To Chief Judge Aldon J. Anderson, Chief Judge United States District Court, District of Utah.
1983, J.D., University of Utah, Order of the Coif, Executive Editor, Utah Law Review
1980, B.S. Accounting, magna cum laude, University of Utah
Utah State Bar
Roger Henriksen employs his background in accounting and over thirty-five years in law to help clients achieve their business objectives. Specializing in real property, land use planning and zoning, and construction law, he is continuously recognized by his peers and clients for outstanding customer service and innovative solutions.
Roger has extensive experience representing public and private owners, developers and contractors in a variety of industries in matters involving acquisition and development, construction, partnering relationships, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. His extensive experience with real estate development, land use planning and entitlements, service, supply and transportation contracts, joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures, and leases is complemented by his work with administrative proceedings, including land use, and lobbying for and drafting of laws and regulations.
Roger also serves on the Board of Envision Utah, on the Executive Committee of the Board of Hale Centre Theatre, and is past President of the Grand Theatre Advisory Board, past Vice-Chair of Utah Taxpayers’ Association, and former Chair of the Law Committee for the Associated General Contractors of Utah.
Mr. Henriksen has been awarded an AV rating – the highest awarded by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been continuously listed in Utah Business magazine as one of Utah’s Legal Elite in construction and real estate. Mr. Henriksen was included in the 2007-2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Construction Law, Government Relations Practice, and Real Estate Law. He was also named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Utah for Construction Law (2015) and Government Relations Practice (2017).
A graduate of the University of Utah, Mr. Henriksen earned his B.S. degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from the University of Utah, Order of the Coif, where he served as Executive Editor of the Utah Law Review. He clerked for the Honorable Judge Alden J. Anderson, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
Roger Henriksen has extensive experience representing public and private owners and contractors in matters involving real estate acquisition and development, construction, professional licensing, partnering relationships, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. In addition to his real property design and construction practice, Mr. Henriksen provides legal services in areas such as land use planning and entitlements, service and supply contracts, joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures, leases, and transportation contracts. He is also experienced in administrative proceedings, including land use, property tax appeals, and lobbying for and drafting of laws and regulations.
Mr. Henriksen served as the Chair of the Law Committee of the Associated General Contractors, Vice-Chair of the Utah Taxpayers’ Association, and on the Steering Committee for Envision Utah.
Representative Construction Transactions:
Representation of owners, contractors and engineers relating to aspects of the design, construction, commissioning, start-up and close-out of the following construction projects:
Representative Construction Clients:
Community Involvement:
Roger Henriksen has extensive experience representing public and private owners in matters involving land use planning, zoning, redevelopment, real estate, leasing, acquisition and development, financing, construction, partnering relationships, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. In addition, Mr. Henriksen provides legal services in areas such as joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures. He is also experienced in administrative proceedings, including land use proceedings before planning commissions, councils, county commissions and boards of adjustment.
Mr. Henriksen has been the lead attorney in obtaining annexation, land use and zoning permits and approvals for variety of uses, including industrial, retail, commercial, recreational, resort, and residential mixed uses. His representation has also included creation of zoning districts, negotiating tax increment, obtaining development and vested rights agreements with local government agencies, drafting of zoning and impact fee ordinances and negotiation of subdivision improvement agreements.
Mr. Henriksen acted as lead counsel in annexation and zoning of a major industrial site in Utah County and in the incorporation of the Town of Vineyard in Utah County, Utah.
For over 35 years Mr. Henriksen has represented on a regular basis numerous landowners and developers before county commissions, city councils, planning commissions, redevelopment agencies and boards of adjustment.
Mr. Henriksen’s practice also involves the negotiation and drafting of joint venture, partnership, acquisition, disposition and other agreements between redevelopment agencies, governmental entities, owners, developers, engineers, contractors and others, including coordination of risk, indemnity and insurance issues.
Mr. Henriksen has also acted as lead attorney in obtaining, retaining and modifying legislation and regulations, including drafting of legislation, testimony before legislative committees, and negotiating sessions with legislative commissions and Legislators.
Relevant Educational and Teaching Experience:
Representative Community Involvement:
Roger Henriksen has extensive experience representing public and private owners and contractors in matters involving real estate acquisition and development, construction, professional licensing, partnering relationships, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution.
With regard to condominium projects, master planned communities and community associations, Mr. Henriksen has provided representation for formation, approval, development, sales, marketing and operations.
Mr. Henriksen has been lead attorney in obtaining annexation, land use and zoning permits and approvals for variety of uses, including recreational and residential mixed uses, industrial and commercial projects. He has extensive experience in creating zoning districts, obtaining development and vested rights agreements with local government agencies, drafting of zoning and impact fee ordinances, negotiation of subdivision improvement agreements.
As lead attorney, Mr. Henriksen has created and negotiated prime contracts, subcontracts and owner-controlled insurance programs on major industrial, commercial, residential and governmental construction projects, including design, risk, indemnity and insurance issues.
In addition, Mr. Henriksen has negotiated and drafted joint venture, partnership, acquisition, disposition and other agreements between owners, developers, engineers, contractors and others, including coordination of risk, indemnity and insurance issues.
Mr. Henriksen has represented landowners and developers before county commissions, city councils, planning commissions, redevelopment agencies and boards of adjustment and has been lead attorney in obtaining, retaining and modifying legislation and regulations, including drafting of legislation, testimony before legislative committees and negotiating sessions with legislative commissions and Legislators.
Representative clients include Intrawest Resorts, Inc., Wolf Creek Properties, LLC, Brighton Ski Resort, Gus Paulos, WalMart Stores, Inc., Layton Construction Company, Interior Construction Specialists, Camco Construction Company, CEntry Constructors & Engineers, Granite Construction Company, RealSource Equity Services, Firstline Security, Inc., and The Boyer Company.
Roger Henriksen employs his background in accounting and over thirty years in law to help his clients achieve their business objectives. Roger has extensive experience assisting companies in the petroleum industry on a local, regional and national level. This is complemented by his extensive experience with real estate development, construction, land use planning and entitlements, service, supply and transportation contracts, joint ventures, and acquisitions and divestitures. As a registered lobbyist, he has affected change through his work with administrative proceedings and lobbying for and drafting of laws and regulations.
Specific industry experience includes:
Standard forms
Master Purchase Orders Master Professional Services agreements Master Services Agreements Construction agreements Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction agreements Master Consulting agreements Equipment lease agreements Insurance requirements Procurement guidelines
Pipelines
Easements, rights of way and other acquisition related agreements Capacity lease agreements Pipeline connection agreement Throughput agreements Operating agreements Permitting and licensing
Terminals
Terminalling agreement Site Services agreements Tank Farm leases
Refineries
Supply agreements Waste disposal contracts Technology and Patent License agreements Secondment Services agreements Lease and Access agreements Utility supply agreements -Electrical -Water -Natural gas Municipal development agreements Shared services agreements Land use, development and zoning Permitting and licensing
Products
Crude purchase and sale agreements Refined products purchase and sale agreements RINs purchase and sale agreements Biodiesel purchase and sale agreements
Transportation
Owner-Operator Agreements Transportation Services Agreements Brokerage agreements
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Letters of Intent Confidentiality Agreements Asset Purchase and Sale Agreements Stock Purchase and Sale Agreements Joint Venture Agreements Transition Service Agreements
Mr. Henriksen has been awarded an AV rating – the highest awarded by Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been continuously listed in Utah Business magazine as one of Utah’s Legal Elite in construction and real estate, and Best Lawyers in America 2007-2022 editions in Construction, Government Relations Practice and Real Estate law. Mr. Henriksen was also named “Lawyer of the Year” in Construction Law (2015), and “Lawyer of the Year” in Government Relations Practice (2017) by Best Lawyers.
