Lee A. Pepper

Partner

Lee focuses on a range of complex commercial litigation matters.

Lee Pepper Portrait

Lee is a seasoned litigator in ArentFox Schiff’s New York office focused on complex commercial litigation. He advises companies, c-suite executives, and high-net-worth individuals across a broad array of industries, including financial services, fashion, real estate, construction, sports, insurance and reinsurance, automotive, healthcare, and energy. Lee has successfully litigated disputes related to mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance, trademark infringement, business torts, and other commercial actions. 

He has experience in all phases of litigation, including trials, appeals, arbitrations, complex discovery matters, and motion practice. 

Lee previously served on the ArentFox Schiff Associates Committee.

Client Work

Some of Lee’s work on behalf of his clients includes the following:

  • Representation of the Board of Managers of a luxury condominium in an action seeking damages for major design and construction defects in the gut renovation and conversion to residential condominium units of a landmarked building located in New York City’s Flatiron District.
  • Representation of an international cosmetics manufacturer in an action asserting, among other claims, a violation of The Defend Trade Secrets Act.
  • Representation of a leading global retailer in a trademark infringement dispute. 
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Previous Work

Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Lee was a litigation associate in the New York offices of two nationally recognized law firms.

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Lee’s publications include the following:

  • “Delaware Quarterly: Recent Developments in Delaware Business and Securities Law,” Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter and Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter (October 2013; April 2013; October 2012; April 2012; October 2011; April 2011; July 2010) (Co-Author).
  • Twenty-Third Survey of White Collar Crime, Corporate Criminal Liability, 45 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 275 (2008) (Co-Author).

Lee’s recognitions include the following:

  • 2021 “The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in Commercial Litigation.
  • 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation.
  • 2016 Albert E. Arent Pro Bono Award for outstanding contribution to the public interest. 
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