R. Erica Roque

Erica advises clients primarily on corporate and commercial transactions, including technology, distribution, fulfillment, data licensing, and privacy agreements, and corporate structuring and governance. As a recovering CPA, Erica brings over a decade of operational, financial, and auditing experience to her practice. She works with clients in a wide range of industries and at all stages of their life cycles. As a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, Erica also has extensive experience with nonprofit clients, advising on formation, tax exemption, and compliance and governance matters.

Client Work

• Serves as outside general counsel for numerous fashion companies, including Fila, Alexander Wang, and Diane von Furstenberg, handling corporate governance, technology licensing, trademark, distribution and fulfillment, e-commerce, real estate, employment, and restructuring matters.
• Represents clients in various industries with respect to technology transactions, including license and subscription agreements, cloud service agreements, software and website development agreements, professional services agreements, and data privacy agreements.
• Advises charities, public welfare organizations, and trade associations, counseling on corporate structuring and governance, membership, contracts, data licensing and privacy, and risk management matters, including managing vendor and partnership relationships.
• Managed the negotiation of all broadcast, sponsorship, venue, and production agreements in connection with a major televised fashion show.
• Represented a multi-billion dollar American global manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products in the drafting and negotiating of global outsourcing technology service agreements valued at over $500MM.
• Represented a national public welfare organization with 35MM+ members in connection with an affiliation of a public charity to bring the organizations under common control.
• Represented a multi-million dollar software company in connection with a merger with its main competitor.