
Joseph B. Rome
Partner
Practice Areas

Joseph Rome, a partner at LL Law Firm, focuses his practice on international arbitration and litigation, judgment and arbitral award collection, asset recovery, corruption and proceeds of crime recovery, and financial fraud.
Prior to joining LL Law Firm, Joseph was an “A” level prosecutor for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office focusing primarily on attempted murders, gun crimes, and serious sexual assaults from the investigation stage through trial. He was also a member of the Police Accountability and Integrity Task Force, Hate Crimes Unit, and Traffic Homicide Unit.
Joseph previously worked for two large, international law firms in New York and Miami. He represented international corporations and high-net-worth individuals in a broad range of high-stakes litigation and arbitration matters.
Joseph earned his Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law. During law school, he was a Jessup International Moot Court member, an editor of the Journal of International Law & Politics, and did externships with both the Orleans Public Defenders and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. He also did a summer fellowship at the United Nations International Law Commission in Geneva, where he drafted speeches and statements for the Japanese representative.
Publications
- Florida Bar International Section, International Judgment Recognition in an Age of North American Disunity, 41 International Law Quarterly 18-19, 56-57 (Fall 2025).
- New Tools in New Places: Digital Assets and a New Chinese Frontier (winning entry of FIRE’s Future Thought Leaders Essay Competition).
- Co-author, Chapter 3: Section 1782’s “For Use” Statutory Requirement in Obtaining Evidence for Use in International Tribunals under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Edward M. Mullins & Lawrence W. Newman eds., 2020).
Presentations
- Digital Assets and Enforcement: Background, Challenges and the Adaptation of Court and Practitioner Strategies, Panelist, ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE, March 23, 2026
- Strategies for Favorable Judgments: The Path to Success, Moderator, Offshore Alert Bangkok, March 11, 2026
- The Art of the Collect: Mastering Judgment Enforcement, Panelist, Offshore Alert Bangkok, March 11, 2026
- Cross-Border Asset Recovery Product Launch & Overseas Recovery Seminar, Keynote Speaker, Yingke Law Firm, Beijing, March 5, 2026
- Cross-Border Recovery Seminar on Non-Performing Assets, Keynote Speaker, Hylands Law Firm, Shenzhen, March 2, 2026
- 29th Dacheng Criminal Forum - Asset Protection from a Global Perspective: Practical Exchange on Investment Disputes and Property Crime Recovery, Keynote Speaker, Dentons Beijing, September 25, 2025
- Court Orders and Tools for Investigations and Freezing of Assets in Cross-Border Asset Recovery, ICC Fraudnet Seminar, Shanghai, September 20, 2025
- International Investigations & Asset Recovery, Panelist Offshore Alert Bangkok, March 6, 2025
- Litigating in Florida: Spotting International Issues from Beginning to End, Moderator, February 7, 2025
- FIRE Starters Essay Competition Winner Presentation, Moderator, FIRE Starters Global Summit: Dublin, February 23, 2024
- Decrypting Crypto: Reading the Runes, Panelist, London International Disputes Week, May 17, 2023
- FIRE Starters Essay Competition Winner Presentation, FIRE Starters Global Summit: Dublin, February 24, 2023
Published Decisions
- Novalpina Capital Partners I GP S.A.R.L v. Read, 149 F.4th 1092, 1095 (9th Cir. 2025)
- In re Exch. Union Co., No. 24-mc-91645-ADB, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 257485, at *1 (D. Mass. Dec. 12, 2025)
- Dailane Invs. Ltd. v. Hig Capital LLC, No. 25-cv-20568-ALTMAN/LETT, 2025 LX 528597 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 24, 2025)
- Ex parte Klein, No. 1:23-mc-24630-CMA, 2025 LX 428674 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 17, 2025)
- In re Exch. Union Co., No. 4:24-mc-80289-YGR, 2025 LX 321418 (N.D. Cal. July 22, 2025)
- Orion Engineered, GmbH Carbons v. Shufang Qin, No. 8:24-cv-02409-MRA-DFM, 2025 LX 333118 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 1, 2025)
- In re Dailane Invs. Ltd., No. 1:22-cv-23619-ALTMAN/Reid, 2025 LX 379457 (S.D. Fla. May 5, 2025)
- In re Exch. Union Co., No. 24-mc-91645-ADB, 2025 LX 150252 (D. Mass. Mar. 24, 2025)
- Orion Engineered Carbons, GmbH v. Shufang Qin, No. 24-CV-02409-MRA-DFM, 2025 LX 202051 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2025)
- Stati v. Republic of Kazakhstan, No. 1:19-MC-00382-PAE, 2025 LX 491175 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 28, 2025)
- Stati v. Republic of Kazakhstan, No. 24-2198, 2025 LX 231162 (2d Cir. Jan. 27, 2025)
- Frasers Grp. PLC v. Stanley, 95 F.4th 54 (2d Cir. 2024)
- In re Exchange Union Co., No. 4:24-MC-80289-YGR, 2024 LX 127523 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2024)
- In re Pinewood Techs. Asia Pac. Ltd. for Judicial Assistance Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, No. 24-60119-CIV-DIMITROULEAS/HUNT, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211317 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 19, 2024)
- Orion Engineered Carbons, GmbH v. Shufang Qin, No. 8:24-cv-02409-MRA-DFM, 2024 LX 151210 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2024)
- Stati v. Republic of Kazakhstan, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127325 (S.D.N.Y. July 17, 2024)
- In re Vinmar Overseas, Ltd., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98217 (S.D.N.Y. May 30, 2024)
- SEC v. Waldman, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60665 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2019)
- Latta v. Otter, 779 F.3d 902 (9th Cir. 2015)
- De Leon v. Abbott, 791 F.3d 619 (5th Cir. 2015)
- Latta v. Otter, 771 F.3d 496 (9th Cir. 2014)
- Brenner v. Armstrong, Nos. 14-14061-AA, 14-14066-AA, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 24725 (11th Cir. Dec. 3, 2014)
- Latta v. Otter, Nos. 14-35420, 14-35421, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 16057 (9th Cir. May 20, 2014)
- Tanco v. Haslam, No. 14-5297, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 22051 (6th Cir. Apr. 25, 2014)
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