Patricia J. Rogers

Attorney, Transaction Section

Never underestimate anyone. That’s Trish Rogers mantra. As an accomplished international business attorney, Trish knows that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary feats each and every day. Trish utilizes her business and legal background to prepare for all contingencies to best serve her clients. 

Decisive and well prepared, Trish represents domestic and international companies in the planning, implementation, and execution of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity/venture capital financings. She relies on her extensive business, financial, and legal knowledge to assist investment initiatives and in the negotiation and drafting of agreements to successfully resolve complex deals and create profitable operational structures.

With an extensive background in commercial lending, Trish has helped many international companies establish operations in the U.S. and has represented banks and non-banking institutions from U.S. and overseas in debt financing transactions. She has in-depth experience with private capital funds and assists with fund formation, offering document preparation, tax, securities, and regulatory compliance issues.

Thorough in approach, Trish believes that the best way to serve her clients is to understand their businesses from the inside out. She spends a great deal of time performing research and due diligence to understand industries, markets, and corporate structure to provide the most comprehensive legal consultation.

Prior to joining Moye White, Trish was a partner at McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP. In addition, Trish spent eight years as an International Tax Consultant at KPMG Peat Marwick and as the Vice President of Marketing for a health care privatization firm, gaining valuable business and tax experience.

During her spare time, Trish is an avid snowboarder, whitewater kayaker, soccer player, globetrotter, mobile artist, iPod addict, and furniture designer. Her artistic and musical tastes run the gamut from the eclectic to the classic, from Coldplay to Otis Redding.

Recent publications/presentations

• ”Funding and Guiding Early Stage Technology Companies: The Role of ’Super Angels’,” Panel Moderator, April 6, 2005, Georgia Tech Advanced Technology and Development Center
• ”Managing Effective International Channels,” Panel Participant, May 5, 2004
• ”What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Legal Counsel Issues Facing Non-Profits,” Presenter, March 24, 2004, State Bar of Georgia
• ”A Primer on U.S. Taxation,” management.de, The International Business Online Magazine, December 3, 2003
• ”Forms of Doing Business in the United States,” management.de, The International Business Online Magazine, December 3, 2003
• "Women in Technology Law," panel participant, February 28, 2008, University of Colorado Law School
• "Be Vigilant When Acquiring Assets From a Company in Distress," Denver Business Journal, 3/28-4/3/2008 issue
• "Cross your T's," Divapreneurs Magazine, Sept/Oct 2007 
• Quoted in Denver Post article, "Diamond Cabaret Owners Rings NASDAQ Bell," July 26, 2009, regarding implications of certain financial restatements
• Quoted in marketsmediaonline.com article, "Banks and PE Firms Jostle Over FDIC," August 31, 2009, regarding FDIC regulation of who can acquire financial institutions
• Quoted in marketmediaonline.com article, " Hedge Funds Prepare for Battle," September 16, 2009, regarding proposed new regulations aimed at Hedge Funds
• Quoted in Denver Business Journal article, "M&A Stirs to Life in Third Quarter," October 12, 2009, regarding current Denver M&A activity