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Sharon M. Lee

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Upholding the Rights of Investors

Sharon is a partner in our San Francisco office. Sharon's practice is focused primarily on representing institutional and individual investors in securities and financial fraud matters.  In addition to evaluating and litigating securities cases, Sharon also participates in business development at the firm.

Before Lieff Cabraser, Sharon was an attorney at a large plaintiffs' class action law firm in New York, where she represented investors in securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and other securities litigation matters.

Sharon is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law where she served as an editor of The New York International Law Review and authored an article on China's securities laws published therein. She earned her M.A. in East Asian Studies and a B.A. in Asian Studies, both from St. John's University.

Sharon's other publications include Post-Tellabs Treatment of Confidential Witnesses in Federal Securities Litigation, 2 J. Sec. Law, Reg. and Compliance 205 (3d ed. 2009) (co-author).

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Education

  • St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 2001)
    New York International Law Review (Notes & Comments Editor, 2000-2001)

     

    St. John’s University (M.A., 1998)

     

    St. John’s University (B.A., 1997)

Memberships

  • American Bar Association

  • Asian Bar Association of Washington

  • Washington State Bar Association

Admissions

  • New York

  • Washington

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

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