Joshua D. Lee

When clients face bet-the-company issues, they turn to Josh Lee because his “extraordinary intellect, enormous amount of credibility and likeability, and ingenuity under pressure” lead to solutions that align legal strategy with business goals. They describe him as “a warrior who is willing to engage his opponents on whatever battlefields he is required to take.”

High-Stakes Cases

Josh partners with his clients to manage risk, protect their interests, and create opportunities for growth. For his entire career, Josh has served in the trenches for his clients: setting strategy; litigating and resolving thousands of disputes across the country and internationally; managing regulatory affairs; and negotiating deals. His experience ranges from class actions to mass torts involving product liability, environmental contamination, and consumer fraud to intellectual property to collective bargaining agreements to constitutional law and First Amendment issues. His cases have involved pharmaceuticals, chemical exposure, genetic engineering, traumatic brain injury, crop science, misappropriation of trade secrets, civil conspiracy, consumer products, catastrophic fires and explosions, and agricultural equipment.

Because of Josh’s depth of experience and his exceptional success rate, client’s often call upon him to join trial teams just before or even during trial to reshape and set the pace of the litigation. Josh is regularly asked to analyze and brief complex legal issues even in matters where he is not the primary trial attorney.

Exit Strategies

Josh always takes the long view of litigation and always provides several options for resolution. Josh’s early involvement in cases often saves his clients from protracted litigation. He regularly negotiates complex legal issues to efficient resolutions. He has a reputation for being “tough, yet practical” in reaching his clients’ goals.

Trusted Advisor

Josh’s best results come in close collaboration with his clients. Whether in the courtroom or boardroom, clients turn to Josh because his “leadership skills, broad knowledge base, and practical solutions” are assets to their “outside general counsel” team. Josh has advised C-suite executives from start-ups to some of the largest corporations in the world in all aspects of their businesses. Josh serves as national and regional counsel responsible for development, budgeting, coordination, and implementation of comprehensive legal strategies. Josh also leads internal investigations and represents clients in regulatory matters.