Lennette Lee

• Following a 10-day jury trial for claims of breaches of warranty and fraud with damages exceeding $100 million, obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a tech start-up company
• Obtained a multi-million dollar arbitration award in FINRA, including punitive damages, against a financial services and investment firm
• Secured complete dismissal of class action alleging violations of California consumer protection laws against national storage company franchise
• Led the defense of a developer against allegations of multimillion-dollar damages from construction defects in a custom luxury residence, and obtained an early and favorable settlement
• Successfully recovered nearly 100 percent of the losses suffered by 23 victims of a Ponzi scheme operated out of a national broker-dealer
• Recovered more than $35 million in a mass-construction-defect case for a class of homeowners
• Obtained complete summary judgment victory on behalf of global retail company
• Leveraged an imminent summary judgment to obtain a favorable settlement on behalf of a global music publisher in a royalty dispute relating to the famed music composition "La Vie en Rose"
• In a corporate embezzlement case against a former employee, successfully recovered approximately $1 million for the client in less than one week
• Obtained a 3-0 victory before the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a woman seeking protection of her immigration status under the Convention against Torture in light of repeated abuse she suffered at the hands of a Mexican police officer, forcing her to hide from her abuser in the United States
• Represented an ACLU jail monitor following her firsthand observations of unwarranted deputy abuse of an incapacitated jail inmate, sparking an independent criminal investigation by federal authorities into Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Lennette Lee’s practice extends to all areas of complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on consumer class actions, intellectual property/media disputes, and employment and worker misclassification issues. Lennette has extensive experience leading the defense in high-stakes disputes through all phases of litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and has successfully tried multiple cases before juries and administrative bodies.

Complex Commercial Litigation
Lennette’s civil litigation practice focuses on high-stakes disputes that span a wide range of claims including business torts, partnership disputes, breaches of contract, and environmental claims.  Notable experiences include representing a tech start-up company in a 10-day jury trial for claims of breaches of warranty and fraud with damages exceeding $100 million, and securing a favorable settlement just before a motion for new trial was to be heard by the court.

Intellectual Property/Media
Lennette represents multiple entertainment and media conglomerates, including entertainment studios, social media platforms, and media/news companies.  Her litigation work for these clients is focused on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, First Amendment issues, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, as well as licensing and royalty disputes. 

Consumer and Employment Matters
Lennette regularly defends clients including tech startups and retail conglomerates in putative class, collective, and individual actions arising from consumer (CIPA, TCPA, CLRA, unfair competition laws) and employment (worker misclassification, discrimination, retaliation) issues.  Lennette also leads regulatory inquiries and develops bespoke Terms of Service/Terms of Use, arbitration agreements, and other outward facing client policies to provide holistic advising on consumer and worker classification issues. 

Lennette is conversant in Chinese (Mandarin).  She proudly serves on the board of UNITE-LA, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating educational and career opportunities to the underserved youth and young adults in Los Angeles County.  Lennette was named by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a 2023 Leader of Influence - Minority Attorneys.  She has also been regularly recognized as a Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers since 2014.  In 2013, Lennette was awarded the Pro Bono Service Award by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. 

Lennette clerked for the Hon. John T. Nixon in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.