Lloyd Lee, Esq.
Lloyd Lee, Esq. is a California attorney admitted to the State Bar of California in 2011. As corporate counsel, he advised many startups, businesses, corporations, and entrepreneurs on all kinds of legal issues—serving as outside corporate counsel to clients including the founders and top executives of a $100M esports media company, helping founders prepare Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs) and raise capital for their companies, and reviewing and negotiating contracts, partnership agreements, deals, and purchase and sale agreements. As an employment litigator, he recovered millions of dollars for employees who were wrongfully terminated, including whistleblowers and employees discriminated against for having a disability or medical condition—taking on high-stakes litigation against top law firms and successfully resolving cases for his clients.
Prior to founding his law practice, Mr. Lee served as a judicial law clerk to a United States Federal Judge after earning his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law (2008). Before law school, he worked in forensic accounting evaluating complex financial and insurance claims, and served as an Equity Research Assistant at a San Francisco boutique Wall Street firm supporting Wall Street Analysts covering public technology and biotechnology companies—building and maintaining many of their financial models and working on the Bloomberg Terminal—after graduating from UC Davis (B.A. in Economics and Psychology, Minor in Communications, 2001).
In 2016, Mr. Lee served as President of the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA SoCal), where he accepted the State Bar of California President’s Award for Distinguished Pro Bono Service honoring KABA’s Koreatown pro bono legal clinics providing free legal services to thousands of low-income Koreans and Latinos in the Los Angeles Koreatown area, and was named a Super Lawyers® Rising Star four times. Outside of the law, he is passionate about superintelligence, robotics, aerospace, advanced energy, medicine, and biology. He lives in Manhattan Beach with his family, where he enjoys spending time at the beach, and he also enjoys traveling and time with friends.
Practice Areas & Expertise
Business and corporate counsel, contracts and transactions, employment litigation, and prior judicial and financial experience.
Corporate, Startup & Capital-Raising Counsel
Advised many startups, businesses, corporations, and entrepreneurs on all kinds of legal issues, serving as outside corporate counsel to clients including the founders and top executives of a $100M esports media company. Guided founders through Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs) and raising capital for their companies, entity formation, and corporate governance, and advised businesses through complex legal issues and legal disputes, achieving successful resolutions.
Contracts, Deals & Negotiations
Helped entrepreneurs and businesses with their deal transactions, reviewing contracts, partnership agreements, deals, and purchase and sale agreements—from simple agreements to complex transactions—advising clients on each deal and negotiating critical terms on their behalf.
Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower & Disability Discrimination
Helped many employees who were wrongfully terminated, recovering millions of dollars for clients including whistleblowers facing retaliation and employees discriminated against for having a disability or medical condition. Handled high-stakes litigation against top law firms and large corporate defendants, successfully resolving cases for his clients. Also represented a plaintiff in a trade secret misappropriation case, achieving a favorable outcome.
Federal Clerkship, Equity Research & Forensic Accounting
Served as a judicial law clerk to a U.S. Federal Judge drafting opinions and orders in federal civil litigation. Prior to law school, evaluated complex financial and insurance claims in forensic accounting and worked as an Equity Research Assistant at a San Francisco boutique Wall Street firm supporting Wall Street Analysts on technology and biotechnology coverage—building and maintaining their financial models and using the Bloomberg Terminal.
Bar Leadership & Community Service
2016 President of the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA SoCal).
2016 State Bar of California President’s Award for Distinguished Pro Bono Service
While serving as 2016 President of the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA SoCal), Mr. Lee accepted the State Bar of California President’s Pro Bono Service Award from California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and State Bar President David J. Pasternak at the State Bar Annual Meeting.
The award honored KABA SoCal’s long-running Koreatown Pro Bono Community Legal Clinics, established in 2002 in partnership with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, and the Koreatown Youth & Community Center (KYCC), where volunteer attorneys have provided free legal services to thousands of low-income Koreans and Latinos in the Los Angeles Koreatown area.
Client Reviews
37 five-star client reviews on Google across business transactions, corporate counsel, and employment litigation.
“GREAT LAWYER. He made sure I knew exactly what the worst-case and best-case scenarios were, how much each would cost, and what the likelihood of all the possibilities were... 3 years later: I used him on another deal to sell my business and he came through for me in the clutch. I engage him at the start of any project requiring legal advice to determine which direction to go.”
“Lloyd is an extremely diligent and incredibly accessible attorney. He is always very thoughtful in his advice and guidance, and my business has truly benefitted from his involvement. I have nothing but the utmost trust in Lloyd, and I could not be happier to have found his firm.”
“Lloyd is an excellent attorney and I’ve had many of them over the years for a variety of purposes in business. What I like about Lloyd is that he’s thorough and doesn’t miss a single detail. He works quickly and delivers on time. He also gives excellent advice on legal matters, making the details easy to understand in layman’s terms.”
“Lloyd was recommended to me by my daughter, also a lawyer. I needed his advice about business transaction and real estate, he was very timely and professional, kept me informed at all levels and got the job done. I will use him again if need arises... I will highly recommend him.”
“Lloyd is an EXCELLENT lawyer who is professional, knowledgeable but most importantly honest. He was extremely patient and helped me through a stressful and difficult time by giving me very wise legal advice. Thanks to him, I am in such a happy and better place. I HIGHLY recommend Lloyd for anyone who’s looking for a great employment law attorney!”
“I’m truly grateful Lloyd was recommended to me. Lloyd was very patient with me during our first call, listening to everything I needed to say and providing guidance along the way. Lloyd’s knowledge and expertise provided me a lot of confidence and comfort throughout this case.”
