Overview

Nicholas (Nick) Roide practices in a variety of industries with a focus on corporate and transactional matters, including behavioral healthcare, intellectual property, real property, franchising, and general business. Nick specifically analyzes and provides guidance to his clients on medical office leasing and regulatory concerns, intellectual property registration and portfolio management, real property dispositions, and negotiating and structuring complex business agreements. Nick gears his practice towards holistic Care for the Whole Business®, offering individualized attention to the needs of his clients to satisfy their legal, business, and strategic objectives.

Nick’s extensive legal knowledge encompasses a broad array of industry silos such as behavioral healthcare, education, commercial real estate, arts and entertainment, e-commerce, retail, and others. On the real property front, he represents clients in leasing transactions for medical, office, retail, and industrial use. Specifically, Nick routinely negotiates medical office leases and counsels healthcare providers to account for regulatory concerns surrounding safety of protected health information, HIPAA compliance, and the provision of controlled substances.

On the intellectual property front, he represents businesses and individual artists with guidance on trademark and copyright issues including portfolio management, registration, and licensing. On the franchising front, Nick represents both franchisors and franchisees to guide them through disclosure obligations, franchise and development agreements, and other related subjects. Regarding other business matters, Nick has direct experience in for-profit and nonprofit entity formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, loan transactions, terms of use and service, privacy policies, software end user license agreements, social media influencer agreements, audiovisual synchronization licenses, and more.

Nick has a background in Philosophy and Psychology, which enables him to not only employ intellectual effectiveness, but emotional intelligence as well. Prior to law school, Nick was employed as an Alumni Service Corps member for Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, AZ, where he taught several sections of English to high school sophomores and facilitated retreats and immersion trips. During law school, Nick served as Notes & Comments Editor for the Texas A&M Law Review and a T.A. in the Trademark & Copyright Clinic. Through these myriad experiences, Nick ultimately aims to foster enduring relationships with his clients, offering Care for the Whole Business®, to accomplish their unique needs and goals.

Professional Affiliations

• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyer
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
• Texas Aggie Bar Association
• The Real Estate Council (TREC)

Publications

• Author, “Fintech and Anti-Money Laundering Regulation: Implementing an International Regulatory Hierarchy Premised on Financial Innovation”, Texas A&M Law Review: Vol. 9, Iss. 2 (2022)
• Co-Author, “Will the Real Van Gogh Please Stand Up?”, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (January 3, 2022)

Presentations

• Co-Presenter: “From the Courtroom to the Boardroom: Winning Big by Utilizing Emotional Intelligence Knowledge and Strategies,” Legal Netlink Alliance Dallas General Meeting, Fall 2023

Admissions

• Texas Bar, 2022
• U.S. District Court – Northern