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Description of Practice:
Lee is a partner in our San Francisco office whose practice focuses on the representation of developers and investors in all phases of real estate acquisition, development, and disposition. His experience includes the formation and management of development joint ventures, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. Lee's projects have included office, retail, single family, and multifamily developments throughout California and the Southwest.
Lee has also been extensively involved in the representation of landlords and tenants in all aspects of office, retail, industrial leasing, and property management issues. On the landlord side, he has represented institutional property management firms, asset management firms, insurance companies, major hotels, and financial institutions in reviewing, documenting, and negotiating leases and property management agreements. On the tenant side, he has represented both new and established enterprises in negotiating and renegotiating leases, subleases, and lease assignments for premises in California and numerous other states. He has also handled numerous Building and Planning Code and disability access issues.
Lee frequently speaks and writes on real estate issues. He was recently a contributing author to The Lease Negotiation Handbook, published by the American Law Institute/American Bar Association and the Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate. In early 2005, he presented "Top Ten Lease Negotiating Tips" at the Jones Lang LaSalle Bay Area Quarterly Conference.
Lee is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate, the International Bar Association, and the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. He also serves on the Government Affairs Policy Advisory Committee of the Building Owners and Managers Association, and on the Board of Directors of Presidio World College. Lee is active in community affairs and has served as President of the Board of the Volunteer Center of Marin, as President of the Board of Central City Hospitality House, and on the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco.
Educational History:
Lee graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1975 and received his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law in 1980, where he was awarded the Order of the Coif. | 