Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP

Roger is BFKN's managing partner and a first chair trial attorney who has appeared more than 100 times before judges in federal and state courts in jurisdictions across the country. Roger has been engaged by some of the world’s most prominent companies to represent them in their most significant legal disputes, including class actions, shareholder disputes, and derivative claims. Roger has a wealth of experience advocating on behalf of REITs, manufacturers, financial institutions, distributors, developers, and the fiduciaries that work in these industries.

Roger represents a broad range of real estate clients and is well-versed in unique controversies involving real estate. He has extensive experience with representing REITs, funds and developers in numerous industries, including the healthcare, industrial, office and commercial sectors. Roger acts as primary counsel related to disputes concerning capital markets transactions, creation of joint ventures with institutional investors, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and partnership issues. He has also litigated issues related to a broad range of construction and development projects on behalf of various parties, including owners, developers, lenders, and contractors concerning locations throughout North America.

Roger represents financial institutions on matters related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), corporate fiduciary responsibility, directors and officers liability, civil RICO, insurance, conspiracy claims, and commercial contract disputes.

Roger also represents manufacturers and distributors across the country and around the world to implement market representation and development initiatives and litigate disputes relating to dealer establishments, requirement contracts, distribution agreements, relocations and terminations, warranty reimbursement policies, product allocation systems, facility regulations, advertising requirements, dealer transfers, and site control restrictions.