Roger’s practice focuses on government investigations and enforcement actions, internal investigations, complex consumer protection litigation, and state and federal regulatory issues. He regularly represents a wide range of energy, communications, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, technology, and trade association clients on legal and policy matters before state attorneys general and other state and federal regulators and enforcement agencies, including in responding to civil investigative demands and multi-state probes.

Roger assists clients to develop productive working relationships with state attorneys general in an effort to avoid enforcement actions and litigation when possible and to convey industry-specific issues and concerns. Roger also counsels clients on developing and implementing legislative and regulatory strategies at the state and federal levels, as well as communications campaigns to support them.

Roger’s work for his clients is informed by years of representing the business community as a Senior Director of Legal Affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform. During his tenure at the US Chamber, Roger focused on issues including public nuisance, municipality litigation, arbitration, mass tort and class action litigation, and private rights of action. Roger regularly represented the US Chamber before state attorneys general.

Roger also counsels clients on fintech, blockchain, cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital asset-related issues. His work includes comprehensive platform and asset reviews, as well as regulatory, enforcement, and liability assessments related to venture capital investments in digital assets and blockchain platforms. He has represented US and multinational clients, including start-ups, trading and brokerage houses, energy trading firms, and venture capital firms, before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as well as relevant self-regulatory organizations, in filing comment letters, responding to and resolving investigations and enforcement actions, and complying with laws and regulations. Roger has also advised clients on tokenization and trading of carbon offset credits.

Roger served as a law clerk to US Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and as a legal extern with the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice, specifically assisting prosecutors in the Fraud Section. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Roger practiced in the Washington, DC office of another Am Law 100 firm.

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Education
JD, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, 2015

BA, The University of Alabama, summa cum laude, 2012

• French Fries to Fossil Fuels The Misplaced Reliance on UDAPs to Pursue Policy Agendas, U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform