JULIA ROMANO
Partner
King & Spalding
Julia Romano is a high-performing lawyer at international law firm King & Spalding and is dedicated to DEI efforts both within and outside the firm. Her efforts advocating on behalf of LGBTQ+ individuals on pro bono matters have been especially notable.
Romano successfully obtained asylum for three trans women from El Salvador who had suffered violence at the hands of El Salvadorian police because of their transgender status. They then fled to Mexico only to be kidnapped by a human trafficker who attempted to sell them into sex slavery. They were able to escape and fled to the US in 2014, where they immediately sought asylum. Romano’s representation of one of these trans women was an odyssey that lasted throughout the pandemic and several delays in immigration court. She is now helping these women obtain permanent residency status, as well as legal name and gender changes.
