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Jay Rogers

Jay Rogers

Partner

Greenville ONE
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
T 864.373.2216
F 864.373.2925
jay.rogers@nelsonmullins.com
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Jay Rogers is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Greenville office, where he provides corporate counsel to businesses, including helping with mergers and acquisitions, corporate structure, commercial relationships, and economic development incentives. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Rogers served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the...

Jay Rogers is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Greenville office, where he provides corporate counsel to businesses, including helping with mergers and acquisitions, corporate structure, commercial relationships, and economic development incentives. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Rogers served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the economic development vehicle of Greenville County. Mr. Rogers has practiced law in Mexico and Brazil and is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese. 

Jay Rogers

economic development vehicle of Greenville County. Mr. Rogers has practiced law in Mexico and Brazil and is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has advised U.S. and foreign companies with respect to:
    • mergers and acquisitions
    • corporate and capital structures
    • economic development incentives offered by local, state and national governments
    • dispute resolution, including cross-border arbitration, litigation and mediation
    • commercial relationships with vendors, customers and lenders
    • U.S. and foreign Customs matters
  • Has represented clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, gaming, business services, and information technology;
  • Has handled transactions (including the set-up of business entities, joint ventures and contractual trade relationships, along with associated cross-border tax planning) throughout the United States and in more than a dozen foreign jurisdictions, including Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Paraguay, Honduras and the Bahamas, among others;
  • Has represented foreign investors from Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany in setting up operations in the United States
  • Has handled a variety of U.S. customs-related matters, including resolving disputes with customs enforcement officials, formation of Customs Bonded Warehouses and the administration of Foreign Trade Zones
  • Has worked in the area of U.S. export controls, including compliance with Export Administration Regulations and the rules of the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Previous Professional Experience

  • Foreign Legal Consultant for the law firms of Jauregui Navarrete y Nader in Mexico City and Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva in São Paulo, Brazil (1999)
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has advised U.S. and foreign companies with respect to:
    • mergers and acquisitions
    • corporate and capital structures
    • economic development incentives offered by local, state and national governments
    • dispute resolution, including cross-border arbitration, litigation and mediation
    • commercial relationships with vendors, customers and lenders
    • U.S. and foreign Customs matters
  • Has represented clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, gaming, business services, and information technology;
  • Has handled transactions (including the set-up of business entities, joint ventures and contractual trade relationships, along with associated cross-border tax planning) throughout the United States and in more than a dozen foreign jurisdictions, including Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Paraguay, Honduras and the Bahamas, among others;
  • Has represented foreign investors from Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany in setting up operations in the United States
  • Has handled a variety of U.S. customs-related matters, including resolving disputes with customs enforcement officials, formation of Customs Bonded Warehouses and the administration of Foreign Trade Zones
  • Has worked in the area of U.S. export controls, including compliance with Export Administration Regulations and the rules of the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Previous Professional Experience

  • Foreign Legal Consultant for the law firms of Jauregui Navarrete y Nader in Mexico City and Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva in São Paulo, Brazil (1999)

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Recognitions

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Professional Activities

  • South Carolina Bar
  • Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2001

Leadership

  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Chair (2018-2020) 
  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Member (2015-Present)
  • Greenville Area Development Corporation, Chair (2006-2009)
  • Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the South Carolina District Export Council (2010-2013)

Jay Rogers is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Greenville office, where he provides corporate counsel to businesses, including helping with mergers and acquisitions, corporate structure, commercial relationships, and economic development incentives. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Rogers served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the... economic development vehicle of Greenville County. Mr. Rogers has practiced law in Mexico and Brazil and is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has advised U.S. and foreign companies with respect to:
    • mergers and acquisitions
    • corporate and capital structures
    • economic development incentives offered by local, state and national governments
    • dispute resolution, including cross-border arbitration, litigation and mediation
    • commercial relationships with vendors, customers and lenders
    • U.S. and foreign Customs matters
  • Has represented clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, gaming, business services, and information technology;
  • Has handled transactions (including the set-up of business entities, joint ventures and contractual trade relationships, along with associated cross-border tax planning) throughout the United States and in more than a dozen foreign jurisdictions, including Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Paraguay, Honduras and the Bahamas, among others;
  • Has represented foreign investors from Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany in setting up operations in the United States
  • Has handled a variety of U.S. customs-related matters, including resolving disputes with customs enforcement officials, formation of Customs Bonded Warehouses and the administration of Foreign Trade Zones
  • Has worked in the area of U.S. export controls, including compliance with Export Administration Regulations and the rules of the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Previous Professional Experience

  • Foreign Legal Consultant for the law firms of Jauregui Navarrete y Nader in Mexico City and Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva in São Paulo, Brazil (1999)

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD (1987)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Order of the Wig and Robe
    • National Trial Competition Southeast Region Winner (1987)
    • Managing Editor, South Carolina Law Review (1986-1987)
  • University of Virginia, BA, English (1983)

Admissions

  • South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of International Trade
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Practice Areas

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • South Carolina Bar
  • Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2001
  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Chair (2018-2020) 
  • Greenville County Planning Commission, Member (2015-Present)
  • Greenville Area Development Corporation, Chair (2006-2009)
  • Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the South Carolina District Export Council (2010-2013)