Background
Roper, Theodore J. was born in 1951 in Misawa, Japan.
Roper, Theodore J. was born in 1951 in Misawa, Japan.
California State University at San Jose (Bachelor of Arts, 1973. Master of Arts, 1975). Golden Gate University (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Spoken languages: Japanese.
Worked at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1981, California. (Los Angeles Office).
Kelley Drye & Warren, founded in 1836 in New York City, is today a leading international law firm of over 300 lawyers, serving clients across a wide-range of industries and legal practice areas, through a global network of offices, including Hong Kong, Brussels, and seven offices coast-to-coast in the United States. Lawyers in the firm deal with large-scale financial, corporate and real estate transactions, often involving cross-border issues, complex international tax issues and conflicting legal systems. They also handle major domestic and international litigation of all kinds and specialize in such other areas as labor, bankruptcy, environmental law, immigration, employee benefits and representation of high net worth individuals and families.
Lawyers in the firm's international practice group have been, in many cases, educated and trained in international jurisdictions, including Europe, Asia and India.