Roger Rappoport is a seasoned advisor to 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, Roger focuses in 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.Roger 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 and B2C), 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, Roger was a Partner and leader of the Emerging Growth & Venture Capital practice group for Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP in Silicon Valley.Specialties: Focus and expertise with emerging growth companies, dealing with general business, corporate, securities and venture capital law, representing privately-held companies in the software, information technology, telecommunications and life sciences industries in a wide range of transactions including corporate formation, venture capital financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions.