Roger Royse is the founder of Royse Law Firm, PC, a business and tax law firm with offices in Northern and Southern California (www.rroyselaw.com).  Roger practices in the areas of corporate and securities law, domestic and international tax, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formation and his clients include emerging and middle-market companies and high net worth individuals. 

Roger has represented companies in a variety of industries, including clean tech, internet, life sciences, entertainment and new media, sports, real estate, retail and mobile devices and applications.  Practicing since 1984, Roger’s background includes work with prominent San Francisco Bay area law firms as well as Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy in New York City.  Roger has also served as an adjunct professor at the Gold Gate University Masters of Tax program.  He is a frequent speaker, writer and blogger for bar associations, CPA organizations, and business groups.

Roger has been peer-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. See his profile on line at www.martindale.com.

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CBS Radio's "Banmiller on Business" Spotlights Roger Royse in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year Campaign this Weekend! Listen Here!

Ongoing Now~!
Motion To Dismiss Cancer, a team formed to raise money for the 2012
Roger Royse Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Man of the Year campaign, announces the
second round of the “2012 Venture Capital Master’s Lunch Series” auction where anyone can bid
to win one-on-one meetings with some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists and start-up
founders – with all proceeds supporting LLS and its work with blood cancer research.
Bidding has already begun on eBay at: http://myworld.ebay.com/celebrityexperienceforlls. More Details about the auction HERE.

March 2012
Roger nominated for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2012 "Man of the Year."
Meet the Candidates for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2012 Man and Woman of the Year .
Roger has been a Bay area resident since 1991 and is the founder of the Royse Law Firm, PC, a business, tax and corporate law firm. UPDATE: Roger unveils his video campaign, "Motion 2 Dismiss Cancer" Visit Roger's Leukemia Lymphoma Society page for special LLS events.

December 2011
Roger appointed to Advisory Board of Trust Central. Visit them at www.trustcentral.com.

"Buying and Selling a Business: Practical Tax Consequences" published in California Business Law Practitioner (Fall 2011)

November 2011
Roger publishes article, "Selected Primary Metaphorical Contructs in Legal Analysis." Read it here.

September 19, 2011
Read Roger Royse's letter to Gov. Jerry Brown urging support of Assembly Bill 361 which creates a new class of California corporation - a "Benefit Corporation" - able to do business in a socially and/or environmentally responsible manner and not be in conflict with fulfilling traditional corporate fiduciary duties.

August 26, 2011
Roger Royse announces the launch of Royse University to provide business, tax and personal finance ideas and information to help founders and executives gain new opportunities and make meaningful connections. You may visit the site at http://www.royseuniversity.com

July 14, 2011
Roger Royse chosen as Northern California "Super Lawyer." More here.

November 2, 2010
Roger Royse and Royse Law crossing into entertainment industry, including Deirdre Hall and Bill Dorfman. Read the Blog article here.

October 12, 2010
Should Californians (YOU!) Legalize Marijuana? Roger will be moderating a debate on October 14, 2010 between Joseph McNamara, A Hoover Institute Fellow and former San Jose Police Chief, and Don Anders, former San Jose Police Department Deputy Chief, on the topic of "Should Californians (YOU!) Legalize Marijuana? Click for photos.

September 24, 2010
Roger Royse speaks to the California State Bar Association at the Annual Meeting in Monterey on the topic of "Buying and Selling a Business: Practical Tax Consequences. More ...
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September 2, 2010
Roger joins the advisory board of Soiree International Inc., the online art gallery, and event promotion company. More ...