Prof. Mark R Lee
Office: 619-260-2949
Expert witness, legal consultant and arbitrator, Professor Mark R. Lee provides unmatched proficiency in antitrust, business organizations / corporate governance, and securities regulation. Since 2011 Lee has held the position of Professor-in-Residence and J. Irving Lawrence Senior Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the University of San Diego Law School.
He has consistently helped his clients secure outstanding outcomes while minimizing hours and expenses--frequently without a trial.
“Professor Lee is like the Adam Wainwright of the legal game. He's been winning for years and every time you see him suit up for the opposing team you just know it’s going to be a tough afternoon!” — Justin Shields, Esq. | Global Trade Advisor at EY
Lawyers for both plaintiffs and defendants have retained him in an extraordinarily wide variety of matters. The antitrust litigation has run the gamut from the first claim against a local government to go to trial to distributor terminations to revocation of hospital privileges. The business organization / corporate governance matters include hostile takeovers, freeze-outs, and fiduciary duty disputes. Fraud, private placements, and restricted securities sales number among the securities regulation engagements. His clients especially value his exceptional communications skills, quick grasp of what the litigation requires, and knowledge base built on more than four decades of consulting, teaching and scholarship.
Lee's publications include ORGANIZING CORPORATE & OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES 6th ed. (LexisNexis 2000/updated annually) (with L. Gross), the go-to treatise for advising entrepreneurs, and ANTITRUST LAW AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Greenwood Press 1985).
Lee practiced for the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and the Attorney General of Texas.
- Antitrust
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Securities
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: J.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1974 (with High Honors)
B.A., Yale University, 1971
State Bar of Texas (inactive) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Arbitration Association (Commercial Arbitrator)
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Arbitrator) - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: I have taught at 10 law schools in the United States, including Georgetown University, University of Colorado, and Washington University in St. Louis, and 3 in Europe. My repertoire of courses includes Antitrust, Corporations, Unincorporated Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, Law & Economics, and Criminal Law. I have lectured at multiple universities in Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, and Italy.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: Never
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Antitrust, Business Organization, Fiduciary Duties, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Dissolution, Private Placements, Securities Fraud, Employee Stock Options
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 55%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 45%
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: October, 2020
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 44
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: consulting, expert reports, expert testimony, arbitration
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