Credentials
Education
Government Service
Judicial Intern to the Honorable Jon P. Wilcox, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Legal Memberships
Colorado Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Electronic Discovery Committee
(Commercial and Federal Litigation Section)
State Bar of Wisconsin
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
New York
Wisconsin (Inactive)
U.S Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Other Experience
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Christian Lee is one of WTO’s lead eDiscovery attorneys, specializing in guiding clients and legal teams in navigating discovery obligations, mitigating risk and enhancing efficiency in high-stakes litigation and investigations. His practice encompasses all phases of eDiscovery including counseling on discovery-related legal issues, litigation strategy, information governance practices, and data privacy issues. He integrates advanced technologies and AI-enabled workflows aligned with client legal and business objectives to improve quality, consistency and cost-effectiveness.
Christian also advises on the design and operation of enterprise eDiscovery programs, including technology strategy, vendor management, budgeting, metrics, and global discovery workflows, to improve defensibility and drive more favorable legal outcomes. In addition, he manages large cross-functional case teams across multiple matters, offers guidance on evolving legal and technology developments, implements client-focused process improvements, and presents CLEs on various eDiscovery topics.
Christian is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) through the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists as well as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States and Europe (CIPP/US and CIPP/E) and Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Prior to joining WTO, he served at an AmLaw 50 firm in New York.
Cases
Coordinated eDiscovery operations across several major national and international law firms for one of the nation's largest retail banking institutions in connection with a multi-year series of dozens of federal and state investigations, class actions and other litigation concerning sales practices.
Led large-scale discovery efforts for a leading global investment banking firm facing multiple federal and state investigations and other litigation related to residential mortgage-backed securities, including coordinating legal service providers, managing review teams, and integrating sophisticated financial data analysis.
Directed eDiscovery strategy related to a high-profile international intellectual property dispute involving advanced warehouse robotics and fulfillment center technologies, including implementing defensible review and production efforts across multiple jurisdictions.
Counseled on advanced document review and privilege log workflows as well as cross-border data privacy considerations for a major international cryptocurrency derivatives exchange facing federal civil and criminal investigations.
Coordinated eDiscovery operations across several major national and international law firms for one of the nation's largest retail banking institutions in connection with a multi-year series of dozens of federal and state investigations, class actions and other litigation concerning sales practices.
Led large-scale discovery efforts for a leading global investment banking firm facing multiple federal and state investigations and other litigation related to residential mortgage-backed securities, including coordinating legal service providers, managing review teams, and integrating sophisticated financial data analysis.
Directed eDiscovery strategy related to a high-profile international intellectual property dispute involving advanced warehouse robotics and fulfillment center technologies, including implementing defensible review and production efforts across multiple jurisdictions.
Counseled on advanced document review and privilege log workflows as well as cross-border data privacy considerations for a major international cryptocurrency derivatives exchange facing federal civil and criminal investigations.
Christian Lee is one of WTO’s lead eDiscovery attorneys, specializing in guiding clients and legal teams in navigating discovery obligations, mitigating risk and enhancing efficiency in high-stakes litigation and investigations. His practice encompasses all phases of eDiscovery including counseling on discovery-related legal issues, litigation strategy, information governance practices, and data privacy issues. He integrates advanced technologies and AI-enabled workflows aligned with client legal and business objectives to improve quality, consistency and cost-effectiveness.
Christian also advises on the design and operation of enterprise eDiscovery programs, including technology strategy, vendor management, budgeting, metrics, and global discovery workflows, to improve defensibility and drive more favorable legal outcomes. In addition, he manages large cross-functional case teams across multiple matters, offers guidance on evolving legal and technology developments, implements client-focused process improvements, and presents CLEs on various eDiscovery topics.
Christian is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) through the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists as well as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States and Europe (CIPP/US and CIPP/E) and Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Prior to joining WTO, he served at an AmLaw 50 firm in New York.
Credentials
Education
Government Service
Judicial Intern to the Honorable Jon P. Wilcox, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Legal Memberships
Colorado Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Electronic Discovery Committee
(Commercial and Federal Litigation Section)
State Bar of Wisconsin
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
New York
Wisconsin (Inactive)
U.S Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Other Experience
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Cases
Coordinated eDiscovery operations across several major national and international law firms for one of the nation's largest retail banking institutions in connection with a multi-year series of dozens of federal and state investigations, class actions and other litigation concerning sales practices.
Led large-scale discovery efforts for a leading global investment banking firm facing multiple federal and state investigations and other litigation related to residential mortgage-backed securities, including coordinating legal service providers, managing review teams, and integrating sophisticated financial data analysis.
Directed eDiscovery strategy related to a high-profile international intellectual property dispute involving advanced warehouse robotics and fulfillment center technologies, including implementing defensible review and production efforts across multiple jurisdictions.
Counseled on advanced document review and privilege log workflows as well as cross-border data privacy considerations for a major international cryptocurrency derivatives exchange facing federal civil and criminal investigations.
Coordinated eDiscovery operations across several major national and international law firms for one of the nation's largest retail banking institutions in connection with a multi-year series of dozens of federal and state investigations, class actions and other litigation concerning sales practices.
Led large-scale discovery efforts for a leading global investment banking firm facing multiple federal and state investigations and other litigation related to residential mortgage-backed securities, including coordinating legal service providers, managing review teams, and integrating sophisticated financial data analysis.
Directed eDiscovery strategy related to a high-profile international intellectual property dispute involving advanced warehouse robotics and fulfillment center technologies, including implementing defensible review and production efforts across multiple jurisdictions.
Counseled on advanced document review and privilege log workflows as well as cross-border data privacy considerations for a major international cryptocurrency derivatives exchange facing federal civil and criminal investigations.