Theresa H. Lee focuses her practice on startup formation, corporate governance, venture capital financings, secondary sales, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and corporate reorganizations.

Theresa represents entrepreneurs, investors and companies across a wide range of industries, including online retail, gaming, financial services, medical devices, biofuels/alternative energy and car sharing.

Representative Experience

  • Represented a large, multinational company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and AI in its corporate reorganizations of foreign and domestic subsidiaries and newly acquired companies, which include cross-border transactions in numerous countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Romania, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the Netherlands, the Philippines and the UK.
  • Represented venture capital fund in its secondary acquisitions of venture capital and private equity investments in emerging growth companies.
  • Represented leading interactive entertainment software company in a complex corporate restructuring following its $2.4 billion acquisition of a mobile game publishing company.

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  • Represented a Japanese public company in its acquisition of a California agribusiness company with four international subsidiaries involving complex corporate due diligence issues.
  • Represented large public pension fund in its acquisition and disposition of portfolio company interests and other strategic business transactions.
  • Represented a startup company specializing in an AI-driven mobile ad platform in its acquisition by Snap, Inc.
  • Represented a startup company specializing in medical devices in its Series A financing.
  • Represented a startup company specializing in cloud-based workplace design in its venture debt financing with Silicon Valley Bank.
  • Represented a startup company specializing in government consulting services in its stock tender offer.
  • Represented large automotive club in its launch of a private label credit card and other financial services products.

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Berkeley Law), 2003
    Managing Editor, Asian Law Journal, Moot Court Advocacy Award

    A.M., University of Chicago, 1997

    B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993
    cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

  • California

Languages

  • Korean