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Roger Tsai

Partner

555 17th Street, Suite 3200, Denver, CO 80202
P 303.295.8171
OVERVIEW

Companies large and small frequently engage Roger to provide counsel on a broad spectrum of employment and immigration issues.

With extensive experience and a national reputation for being at the forefront of change in immigration law, Roger is able to find positive solutions to his clients' varied needs.

Roger counsels universities and companies in the healthcare, technology, and energy sectors on securing temporary and permanent visas for foreign national employees, including H-1B visas and permanent resident status. He also represents companies under investigation by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and helps companies perform internal audits of their employment eligibility documents. He leads the firm's immigration practice which was recently recognized by Chambers USA as an “increasingly strong immigration practice.”

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PRACTICES

Practices

Labor and Employment
Immigration
Compliance Services
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

News

Best Lawyers® Names 18 Lawyers of the Year and 175 Best Lawyers from Holland & Hart, 08/15/2018
Fifty-Seven Holland & Hart Attorneys Named Among 2018 Utah Legal Elite, 03/15/2018
Denver Partner Roger Tsai Joins 2018 Colorado General Counsel Group Advisor Program, 03/05/2018
Eight New Attorneys Elected to Holland & Hart's Partnership, 01/01/2018
Best Lawyers® Names 21 Partners 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" and 183 Attorneys to Best Lawyers in America© List, 08/15/2017
Mountain States Super Lawyers Includes 68 Holland & Hart Attorneys, 06/12/2017
Chambers USA 2017 Ranks Holland & Hart Lawyers and Practices, 05/26/2017
Utah's Legal Elite 2017 Names 59 Holland & Hart Attorneys, 03/14/2017
Roger Tsai Quoted in SHRM's Employment Law Legal Article "Suspension of Visa Interview Waivers Could Cause Business Disruptions", 02/06/2017
Holland & Hart Salt Lake City Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers® List, 8/15/2016
Mountain States Super Lawyers® Recognizes 75 Holland & Hart Attorneys, 06/13/2016

Publications

"Export Control Laws Not a Blank Check to Exclude Job Applicants," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 02/21/2019
"Reminder: New I-9 Form Now Mandatory," Employers' Lawyers Blog, September 25, 2017
"New Immigration Executive Order Scales Back Earlier Travel Restrictions," Holland & Hart News Update, 03/06/2017
"Workplace Implications of the President's Immigration Executive Order," Holland & Hart News Update, 1/30/2017
"New Form I-9 Must Be Used By January 22, 2017," Holland & Hart News Update, 11/18/2016
"Obama's Immigration Policy Blocked Due to Equally Divided Supreme Court," Holland & Hart News Update, 6/24/2016
"Repeal of Colorado's Employment Verification Law," Holland & Hart News Update, 06/13/2016
"H-1B Visa Submissions Lower than Expected," Holland & Hart News Update, 4/13/2016
"STEM OPT Extension Lengthened to 24 Months," Holland & Hart News Update, 3/18/2016
"Worksite Enforcement and E-Verify: Update," American Immigration Lawyers Association, 11/24/2015
"USCIS Flips Position: Proposes That Amended H-1B Petitions Must Be Filed When Changing Worksite," Holland & Hart News Update, 5/29/2015
"H-1B Applications Hit Record 233,000 In First Week," Holland & Hart News Update, 4/14/2015
"Spouses of H-1B Nonimmigrants Will Be Eligible for Employment Authorizations Beginning May 26, 2015," Holland & Hart News Update, 2/25/2015
"Options for Hiring Foreign Workers After H-1B Visa Rejection," Holland & Hart News Update, 7/29/2014
"Beat the H-1B Visa Cap By Filing On April 1, 2014," Holland & Hart News Update, 3/18/2014
"Hiring Foreign Workers - Timeliness Matters," The Advisor, Mile High SHRM, March 2014

Speaking Engagements

"Hot Topics in Federal, Immigration, and Colorado Employment Law," Panelist, 2018 Holland & Hart Employment Law Update, September 13, 2018
"Anticipating the Unknown - Immigration Changes in The Trump Administration," Mile High Society for Human Resource Management, February 14, 2018
"Key Employment and Immigration Law Developments Every Utah Employer Needs to Know," Holland & Hart 2017 Utah Employment Law Breakfast Briefing Series, 11/09/2017
"Anticipating the Unknown: Immigration Changes in the Trump Administration," 4/27/2017
"When PERM Goes Awry," 7/19/2016
"I-9s and Immigration Compliance for Employers," 5/25/2016
"PERM and the Offsite Worker," Webinar, American Immigration Lawyers Association, February 2016
"Immigration Webinar Series: Avoiding Denials on H-1Bs," Firm webinar series, January 20, 2016
"Immigration Webinar Series: Understanding the Basics of PERM Labor Certification," Firm webinar series, December 2, 2015
"Navigating the U.S. Business Immigration Maze," Employment Law Alliance webinar, November 2015
"Immigration Compliance Issues for Employment Attorneys," Colorado State Bar, October 2015
"Creating a Sound PERM Program for Your New Client – Large or Small," Webinar, American Immigration Lawyers Association, October 2015
"Obama's Immigration Executive Action: What it Will Mean for Employers," Federal Bar Association National Conference, September 2015
"Corporate Immigration Compliance for Human Resource Directors," Colorado Society for Human Resources Conference, September 2015
"The Other EB-2: Utilizing Exceptional Ability and National Interest Waivers," June 2015
"PERM: The Known Unknowns," Webinar, American Immigration Lawyers Association, October 2014
"Hazard: Falling (PERM) Rocks Ahead," American Immigration Lawyers Association National Conference, June 2014
"Demystifying Business Immigration Law," May 19, 2014
"Immigration Reform Update," Utah Department of Workforce Services, February 2014
"H1-1B and Immigration Compliance Issues," Colorado Rocky Mountain Society of Human Resource Management, Denver, CO, February 2014
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

University of Houston Law School
J.D., 2005
University of Michigan
B.A., 2002
  • Political Science and Economics

Bar Admissions

Colorado
Utah
RECOGNITION

Recognition

  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor & Employment, Recognized Practitioner, 2017
  • The Best Lawyers in America© Immigration Law, Employment Law - Management, 2014-2019
  • The Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year, Immigration Law – Salt Lake City, 2017
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Immigration, Rising Star, 2012-2017
  • Utah Business Magazine, Forty Under 40, 2010; Utah Legal Elite, Immigration, 2017, 2018
  • Utah State Bar, Young Lawyer of the Year, 2010
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Civic Affiliations

  • American Bar Association – Commission on Immigration, Advisory Committee
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member
    Board of Governors
    Business Immigration Committee
    Worksite Enforcement Committee
    Department of Labor Liaison Committee
    Publications Committee
    Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook, 2009-2014 Eds., Editor
    Utah Chapter, Chair
  • Utah State Bar – Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors
  • Society for Human Resource Management – Utah, Board of Directors
  • Utah Governor’s Hispanic Advisory Council, Past Board Member
  • Salt Lake Chamber Immigration Task Force, Board Member
  • Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce, Past President
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