Roger E. Barton

Roger E. Barton is the Managing Partner of Barton LLP. He applies his management expertise and over 30 years of experience to leading a firm that is dedicated to providing its clients with quality and results through a practical and business-minded approach.Roger is an accomplished litigator with an international reputation for achieving outstanding results for his clients. He has been rated by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Magazine and the National Law Journal as one of the Top Commercial Litigators in the United States and has an “AV Preeminent” peer review rating in Martindale, the highest rating in the legal profession for professional excellence and ethical standards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, the invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society limited to less than one-half of one percent of lawyers in America. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and has consistently been selected to Super Lawyers in Thomson Reuters’ annual survey of the top 5% of lawyers in the New York Metro Area, 2013 to present.Roger has tried numerous bench and jury cases to conclusion in the U.S. Federal District Courts, U.S. Tax Court and in state courts across the county. He has argued Federal appeals in the Second and Third Circuits and at the state level. He is also an experienced practitioner in the various forms of ADR including mediation and arbitration both domestically and internationally as well as the enforcement and appeal of international arbitration awards.Roger’s clients range from large corporate and financial institutions to privately held businesses and senior executives. He routinely litigates cases involving failed financial transactions, breach of contract, securities and common law fraud, shareholder and partner disputes, investor actions, broker-dealer and FINRA matters, employment, including non-compete and non-solicit actions, and senior executive compensation. Roger is also a Designated Author & Analytical Columnist for Reuters Legal News and Westlaw Today in the areas of Securities Litigation & Regulation and the Business of Law.Roger combines his substantive expertise as a litigator with his practical business skills. He views each case as an opportunity to partner with his client in early case assessments, analyzing business goals and developing strategy and budgeting to achieve a disposition consistent with the desired business result. He is frequently asked to lead seminars across the country for in-house counsel audiences on the topic of managing litigation as a business.In conjunction with the Firm’s corporate attorneys, Roger counsels domestic and foreign financial institutions, emerging growth companies, foreign startups, hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and privately held corporations in connection with corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance, restructurings, joint ventures and international alliances.Roger is a member of the Board of Directors of BritishAmerican Business, Inc., a member of BAB Executive Committee, as well as Chair of BAB Accelerate. Prior to Barton, Roger was with Sidley Austin in New York.

Roger E. Barton is the Managing Partner of Barton LLP. He applies his management expertise and over 30 years of experience to leading a firm that is dedicated to providing its clients with quality and results through a practical and business-minded approach.Roger is an accomplished litigator with an international reputation for achieving outstanding results for his clients. He has been rated by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Magazine and the National Law Journal as one of the Top Commercial Litigators in the United States and has an “AV Preeminent” peer review rating in Martindale, the highest rating in the legal profession for professional excellence and ethical standards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, the invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society limited to less than one-half of one percent of lawyers in America. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and has consistently been selected to Super Lawyers in Thomson Reuters’ annual survey of the top 5% of lawyers in the New York Metro Area, 2013 to present.Roger has tried numerous bench and jury cases to conclusion in the U.S. Federal District Courts, U.S. Tax Court and in state courts across the county. He has argued Federal appeals in the Second and Third Circuits and at the state level. He is also an experienced practitioner in the various forms of ADR including mediation and arbitration both domestically and internationally as well as the enforcement and appeal of international arbitration awards.Roger’s clients range from large corporate and financial institutions to privately held businesses and senior executives. He routinely litigates cases involving failed financial transactions, breach of contract, securities and common law fraud, shareholder and partner disputes, investor actions, broker-dealer and FINRA matters, employment, including non-compete and non-solicit actions, and senior executive compensation. Roger is also a Designated Author & Analytical Columnist for Reuters Legal News and Westlaw Today in the areas of Securities Litigation & Regulation and the Business of Law.Roger combines his substantive expertise as a litigator with his practical business skills. He views each case as an opportunity to partner with his client in early case assessments, analyzing business goals and developing strategy and budgeting to achieve a disposition consistent with the desired business result. He is frequently asked to lead seminars across the country for in-house counsel audiences on the topic of managing litigation as a business.In conjunction with the Firm’s corporate attorneys, Roger counsels domestic and foreign financial institutions, emerging growth companies, foreign startups, hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and privately held corporations in connection with corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance, restructurings, joint ventures and international alliances.Roger is a member of the Board of Directors of BritishAmerican Business, Inc., a member of BAB Executive Committee, as well as Chair of BAB Accelerate. Prior to Barton, Roger was with Sidley Austin in New York.

Roger E. Barton is the Managing Partner of Barton LLP. He applies his management expertise and over 30 years of experience to leading a firm that is dedicated to providing its clients with quality and results through a practical and business-minded approach.

Roger is an accomplished litigator with an international reputation for achieving outstanding results for his clients. He has been rated by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Magazine and the National Law Journal as one of the Top Commercial Litigators in the United States and has an “AV Preeminent” peer review rating in Martindale, the highest rating in the legal profession for professional excellence and ethical standards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, the invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society limited to less than one-half of one percent of lawyers in America. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and has consistently been selected to Super Lawyers in Thomson Reuters’ annual survey of the top 5% of lawyers in the New York Metro Area, 2013 to present.

Roger has tried numerous bench and jury cases to conclusion in the U.S. Federal District Courts, U.S. Tax Court and in state courts across the county. He has argued Federal appeals in the Second and Third Circuits and at the state level. He is also an experienced practitioner in the various forms of ADR including mediation and arbitration both domestically and internationally as well as the enforcement and appeal of international arbitration awards.

Roger’s clients range from large corporate and financial institutions to privately held businesses and senior executives. He routinely litigates cases involving failed financial transactions, breach of contract, securities and common law fraud, shareholder and partner disputes, investor actions, broker-dealer and FINRA matters, employment, including non-compete and non-solicit actions, and senior executive compensation. Roger is also a Designated Author & Analytical Columnist for Reuters Legal News and Westlaw Today in the areas of Securities Litigation & Regulation and the Business of Law.

Roger combines his substantive expertise as a litigator with his practical business skills. He views each case as an opportunity to partner with his client in early case assessments, analyzing business goals and developing strategy and budgeting to achieve a disposition consistent with the desired business result. He is frequently asked to lead seminars across the country for in-house counsel audiences on the topic of managing litigation as a business.

In conjunction with the Firm’s corporate attorneys, Roger counsels domestic and foreign financial institutions, emerging growth companies, foreign startups, hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and privately held corporations in connection with corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance, restructurings, joint ventures and international alliances.