With significant experience as a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor, Daniel Lee focuses his practice on representing multinational companies in U.S. regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, with particular experience in matters involving Korea. Mr. Lee regularly investigates fraud allegations, including those related to financial fraud, government contracts fraud, money laundering and public corruption.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Lee was a DOJ prosecutor (as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii). While serving in that capacity, Mr. Lee focused on white-collar criminal cases involving investment fraud, health care fraud, defense contractor fraud, and multijurisdictional asset forfeiture and tracing. Earlier in his career, he was a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense, litigating major crimes for the Pacific region, including Korea, Japan, Hawaii and Guam.
Admissions
- New York
- Iowa
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, JD
(Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, Editor) - Georgia Institute of Technology, MS
- Georgia Institute of Technology, BS
Languages
- Korean
Accolades
- U.S. Air Force Legal Operations Agency Award
Professional & Community Involvement
- U.S. Air Force Reserve, Commissioned Officer (Major)
Publications & Presentations
- Author, "Laissez-faire International Investor-State Dispute Resolution Mechanism" (Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, Vol. 18., No. 2, 2009)
Credentials
Admissions
- New York
- Iowa
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, JD
(Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, Editor) - Georgia Institute of Technology, MS
- Georgia Institute of Technology, BS
Languages
- Korean
Accolades
- U.S. Air Force Legal Operations Agency Award
News
Professional & Community Involvement
- U.S. Air Force Reserve, Commissioned Officer (Major)
Publications & Presentations
- Author, "Laissez-faire International Investor-State Dispute Resolution Mechanism" (Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, Vol. 18., No. 2, 2009)