Roger Meyers

Business and Commercial

Class Actions

Critical Motions / Appeal

Securities / Finance

Roger P. Meyers leads the firm’s complex business and commercial litigation practice and serves as the firm’s general counsel. He routinely handles disputes involving business ownership and governance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, fraud and fiduciary duties, securities, health care, employee mobility and unfair competition, and trade secrets. He also has significant experience in appeals, arbitrations, class actions, and internal investigations, and has tried or arbitrated several disputes to final judgment. In addition to handling major business and governance disputes across industries, Roger has a particularly deep background in the health care, private equity and financial services, and technology / telecommunications industries.

Roger has appeared in federal courts throughout the country, including California, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia, as well as the Delaware Court of Chancery and in FINRA, AAA, and JAMS arbitrations.

Law360, Michigan Editorial Advisory Board Member (2024)

American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow

Leading Lawyers, Member (2023)

Detroit Bar Association, Board of Directors

Detroit Bar Association, Secretary-Treasurer

Detroit Bar Association, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee Member

American Bar Association, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, Subcommittee Chair (Past)

Federal Bar Association – E.D. Michigan Chapter, Sustaining Member, Subcommittee Chair (Past)

Oakland County Bar Association, Sustaining Member

Oakland County Bar Foundation, Fellow

Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Delegate

State Bar of Michigan – Appellate Practice Section and Litigation Section, Member

“Practical Guidance for Litigating in the Oakland County Business Court,” Oakland County Bar Association LACHES March 2022 Issue, co-author (2022)

“Affirmative Defenses Demystified: Follow the Rules,” Detroit Lawyer Magazine, co-author (2020)

“Best-Laid Plans: How to Prepare for & Litigate Deals Gone Bad,” Oakland County Bar Association LACHES January 2020 Issue, co-author (2020)

“Franks v. Franks: The Michigan Court of Appeals Writes a Treatise on Shareholder Oppression” Detroit Lawyer Magazine, co-author (2020)

“Broker-Dealer Litigation” 2016 Annual Survey, Contributor (2016)

“Broader Fee-Shifting Provisions in Delaware Corporate Bylaws” American Bar Association Practice Points (2014)

“An Analysis of Federal Rule of Evidence 502 and Its Early Application” Wayne Law Review Vol. 55:3 (2010)

“Risky Ventures: The Impact of IRS Health Care Joint Venture Policy” University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Vol. 42:2 (2009)