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Snell & Wilmer Welcomes New Partner Roger C. Rappoport
Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that attorney Roger C. Rappoport has recently joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice group.
Rappoport is a seasoned advisor to startups and emerging growth companies and the investors who finance them, guiding clients from inception through exit. With over two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem, Rappoport focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings, including convertible notes, SAFEs, and other debt financings. His knowledge extends to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution, development, manufacturing, and licensing transactions, as well as executive compensation and the establishment of equity incentive plans.
“We are thrilled to welcome Roger to our team,” said Barbara J. Dawson, Firm Chair of Snell & Wilmer. “His exceptional experience and dedication to legal excellence will undoubtedly enhance our ability to serve our emerging business and venture capital clients, including those in Silicon Valley and the greater San Francisco Bay Area.”
Rappoport has experience navigating numerous companies from formation to IPO and beyond, developing proactive strategies to help maximize shareholder value and steering clients through critical legal and business events. He serves a diverse array of industries, including software (B2B, B2C, and B2B2C), artificial intelligence, hardware, robotics, mobility, communications, internet, renewable energy, medical devices, med-tech, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. His experience as an entrepreneur for 10 years, before becoming a lawyer, provides him a unique and comprehensive understanding of both the legal and business challenges faced by startups and makes him an invaluable advisor for innovative companies aiming to achieve their full potential.
Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Rappoport was a partner at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves, & Savitch LLP in San Diego. Rappoport received his LL.M. from Harvard University and his J.D. from the University of Cape Town, where he also received his B.A. in Political Science.
About Snell & Wilmer
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit swlaw.com.
