Siddartha Rao

Practice areas

Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Intellectual Property, Technology Transactions, Appellate, Media and Advertising

Focus areas

Business Formation and Planning, Communications and Media Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property Law, Non-Compete Agreements, Partnership, Trademarks

Siddartha Rao, an attorney affiliated with Romano Law PLLC in New York, New York, boasts a career spanning over 12 years, during which he has worked within law firms, corporate in-house counsel teams, and managed his own solo practice for six years. His extensive legal expertise covers a wide spectrum of litigation and technology transaction issues, and he has gained recognition for his outstanding legal counsel and services to both corporate entities and individuals with legal needs related to:

• Breach of contract
• Commercial bad faith
• Libel and defamation
• Creditor claims in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings
• Civil and commercial fraud
• Violations of nondisclosure and noncompete agreements
• Insurance litigation
• Technology transactions and license structuring
• Intellectual property licensing and registration
• Virtual currency and cryptocurrency

Rao has successfully represented a diverse clientele from various industries, including software, mobile apps, entertainment, publishing, real estate, insurance, banking, and more. His clients range from small, family-owned businesses to large multinational corporations.

Furthermore, Rao’s legal practice encompasses appearances in both state and federal courts in New York, as well as appellate work in these jurisdictions. He has also represented clients in alternative dispute resolution forums such as AAA and JAMS. Rao holds admission to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

Rao actively participates in the New York City Bar Association and previously served as Secretary for its Information Technology and Cyber Law Committee. He is also a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group 1 and serves on the board of the New York Asian Film Foundation. His publications cover diverse areas, including international patent law, forensics, and data privacy, and he previously served as an editor for the peer-reviewed Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare.

Mr. Rao has been a sought-after speaker, addressing emerging legal topics concerning international intellectual property, data privacy, and cyber security. His presentations encompass subjects like national cyber security, as well as European data privacy and compliance.

In terms of his educational background, Siddartha Rao graduated from Middlebury College in 2004 and pursued his legal studies at the University of Texas School of Law. There, he served as an associate editor for the Texas Law Review and earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2008, graduating with the distinction of Order of the Barristers.

Before joining Romano Law, Rao gained valuable experience working at two international law firms, serving as in-house counsel for a publicly traded software company, and running his solo practice. Notably, he was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in 2011, 2012, and 2014-2019, a distinction awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys in the New York metropolitan area. In 2020, he achieved the status of a full-fledged Super Lawyer.