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Provided by Chris Lee
Chris Lee’s practice focuses on formation, structuring, and operation of private investment funds. His experience covers a broad array of private fund strategies, including buyout, growth equity, venture, special situations, healthcare, climate, social impact and real estate funds, as well as “hybrid” funds, and various geographies, including pan-Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia, China, and Korea. His work also includes advising sponsors and investors on secondary transactions, liquidity solutions, and other hybrid private equity transactions. He also represents institutional investors in connection with their investments in private investment funds.
Chris joined the firm in 2007, became counsel in 2017, and became partner in 2021. From 2007 to 2008 and 2016 to 2018, he was resident in the New York office, and from 2012 to 2015, he was resident in the Beijing office. Chris rejoined the Hong Kong office in 2018, and was also previously resident in Hong Kong from 2008 to 2012.
Chris has published widely on private equity, private debt, and regulatory developments affecting asset managers. His publications include GP-led Secondaries Come to Asia, Asia Pacific Private Debt: An Industry Poised for Growth, Negotiating GP Stakes Deals in Times of Economic Uncertainty, and The SEC’s Proposed “Preferential Treatment Rule”: When Equal Treatment Has an Unequal Effect.
Harvard Law School
J.D., cum laude
2006
Stanford University
B.A., honors with distinction
2001
Provided by Chambers
Chris Lee leads Cleary's investment funds team from the firm's base in Hong Kong. He has considerable expertise advising on fund formation, structuring and operation and attracts regular mandates from private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds.
Provided by Chambers
Chris Lee is extremely hard-working, responsive and knowledgeable. His advice is very tailored and takes a balanced approach between business needs versus legal risks.
Chris provides an elevated level of client service that is unmatched among his peers. He's able to sustain that level despite working on matters that require work across different time zones.
Chris Lee is extremely hard-working, responsive and knowledgeable. His advice is very tailored and takes a balanced approach between business needs versus legal risks.
Chris provides an elevated level of client service that is unmatched among his peers. He's able to sustain that level despite working on matters that require work across different time zones.