Jessica Lee

Practice Areas

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Career

Jessica Lee is a partner in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group.

Jess acts for both corporate and individual claimants and defendants in complex and high value commercial litigation with particular experience in civil fraud and asset recovery actions, company and shareholder disputes, and crypto and blockchain matters. Jess is recognized as a Next Generation Partner for civil fraud in Legal 500 having acted on a number of significant civil fraud matters, many of which have also involved advising on freezing, proprietary and disclosure injunctions. Jess is also part of Brown Rudnick’s Supervising Solicitors team and having acted on obtaining and executing multiple search, delivery up and imaging orders. Jess also acts on a range of commercial disputes, including company and shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions, and crypto and blockchain matters. Her practice in the crypto space includes cryptoasset fraud and recovery actions, shareholder disputes, litigation arising from large crypto exchange insolvencies and claims arising from decentralised finance protocols, as well as advising on risk management, compliance and regulatory issues. Jess is regularly invited to speak and write on issues, including crypto fraud and blockchain disputes and regulation and contributed to the U.K. Jurisdictional Taskforce Legal Statement on Digital Securities.

Jess has also advised on significant investigations and compliance matters including investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Serious Fraud Office.

Publications

Co-author, "Bitcoin Lending Facility Agreements: The “HODLER’s” Path to Fiat Liquidity," Brown Rudnick Briefings (July 30, 2025)

Co-author, "What To Note As UK Adopts OECD Crypto Disclosure Rules," Law360 (June 30, 2025)

Co-author, "HMRC Publishes Reporting Guidance For Cryptoasset Services Users and Providers," Brown Rudnick Briefings (June 9, 2025)

Co-author, "U.K. Cryptoassets Law Over Borders Comparative Guide," The Global Legal Post (April 2024)

"Bridging the gap: Financial inclusion and the crypto revolution," Global Relay Intelligence & Practice (March 8, 2024)

Co-author, "UK Government Consultation on Changes to Money Laundering Regulations – Impact for Cryptoasset Firms," Brown Rudnick Briefings (March 10, 2024)

Co-author, "Law Commission Issues Call for Evidence on Digital Assets & Private International Law and Draft Legislation for Digital Assets & Personal Property Rights," Brown Rudnick Alert (February 23, 2024)

Co-author, "FCA Formalises Pre-Application Support for Digital Asset Firms," Brown Rudnick Alert (February 5, 2024)

Co-author, "Financial Conduct Authority Begins New Era of Cryptocurrency Regulatory Enforcement with Salvo of Over 100 Noncompliance Warnings," The Global Regulatory Developments Journal (March-April 2024)

Co-author, "Unpacking The UK's Proposals To Regulate Crypto-Assets," Law360 (December 15, 2023)

Co-author, "Don’t Byte: Key Points for Navigating Cyber-Attacks," Litigation & Dispute Resolution Expert Guide 2023 (November 2023)

Co-author, "UK Government Confirms Final Proposals for Cryptoasset Regulation," Brown Rudnick Alert (November 1, 2023)

Co-author, "FCA Begins New Era of Cryptocurrency Regulatory Enforcement With Salvo of Over 100 Non-Compliance Warnings," Brown Rudnick Alert (October 10, 2023)

Co-author, "Marketing Cryptoassets to Consumers in the UK," Brown Rudnick Alert (June 29, 2023)

Co-author, “Extraterritoriality: The UK Perspective,” GIR The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations (January 4, 2023)

Co-author, "Stop scrolling and read the Ts and Cs: Arbitration agreements in crypto disputes," International Bar Association (December 13, 2022)

Co-author, “UK: Law & Practice,” Chambers & Partners Global Anti-Corruption Guide 2023 (December 6, 2022)

Co-author, “Crypto-fraud will remain a grey area despite consultation,” The Times (November 3, 2022)

Co-author, “Beware Of The Dao: What “breed” Is It And When Might Liability Bite?" The Legal 500 Comparative Guide: Blockchain (November 2022)

Co-author, "Tracing and recovering cryptoassets: A UK perspective," Global Legal Insights Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2023 (October 27, 2022)

Co-author, "A Game Changer for Blockchain Regulation: The EU’s Crypto Rules Reach the Final Stage," Brown Rudnick Alert (October 18, 2022)

Co-author, "Making a Difference – The Digital Assets Consultation Paper," Brown Rudnick Alert (August 3, 2022)

“Arbitrating Blockchain and Smart Contract Disputes: The Smarter Solution?” ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client (July 28, 2022)

“There's a New Crypto-Sheriff in Town: The EU Reaches Provisional Agreements on Regulating Crypto,” Brown Rudnick Briefings (June 30, 2022)

“You’ve Been Served...Via Airdrop of an NFT,” Brown Rudnick Briefings (June 13, 2022)

"DeFi? Rug Pulls? Stablecoins? What Does the Future Hold for Crypto-Related Fraud?" Brown Rudnick Alert (February 28, 2022)

Co-author, "Tracing and recovering cryptoassets: A UK perspective,” Global Legal Insights Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation, Fourth Edition (October 2021)

Co-author, "Digital Fraud Trends,” Chambers & Partners (September 2021)

Co-author, "Fraud: An introduction to UK-wide search, imaging and doorstep delivery-up orders in the time of COVID-19," Chambers & Partners (May 2021)