Eric C. Lee

Eric Lee is a corporate attorney whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate matters. Mr. Lee has represented strategic and financial clients on a variety of U.S. and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings, spin-offs and complex REIT transactions.

Mr. Lee also regularly advises clients on corporate governance and general corporate matters. Examples of Mr. Lee’s representations include:

• Special Committee of Caesars Acquisition Company, a casino asset and entertainment company, in its $2 billion acquisition of four casino properties; and in its negotiation of a merger agreement with Caesars Entertainment Corporation;
• a Singapore sovereign wealth fund in connection with its $8.1 billion acquisition of Indcor Properties’ portfolio of U.S. industrial properties and its investment in a $2.3 billion joint venture with The Macerich Company;
• Evergreen International Aviation, Inc., a global aviation services company, in its divestiture of various subsidiaries, with deal sizes ranging from $30 million to $275 million;
• TPG Growth in connection with its $95 million acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, a manufacturer of guitars, basses, amplifiers and related equipment;
• Future Fund Investment Company, a sovereign wealth fund of the Australian government, in connection with its investment in multiple joint ventures with Columbia Capital, formed for the purpose of acquiring wireless telecom licenses; and

Education:

• J.D., New York University School of Law, 2005
• B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2001

Admissions : California