language)

    –   Dans l’ombre du muezzin, (translation in the French language of Storm Over Morocco), L’Harmattan,

    2014.

    • Crossing Over to the Secret Witness, AB Film Publishing, 2020 (Poetry; written in the English language)

        Articles:          

    • Néo-conservatisme contre Universalism (Neo-conservatism vs Universalism), La Revue LISA/LISA e-journal, ISSN 1762-6153- Volume V- n°3, 2007.

                                 –   GE/Honeywell – Victoire de la Commission ou échec ?/General Electric/Honeywell-

                                  Victory of the Commission…or Failure ?, Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales

    (RDAI), no3, 2007, p. 368-394.

                            –   Reproductive Technologies and the American Family, An Odd Couple ?, Cercles,

    Occasional Papers Series, 1-21, 2007. www.cercles.com/occasional/ops2007/ romano.pdf

    –   La Politique Sociale Européenne et le Royaume-Uni : la Fin de la Polémique ? (European Labor Law Policies and the United Kingdom: The End of the Controversy?), Revue Humanisme et Entreprise, A.A.E.L.P., N° 276, April Paris, 2006.

       -Structure universelle plurilatérale du droit de la concurrence : hard ou soft ? (Universal Plurilateral Antitrust Structure : Hard or Soft ?), Revue Humanisme et Entreprise, A.A.E.L.P., Paris, 2005.

    • Structure plurilatérale : hard ou soft ? (Plurilateral Structure : Hard or Soft ?), Europa, n°7, Supplément juridique du journal Europa, n°3, April-May, 2004, p. 7-8.
    • Universal Antitrust and Criminal Court: Dream or Reality, La Letter du Droit du Commerce International, University of Paris X, N°16, June, 2004, p. 3-6. 

    –   La Fusion Boeing/MDD et l’Accord Conclu entre l’UE et les USA sur l’Application de leurs Lois Antitrust/The Boeing/MDD Merger and the EC/US Agreement on the Application of their Antitrust Rules, Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales (RDAI), no4/5, 1998, p. 509 – 520.

     –   International Conventions and Treaties, Global trademark – Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the International Marketplace, Practising Law Institute (PLI), Mark A. Steiner et Siegrun D. Kane, (eds),  San Francisco, California, October, 1998, p. 545-624.

    –   The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the OECD Bribery Convention – The Polemic and the Fraternal Twins,Argent, Politique et Corruption, Anne Deysine (eds.), Actes du Colloque, University of Paris X, Nanterre, le 12-13 June 1998, p. 189.

    –   Premier Bilan de l’Accord entre l’UE. et les USA. Concernant l’Application de leurs Règles de Concurrence/First Assessment of the Agreement between the European Union and the USA Concerning the Application of their Competition Rules, Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales (RDAI), no4, 1997, p.491-501.

    CONFERENCES

    Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Los Angeles, California, USA. Unity in Activism after Gaza Crisis:  Transcending Racial/Ethnic Barriers, Left Coast Forum, 2018. Panel Discussion. Organizer, host and speaker (Theme of Presentation:  International unity for non-violent actions for peace and freedom in Palestine that transcends, race, ethic and national origins).

    • John Jay College, CUNY, New York, New York, USA. Post Al Aqsa Invasion & Trump’s Declaration re: Jerusalem – World Unity to FREE the HOLY LAND. East Coast Forum. 2018. Panel Discussion. Organizer, host and speaker (Theme of Presentation: After invasion of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by the IDF and Trump’s recent declaration that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, international unity for non-violent actions to free Palestine is urgent!)

    –   University of Bourgogne, School of Law, Dijon, France, Centre de recherche sur le droit des marchés et des investissements internationaux, Globalisation and Antitrust Law, 2007. Speaker (Theme of Presentation : Bilateral Cooperation Agreements Concerning the Application of Antitrust Rules)    

    –   Cardiff University, Wales, UK, Center for Critical and Cultural Theory, Theory Faith Culture, 2007. Speaker (Theme of Presentation: Confrontation Between Fundamentalists and Universalists in the New Age of Religious Freedom). 

    –   Unitarian Church, Ashland, Oregon, Interfaith Dialogues in Israel & Palestine- Solution for Peace in the Middle East? 2007. Assistant Organizer and sole speaker during the event.

    –   University of Paris X, Nanterre, Travail et mouvement social aux Etats-Unis (Employment and the American Labor Movement), 2005. Speaker (Theme of Presentation: An Employment Case Litigated in Court v. Alternative Dispute Resolution “ADR”).

    • University of Paris X, Faculty of Law, Nanterre, Trade Wars: Towards an Antitrust Policy without Borders, 2004. Organizer and speaker (Theme of Presentation: Structure plurilatérale : hard ou soft ?).
    • Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, Globalization of Antitrust Policies and the European Union, 2004. Organizer and sole speaker during the event (Theme of Presentation: First Day, EU v. Microsoft Corp., EU v. GE/Honeywell Merger, Second day, US v. EU – Multilateral Approach to Antitrust).
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, Tribunal universel du droit de concurrence et du droit pénal : Rêve ou Réalité ?, 2004. Organizer and sole speaker during the event.
    • Conference Center of L’Harmattan, Paris, Universal Antitrust and Human Rights Courts (Criminal): Dream or Reality?, 2004. Organizer and sole speaker during the event.
    • University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle, La Justice aux Etats-Unis (Justice in the United States), 1998. Speaker (Theme of Presentation: Justice in the USA).
    • Practicing Law Institute (PLI), San Francisco, Global trademark – Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the International Marketplace, 1998. Speaker (Theme of Presentation: International Conventions and Treaties).
    • University of Paris X, Etudes Anglo-américaines, Argent, Politique et Corruption, 1998. Speaker (Theme of Presentation: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the OECD Bribery Convention – The Polemic and the Fraternal Twins).