Practice Areas
Education
- University of Michigan School of Law, J.D., 2003
- University of Southern California, B.A., magna cum laude, 2000
Bar & Court Admissions
- State of Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois
Roger H. Stetson
FAX: (312) 984-3150
Roger is a partner that focuses his practice on general complex commercial litigation for a wide variety of domestic and international corporations, in disputes that include: banking regulatory and enforcement matters; professional liability claims; directors and officers liability insurance matters; employment and restrictive covenant matters, general contract disputes, defamation, trademark and telecommunications cases.
Roger also focuses his practice on representing automobile manufacturers, frequently counseling them with respect to their development of franchising standards, policies, and procedures. He also represents franchisors on a nationwide basis in a variety of litigation disputes with franchisees, including disputes relating to franchisee establishments, relocations and terminations, warranty reimbursement policies, product allocation systems, facility regulations, advertising requirements, franchise transfers and site control restrictions.
In addition to the litigation aspect of his automotive practice, Roger has advised manufacturers with respect to all facets of the manufacturer-dealer relationship including assisting clients in drafting sales and distribution agreements, creating brand standards, developing margin programs, negotiating relocation or renovation of facilities, navigating through the sale of a dealership and the manufacturer’s right of first refusal, advising manufacturers on dealer financing issues and negotiating on the manufacturer’s behalf with dealer floor plan lenders, and negotiating and implementing the termination of dealerships and the manufacturer’s resulting repurchase obligations.
In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Roger dedicates time to the pro bono representation of asylum refugee applicants. Roger has been lead counsel in two separate successful representations of Colombian refugee applicants seeking protection in the United States from a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a State Department designated terrorist organization in Colombia.
Representative Clients
- Automobili Lamborghini America
- Bugatti USA
- Dunkin' Donuts
- First Industrial Realty Trust
- Old Second
- Volkswagen Group of America
Representative Matters
- In re: CFS-Related Securities Litigation
Represented third-party defendant in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in suit claiming fraud in connection with failed asset-backed securities and seeking over $100 million in damages.
- Porterfield v. Orecchio
Represented receiver in claim brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the directors and officers of AA Capital Partners, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor, in a $60 million claim for violations of ERISA, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and conversion arising out of alleged misappropriation and misuse of investor funds.
- Saloman Brothers International Ltd. v. Eagle Cayman International L.P.
Represented hedge fund in litigation with a broker-dealer in the Supreme Court of New York, involving claims and counterclaims in excess of $100 million.
Events & Speaking Engagements
- Guest lecturer on Uniform Commercial Code and contract drafting at the University of Iowa College of Law, 2005