James Lee serves as a go-to lawyer for high-stakes litigation across several practice areas. He has experience litigating on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants across an array of subjects, including products liability, privacy and technology, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, and large-scale class actions. Lee is frequently tapped for his strategic thinking, hands-on approach to all aspects of a case, and his commanding courtroom presence.
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On the defense side, Lee typically represents Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation. Lee serves as trial counsel for some of the largest companies in their respective industries, including Philip Morris USA, United Health, Lens.com, and a Fortune 50 transportation company. Lee also serves as lead counsel for several technology-based companies in litigation matters involving data privacy and emerging technologies.
On the plaintiffs’ side, Lee represents both high-net-worth clients in commercial cases, multinational companies in IP enforcement cases, and plaintiff classes in complex class actions. James has successfully prosecuted cases as lead counsel for some of the wealthiest individuals in the world in high-stakes commercial litigation against global financial institutions and large-scale tech companies. He has also successfully enforced his clients’ copyright and trademark rights against some of the world’s largest print on demand companies. Lee is also responsible for significant class actions, including a class action MDL against the auto industry and two nationwide class actions against Google LLC. In 2025, Lee secured a $425 million jury verdict against Google, which is the largest jury verdict against the company ever. Over his career, Lee has recovered over $2 billion for his clients.