Jae W. Lee, Partner

Jae W. Lee, Partner, is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and heads DL’s Tax Practice Group. His primary areas of practice include taxation, corporate structuring, governance and transactions and public finance.

Mr. Lee was an associate at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP before founding Lee & Kelley in 2000, where he remained until that firm’s merger into DL. He graduated with honors from Dartmouth College in 1991, Fordham University School of Law in 1996 and New York University School of Law with a Master of Laws in Taxation in 1997. Mr. Lee’s expertise includes tax advice regarding corporate and partnership structuring, mergers and acquisition, cross-border transactions and private offerings. Mr. Lee works extensively with privately-held companies in a variety of industries as well as with high net-worth individuals and families. In addition, Mr. Lee heads the firm’s public finance practice which includes representation of municipal bond issuers and underwriters.

Mr. Lee also works extensively with majority-owned law firms in joint representation of governmental agencies in a variety of matters, including structured finance transactions. Mr. Lee is an active member of the Asian American community and is involved in fund raising for various Asian American charities as well as political candidates.

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