Roger Tsai

Partner

555 17th Street, Suite 3200, Denver, CO 80202

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.”

PRACTICES

Practices

News

55 Holland & Hart Attorneys Named Among 2020 Utah Legal Elite, 03/23/2020

Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to the 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers List, 03/13/2020

Roger Tsai Adds Insights in Bloomberg Law Article on ‘Inducing' Illegal Immigration in the US , 02/28/2020

Holland & Hart Attorneys Listed in 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers Magazine, 03/18/2019

Forty-Six Holland & Hart Attorneys Named Among 2019 Utah Legal Elite, 03/13/2019

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

"DHS Announces Relaxed Standards for I-9 Verification and USCIS Signatures," Holland & Hart News Update, 03/23/2020

"Understanding the Basics of the Federal E-Verify Program," Mountain West Employment Law Letter, January 2020

"Chambers: Colorado Employment Law and Practice Guide," Chambers Global Practice Guide: USA Regional Employment, Second Edition, Co-Author, 10/29/19

"Federal Immigration Investigations Increase Dramatically," Employers' Lawyers Blog, October 7, 2019

"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

Speaking Engagements

"Immigration Law Update," Holland & Hart's 2019 Employment Law Seminar, October 2019

"Hot Topics in Federal and Colorado Employment Law," 2019 Holland & Hart Colorado Employment Law Update, September 18, 2019

"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

"Creating a Sound PERM Program for Your New Client – Large or Small," Webinar, American Immigration Lawyers Association, October 2015

"Immigration Compliance Issues for Employment Attorneys," Colorado State Bar, 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

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
Colorado Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Immigration: Business, 2019-2020
Mountain States Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Immigration, 2012-2017
Utah Business Magazine, Forty Under 40, 2010; Utah Legal Elite, Immigration, 2017-2020
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
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado, Board of Directors