Practice Areas:

• Corporate and Securities
• Tax and Estate Planning

Mr. Lee focuses his practice on corporation, business and tax law matters.  Mr. Lee's corporate and business law practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions; private equity and venture capital investments and fund formation; recapitalizations; private security offerings; partnerships, limited liability companies, and other joint venture arrangements; and general company counseling and contract work, including entity formation, buy-sell agreements, equity compensation plans, and employment agreements.  Mr. Lee has represented companies as well as investors and executives in a wide variety of industries, including technology (software, hardware, and services), medical device, health care, oil and gas, real estate and retail.

Mr. Lee's tax practice focuses on federal income tax structuring and planning for a wide variety of domestic and international transactions.  Mr. Lee has substantial experience in the taxation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporate reorganizations, real estate, and equity compensation.  Mr. Lee has been selected as a Best Lawyers in America and a Texas Super Lawyer in the area of Tax Law.

Education:

• University of Texas, J.D., with highest honors, Vice Chancellor (second in class), Order of the Coif and Texas Law Review (1992)
• University of Texas, B.B.A. in Accounting, with honors (1988)
• Top 10 score in Texas on Certified Public Accountant Exam (May 1988)

Prior Firms:

• Vinson & Elkins, LLP
• Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC

Professional Affiliations:

• Past Adjunct Professor: University of Texas School of Law
• Past Chairman, Travis County Bar Association, Business, Corporation & Tax Section
• American and Texas Bar Associations (Tax and Business Sections)