Lee Whitesell
Email lee.whitesell@​hoganlovells.com
Fax +1 713 632 1401
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Lee Whitesell thrives in the space between the theoretical and the practical. As a veteran of the United States Army, Lee wields a tenacious work ethic and unswerving loyalty to find effective, functional solutions for his clients' most complex disputes.
Lee's experience spans the full life cycle of complex litigation, from investigating claims and managing discovery through trial and on to appeals. He also advises clients across a wide range of industries, including energy, life sciences, and health care.
Before joining Hogan Lovells, Lee practiced antitrust litigation with another global law firm in Houston. He previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edith Hollan Jones, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Lee earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he learned litigation at the highest levels as a member of the Penn Supreme Court Clinic. He also served as Online Managing Editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law.
Prior to law school, Lee served as a logistics officer in the United States Army. He earned the Bronze Star Medal during his deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom in support of the First Cavalry Division.
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, 2014
B.A., The College of New Jersey, 2007
Bar admissions and qualifications
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Energy and Natural Resources Financial Institutions Life Sciences and Health Care TMT Diversified Industrials
Administrative and Public Law Antitrust and Competition Commercial Corporate Employment Financial Services Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, and Projects Litigation Commercial Litigation Banking and Finance Litigation
Related areas of focus
Antitrust and Competition Litigation Class Actions and Group Litigation Competition Compliance IERP Dispute Resolution IP Litigation, Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Oil and Gas: Pipelines and Midstream Facilities
Represented Tech Pharmacy Services, LLC in a jury verdict involving multimillion-dollar breach of contract claim.
Assisted in successful defense of one venerable Manhattan art gallery in high-profile fraud case."
Assisted indigent grandmother in obtaining custody rights.*
Defended large hospital system from antitrust wage-conspiracy class action.*
Represented death-row inmate in federal habeas proceedings.*
Represented incarcerated plaintiff in Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit.
Represented oil and gas exploration company in US$60m contract dispute with midstream processor.
Successfully defended prominent political candidate against natural-born citizen "birther" challenge.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
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