Richard J. Lee

Partner

Overview

Richard J. Lee is a partner in the New York office of Crowell & Moring. He focuses on derivatives, finance, and distressed debt and claims trading. Richard is a CFA® charter holder. He has extensive experience advising investors and lenders in a wide range of alternative credit investments and structured financing transactions.

He represents sell-side and buy-side clients in derivatives transactions and specializes in credit derivatives, including the analysis of credit default swaps and the negotiation of total return swaps. He advises on and negotiates ISDA Master Agreements and related credit support documents, prime brokerage agreements, margin financing arrangements, master repurchase agreements, futures and options agreements, and other trading agreements. Richard also negotiates documentation for equity derivatives transactions, including global equity and equity options master confirmations.

Richard counsels clients on a range of secured financings collateralized by financial assets, including bank loans, claims, and other illiquid assets, as well as traditional margin financing facilities. He also represents investors in commercial litigation funding transactions and other structured financing transactions involving litigation claims.

He represents broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial institutions in connection with trading and investing in distressed assets, including corporate bank loans, bankruptcy claims, restructured securities, and litigation claims. He regularly counsels clients in the review and analysis of credit agreements and bond indentures, and advises on bankruptcy and restructuring matters arising in connection with special situations investments.

Prior to joining the firm, he was an attorney with Kibbe & Orbe LLP.

Career & Education

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    • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2002
    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2006
    • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2002
    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2006
    • New York
    • New York
  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA)

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA)
    • Korean
    • Korean

Richard's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 10.17.24

Crowell & Moring Partner Richard J. Lee Receives Cornerstone Award for Pro Bono Service from Lawyers Alliance for New York

Crowell & Moring partner Richard J. Lee  was honored with the 2024 Cornerstone Award from the Lawyers Alliance for New York. The recognition honors individuals and institutions that have made extraordinary pro bono contributions to help nonprofits improve the quality of life for thousands of low-income New Yorkers.

Representative Matters

  • Represented investors in purchasing economic interests in “Risk Corridors” claims under the Affordable Care Act from solvent and insolvent health insurance companies.
  • Represented hedge funds analyzing and advocating complex CDS credit events, including Sears, Caesars, Novo Banco, Argentina, and Greece.
  • Represented global investment bank providing financing to investment funds purchasing funded and unfunded leveraged loans and making structured loans collateralized by distressed loans, bonds, and related swaps.
  • Registered investment funds and hedge funds negotiating margin financing facilities and other prime brokerage financing transactions.
  • Represented hedge funds providing liquidity solutions to holders of the Deepwater Horizon economic damages claims using bespoke financing and risk participation structures.
  • Represented private equity funds and hedge funds purchasing and restructuring loans and interest rate swap claims against several distressed infrastructure projects, including Indiana Toll Roads and Texas State Highway 130.
  • Represented investment banks and investment funds trading billions of dollars of insolvency claims against Lehman Brothers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Richard's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 10.17.24

Crowell & Moring Partner Richard J. Lee Receives Cornerstone Award for Pro Bono Service from Lawyers Alliance for New York

Crowell & Moring partner Richard J. Lee  was honored with the 2024 Cornerstone Award from the Lawyers Alliance for New York. The recognition honors individuals and institutions that have made extraordinary pro bono contributions to help nonprofits improve the quality of life for thousands of low-income New Yorkers.

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