Robert C. Lee (Bob)
Partner
Chicago
Tel: 1.312.269.4173
Fax: 1.312.782.8585
Email:
rclee@jonesday.com
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Bob Lee is co-chair of Jones Day's Real Estate Practice worldwide. He also heads the real estate funds practice of the Firm. Bob's practice focuses on domestic U.S. and international cross-border real estate investment. He represents sponsors and investors in the formation of global funds, U.S.-based funds, U.K. funds, pan-European and pan-Asian funds, and product and geographically focused funds using a variety of collective investment vehicles. Bob also has extensive experience in creating joint ventures and in complex public and private real estate company mergers and acquisitions and large portfolio transactions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Bob was described as a "key player in real estate funds" and was recommended by clients as being a "deal maker" and "creative problem solver" in being selected as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA. He also has been repeatedly selected as an "Illinois Super Lawyer," a member of the Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, and as one of the "World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers" (Euromoney).
Clients with whom Bob regularly works include CalEast Global Logistics, CB Richard Ellis Investors, Developers Diversified Realty, Highcross Group Limited, LaSalle Investment Management, The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, Orion Capital Managers, the Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado, The RLJ Companies, Resolution Property, plc., and Simon Property Group.
Bob is a frequent speaker on real estate private equity, cross-border investment, and fund structuring-related topics.
Bob serves on the board of directors of After School Matters, a public/private partnership that provides out-of-school programming in the arts, communication, science, sports, and technology to Chicago teens in underserved communities.
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Illinois
Education
University of Virginia (Bachelor of City Planning, American Planning Association Outstanding Student Award, 1982); University of Michigan (J.D. cum laude 1985)