Mr. Lee is a trusted advisor to middle market companies on complex commercial, financial and transactional matters, regularly advising clients on deals ranging from small acquisitions to transactions valued in the hundreds of millions. An experienced counselor to privately held companies, he is familiar with the business issues they face in growing, managing, and at times restructuring their businesses to succeed in hypercompetitive markets. In addition to his experience in M&A, divestitures, finance and general business advice, Mr. Lee has an extensive background representing developers and other companies in a range of matters involving improved and unimproved real estate, as well as in workouts and prebankruptcy planning. His representations include portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, single and multi-property secured financing and corporate level financing transactions. Because of the scope of his practice, he is regularly called on by middle market companies to serve in the role of outside general counsel and works with practices across the firm to address client needs.
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (2011–2027)
- The Legal 500 United States, Baltimore Elite, Corporate M&A (2026)
- The Daily Record Power List of Business Law Attorneys (2024)
Memberships & Activities
- Member: Maryland State Bar Association
- Member: American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee of Middle Market and Small Business
Mergers and Acquisitions
Experience with all aspects of the mergers and acquisition process, including pre-transaction planning, and corporate clean-up; negotiations and deal drafting and documentation; and closing and other post-closing matters. Representative transactions include:
- Sale of health information technology government contractor with roll-over equity. Transaction value approximately $250,000,000.
- Sale of non-profit hospital health system to out-of-state, for-profit buyer including disposition of all real estate, professional office and other buildings; outpatient, ambulatory, physician management; and other ancillary healthcare practices and businesses including equity interests in multiple JV entities. Transaction value approximately $61,000,000.
- Sale of full service revenue management firm specializing in the healthcare industry. Transaction value approximately $50,000,000.
- Multi-stage sale of equity interests in private-equity financed acquisition with founder roll-over equity. Transaction value approximately $28,500,000.
- Acquisition of distributed database technology company.
Finance
- Representation of borrowers in numerous single-lender and syndicated ABL financings ranging in value from $5,000,000 to $200,000,000.
- Representation of borrowers in numerous real estate based financings ranging in value from $7,500,000 to $119,000,000.
- Lender’s counsel for senior care facility financings including those under the HUD 232 mortgage insurance program.
- Representation of HUD insured secured mortgage lender in chapter 11 cases of specialty nursing care facilities resulting in approved 363 sale and change of operator.
Real Estate
- $181M retail portfolio sale involving disposition of approximately 50 properties and purchase of approximately $150M of replacement retail properties.
- $165M industrial property sale.
- Biomanufacturing facility lease totaling approximately 180,000 sf.
- Apartment project acquisitions including related debt and equity financing, average value of approximately $100M.
- Multiple additional 2022 purchase and sale transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $350M.
