Mr. Lee is identified by the Asia Law & Practice as a Leading Lawyer in the fields of Venture Capital & Private Equity for 2005, 2006 and 2007, and IT & Telecommunications in China for 2005. He was instrumental to DLA Piper's win of accolades from Zero2ipo and Top Capital in the VC and PE practice areas in 2006 and 2007.
He is a recognized authority on PRC foreign exchange regulations and PRC cross-border transaction restructuring matters.
Mr. Lee has been featured, cited or quoted by a number of publications such as the Asian FN, the Financial Times, The Asian Venture Capital Journal, The Red Herring, Caijing Magazine and the Venture Capital Journal on various China legal and business topics relating to new media, telecom, e-commerce, wireless applications, outsourcing, venture financing, foreign exchange regulations, cross-border transaction structuring and etc. As a leading expert of China¡¯s emerging growth sectors and internet, wireless, new media, telecom and software businesses, Mr. Lee is often examining cutting edge technology and legal issues in China.
Mr. Lee has worked extensively on China venture capital matters and represents some of the best known China venture capitalists such as Acer Ventures, Actis China, AIG Global Investment Group, Alternative Investment Capital, Atlas Capital, Aureos Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Capital Today, CDH Investments, Chardan Capital, China Equity, CMHJ Partners, Crosby Capital Partners, Debaeque Venture Capital, DT Capital Partners, ePlanet Ventures, Fidelity Investment Group, General Catalyst Partners, Goldman Sachs, Granite Global Ventures, GSR Ventures, Harbinger Venture Management, HSBC, Hupomone Capital Partners, iD Soft Ventures, IDG Technology Venture Investment, Ignition Ventures, International Finance Corp, JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific) Ltd, JAIC, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, KTB Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK), Motorola Venture Capital, Mustang Ventures, Orchid Asia China, Origo Sino-India Plc., Qiming Ventures, Redpoint, Shanghai Zhangjiang Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, SIG China Investment One, Ltd., Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund, Sumitomo Corp. Equity Asia, TDF Capital, Walden International, WI Harper Group and Zero2IPO.
In addition, Mr. Lee also represents start-up companies and emerging growth companies in the technology sectors as well and traditional businesses sectors. His active involvement in the China venture community has led to numerous accolades and recognitions. Mr. Lee is an established venture industry speaker and has published numerous articles on China legal and business issues.
Mr. Lee graduated from the University of California Berkeley with High Honors and Academic Distinction. He received his law degree with a specialization in Business Law from the University of California Los Angeles.