Lee Cheng

Lee Cheng is a trusted legal and business adviser to numerous businesses and individuals. He is a two-time winner (2014 and 2016) of the National Law Journal’s America’s 50 Outstanding General Counsel, and numerous other awards for innovation and excellence in the practice of law. He views legal issues and challenges from the client perspective, and understands that the ultimate purpose of all legal work is to meet client business needs efficiently and cost-effectively. 

Lee’s insights on client service comes from than 20 years at top law firms like Latham & Watkins, and as a C-level legal and operations executive in global companies like Newegg (Chief Legal Officer, SVP Corporate Development, SVP Human Resources, Corporate Secretary) and Gibson Brands (Chief Operating Officer). 

Lee’s practice and expertise spans a broad array of disciplines, from corporate transactional work, M&A, governance and compliance (including FCPA), to intellectual property, licensing and litigation management and advice. He has delivered excellent outcomes for clients in both commercial and intellectual property litigation. Lee is considered a national expert on defending companies against frivolous patent assertions and other types of extortionary business litigation.

In addition to the awards above, Lee was named an “IP Trailblazer & Pioneer” (2014) (National Law Journal) and received the IP Vanguard Award (2013) from the IP Section of the State Bar of California. In 2018, he received the inaugural Champion of Equal Opportunity Education Rights Award of the Asian American Coalition for Education.

Lee presently serves on the Board of Industry Leaders of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the world's largest technology focused trade association, and is also a Trustee of the CTA Foundation and the Asian American Legal Foundation. In the past, he has served on the Board of the Association of Corporate Counsel-Southern California Chapter, the Harvard Club of San Francisco, the Lowell High School Alumni Association, the AACE, and the Organization of Chinese Americans-SF Chapter.