Sarah S. Lee is a former federal prosecutor and trial lawyer who guides clients through high-stakes, fact-intensive litigation and investigations. She represents clients in significant civil disputes—including trade secrets, restrictive covenants, privacy, and copyright matters. Sarah draws on her experience as an Assistant United States Attorney to counsel clients facing criminal and regulatory investigations by the Department of Justice and other government agencies. She has experience obtaining evidence in international jurisdictions, including taking depositions pursuant to the Hague Convention.
Prior to joining the firm, Sarah served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Major Frauds Section for the Central District of California, the nation's largest judicial district. She litigated high-profile fraud, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and money laundering cases, serving as lead counsel in multiple jury and bench trials. Her matters included a three-week investor fraud trial that resulted in the guilty verdict of a technology company’s founder and CEO. Sarah also handled criminal appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. One of her appeals reached the US Supreme Court, which held that the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 does not automatically toll a criminal defendant's term of supervised release when they abscond.
Sarah is dedicated to cross-border matters involving South Korea. Before law school, she was a Fulbright fellow in Busan, South Korea. As a federal prosecutor, she served on the board of the Korean Prosecutors Association. She has presented to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Korea on topics including federal fraud statutes and prosecutorial ethics.
Earlier in her career, Sarah was a litigator at a large California-based firm, where she served on several key trial teams. Her work included representing a major financial institution in a patent jury trial involving mobile check-deposit technology, and a national retailer in an expedited Delaware Court of Chancery trial that secured a $92.5 million termination fee. Sarah clerked for the Honorable Cormac J. Carney of the Central District of California.
Credentials
Overview
Sarah S. Lee is a former federal prosecutor and trial lawyer who guides clients through high-stakes, fact-intensive litigation and investigations. She represents clients in significant civil disputes—including trade secrets, restrictive covenants, privacy, and copyright matters. Sarah draws on her experience as an Assistant United States Attorney to counsel clients facing criminal and regulatory investigations by the Department of Justice and other government agencies. She has experience obtaining evidence in international jurisdictions, including taking depositions pursuant to the Hague Convention.
Prior to joining the firm, Sarah served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Major Frauds Section for the Central District of California, the nation's largest judicial district. She litigated high-profile fraud, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and money laundering cases, serving as lead counsel in multiple jury and bench trials. Her matters included a three-week investor fraud trial that resulted in the guilty verdict of a technology company’s founder and CEO. Sarah also handled criminal appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. One of her appeals reached the US Supreme Court, which held that the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 does not automatically toll a criminal defendant's term of supervised release when they abscond.
Sarah is dedicated to cross-border matters involving South Korea. Before law school, she was a Fulbright fellow in Busan, South Korea. As a federal prosecutor, she served on the board of the Korean Prosecutors Association. She has presented to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Korea on topics including federal fraud statutes and prosecutorial ethics.
Earlier in her career, Sarah was a litigator at a large California-based firm, where she served on several key trial teams. Her work included representing a major financial institution in a patent jury trial involving mobile check-deposit technology, and a national retailer in an expedited Delaware Court of Chancery trial that secured a $92.5 million termination fee. Sarah clerked for the Honorable Cormac J. Carney of the Central District of California.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Admissions
- California, 2016
Education
- Columbia University School of Law, JD, James Kent Scholar, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2016
- Williams College, BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2010
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
Clerkships
- Hon. Cormac J. Carney, US District Court, Central District of California, 2017-2018