With significant experience as a U.S. federal prosecutor, Daniel Lee focuses his practice on representing institutions and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in international investigations and enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud, bribery, money laundering and other forms of misconducts. Mr. Lee has represented multinational companies and their corporate executives and directors in civil and criminal proceedings including whistleblower investigations, bid-rigging, extradition, export/import control, ITAR, trade secret theft, INTERPOL and multijurisdictional asset forfeiture and tracing. He has in-depth experience managing parallel investigations by law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Far East and Southeast Asia, and regularly counsels clients on navigating international sanctions regimes set up by the U.S., UK and EU. Mr. Lee also has extensive experience coordinating legal strategies for reputation and investors-relations risk management as well as private clients' dispute resolutions in matters involving high-value-assets including fine art and national heritage artifacts.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Lee was a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. While serving in that capacity, Mr. Lee focused on white-collar criminal cases involving public corruption, investment fraud, money laundering, tax fraud and False Claims Act violations. Mr. Lee also led numerous investigations along with the Department of Homeland Security (HSI/ICE) for various customs violations, asylum, immigration fraud and art and cultural properties theft cases. Earlier in his career, he was a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense, litigating major crimes for the Pacific region with special emphasis on defense contractor fraud and misconducts against U.S. Armed Forces in Korea, Japan, Guam and Alaska.

In recognition of Mr. Lee’s expertise in cross-border investigations and enforcement, he is regularly invited to educate law enforcement agents around the globe and various international organizations including the United Nations.  

• Daniel Lee Compares Court Transparency in Korea and the United States with Korean Law Times
• Daniel Lee Examines Government Tools to Fight Private Sector Corruption in Lecture at Korea ACRC
• Kobre & Kim Elevates Daniel S. Lee to Partner, Strengthening International Private Client Offering
• Daniel Lee Surveys Evolving Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement Landscape in IACA Lecture
• Michael Kim, Daniel Lee and Nathan Park: Legal Status of NFTs in Korea is Unclear
• Kobre & Kim Placed in GIR 100 2021
• Kobre & Kim Team to Discuss Cross-Border Government Investigations and Joint Venture Disputes Facing Korean Investors in IAKL Conference
• Daniel Lee to Join Panel on Managing the Discovery Process of Cross-Border Disputes
• Michael Kim and Daniel Lee Detail South Korean Extradition Laws for Global Investigations Review
• Robin Baik & Daniel Lee Unpack Korea’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime in 2021
• Robin Baik and Daniel Lee Explain Securities Investigations in Korea for GIR
• Michael Kim and Daniel Lee Explain Extradition in South Korea for GIR
• Asia-based Kobre & Kim Team on Monitorship Trends in East Asia
• Michael Kim, Daniel Lee and Nathan Park on South Korea’s New Digital Currency Legal Regime
• Kobre & Kim team speaks on AI-enhanced litigation and White Collar criminal investigations at the IAKL 27th Annual Conference
• Kobre & Kim Attorneys Discuss the Impact of Global Monitorship Actions on East Asia in GIR’s Guide to Monitorships
• Daniel Lee on the Challenges of Conducting Internal Investigations
• Daniel Lee Moderates a Discussion on Managing Internal Investigations
• Kobre & Kim Analyzes the Business Impact of “Policing Speech Monopolies” in Law360
• What Multinational Companies Should Know About Unprecedented Extraterritorial Activities by the South Korean Police
• U.S. Sanctions Against Individuals in Greater China May Come Suddenly: How Overseas Advisors Can Protect Their Clients from Overreach
• Mitigating Korean Investors’ U.S. Commercial Real Estate Losses
• Non-U.S. Companies Beware: U.S. Corporate Leniency Programs May Not Achieve Best Outcome
• Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals Can Mitigate Two Hazards Lurking at Free Ports
• How Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals Should Respond When Their Cyprus-Based Assets Are Under Attack
• Opportunities for Foreign Activist Investors to Take Advantage of Korea’s Shifting Corporate Landscape
• Non-U.S. Companies Beware: New U.S. DOJ Guidelines May Apply
• New U.S. DOJ “Safe Harbor” Provisions May Not Be So Safe for Non-U.S. Companies
• Global Companies Can Gain Advantage From Aggressive U.S. Antitrust Enforcement
• Risk Rises for Korean Companies as U.S. Pursues More Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement
• Chinese Companies Should Not Shy Away from Potential Disputes Against Korean Chaebols
• New U.S. Bribery Law Could Put Non-U.S. Officials Under Unwarranted Scrutiny
• Companies and Individuals in Greater China Can Protect Themselves from U.S. Sanctions Overreach
• New U.S. Rules For Investment Advisors Could Bring Aggressive Scrutiny on Non-U.S. Individuals
• Mitigating Cyprus-Tied Shipping Companies' Exposure to Western Sanctions
• How Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals Can Mitigate Reputational Risks Arising From a Misinformation Campaign
• Chinese Companies Should Not Shy Away From Potential Disputes Against Korean Chaebol Competitors
• Korean Companies Should Prepare For Rising U.S.-Korea Parallel Antitrust Investigations
• Two Ways the Art World Could Get Swept into the Sanctions Orbit
• Maximize Shareholder Value: Activist Investor Strategies in Korea
• U.S., Korea Antitrust Enforcers on Watch for Bid-Rigging in USFK Defense Contracts
• Don't Stand Passive Against Anti-Competitive Behavior: U.S. Court Endorses Private Sector Antitrust Tools
• “Cartels Beware”: U.S.-Korea Antitrust Enforcement Likely to Reach a New Scale
• Beware the Reach of U.S. Sanctions
• Enforcing Minority Shareholder Rights in Asia: A Comparative Guide to Unfair Prejudice
• When Investments Lead to Investigations: Navigating Korea’s Disclosure Rules for Foreign Investors
• Countering Bad-Faith Opponents' Efforts to Publicly Discredit High-Net-Worth Individuals
• Global Investors: Managing Risks Arising in Latin America from Political Turmoil
• U.S. Enforcement Against the PRC: Preparing for the Next Wave
• 5 Ways to Plan Ahead as the U.S. Moves to Curb Foreign Investment