Craig Y. LeeCraig Y.Lee

Partner, Antitrust

craiglee@paulhastings.com

Washington, D.C.+1 202 551 1752

Craig Y. Lee is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He brings 13 years of experience as a federal prosecutor to assist clients with issues concerning international and domestic antitrust matters, including cartel defense, criminal investigations and litigation.

An international manufacturing company in a DOJ criminal investigation for price fixing.
A C-level executive in a DOJ criminal investigation for no poach, wage fixing and price fixing.
An international service company in a DOJ criminal investigation for fraud, money laundering and bribery and in a DOJ civil investigation for false claims.
An international manufacturing company in a DOJ employee no-poach investigation.
A C-level executive of an international company in a DOJ criminal investigation for bid rigging and price fixing.
Multiple domestic and international companies on applying for leniency in various jurisdictions, responding to grand jury subpoenas and civil investigative demands, and developing antitrust compliance programs.
Lead DOJ trial counsel in a three-week jury trial in the District of Puerto Rico of an executive charged with participating in a price-fixing conspiracy in the coastal freight shipping industry.
Co-lead DOJ trial counsel in a two-week jury trial in the District of Puerto Rico of an executive charged with participating in a price-fixing conspiracy in the coastal freight shipping industry.
DOJ trial counsel in a four-week jury trial in the Southern District of Florida of two executives charged with participating in an international antitrust conspiracy related to the manufacture and sale of marine products.
Led DOJ team in the Southern District of Florida that litigated the first successful extradition of a foreign national for an antitrust charge.
On DOJ team that sued in the District of Delaware to block a $34 billion merger in the oilfield services industry.

Recommended for Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
Legal 500
GCR 100
Global Competition Review
Competition Future Leaders – Partners
Who''s Who Legal
Winner – Antitrust Writing Awards, Institute of Competition Law
Washington Field Office''s FBI Service Award (for work prosecuting government fraud)
Recipient of Four Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Awards of Distinction (for criminal and civil antitrust enforcement)

"DOJ Doc Pushes For Strong Antitrust Compliance Programs," Law360, Quoted
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
"A Per Se Setback For DOJ’s No-Poach Prosecutions," Law360, Quoted
MAY 4, 2023
"A Tale Of Two Cases: Lessons In No-Poach Litigation," Law360, Co-author
JANUARY 6, 2022
"All That Glitters – A Look Back at the Antitrust Division’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs and What to Expect," Competition Policy International, Co-author
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
"What Cartel Enforcement Under Biden’s DOJ Might Look Like," Law360, Co-author
JULY 15, 2021
"Procurement Fraud Enforcement & Business Impact," Bloomberg Law, Co-author
JUNE 23, 2021
"Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Unveils New ''Inability to Pay'' Guidance | ''Unfortunate Series of Events'' in CFTC Dust-up | SEC Is Hiring New Chief Data Officer | All the New Moves," Law.com, Mentioned
OCTOBER 8, 2019
"Appointments," The Washington Post, Mentioned
OCTOBER 7, 2019
"Career Tracker: Lawyers on the Move – Oct. 7, 2019," Reuters, Mentioned
OCTOBER 7, 2019
"Going to the Mat: The Tipline for 2 October 2019," Global Competition Review, Mentioned
OCTOBER 2, 2019
"Wake Up Call: Big Firms, ACLU Get Millions in Fees in Census Litigation Win," Bloomberg Big Law Business, Mentioned
OCTOBER 2, 2019
"Comparing the Antitrust Division’s New Compliance Policy with the Criminal Division’s Updated Policy," Bloomberg Law, Co-author
August 2019
"How to Create and Continuously Improve Your Antitrust and Anti-Corruption Compliance Program," Bloomberg Law, Co-author
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
"The Stories Merger Documents Tell—the US, EU, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa Perspectives," European Competition Law Review, Volume 39, Issue 4, Co-author
2018
"When Merger Review Turns Criminal," Business Law Today, Co-author
DECEMBER 14, 2017
"When Merger Review Turns Criminal," Deal Points, Volume XXII, Issue 3, Co-author
2017

“U.S. Cartel Enforcement: Where Are We Going?,” 71st ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., Panel Speaker
March 2023
“ABA Cartel and Criminal Practice Bi-Monthly Cartel Update, Recent Trends in Cartel Enforcement,” Washington, D.C., Co-presenter
February 2023

What Advice Do You Have for a Young Lawyer? Words of Wisdom from Our Guests, ABA Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, Featured
JUNE 21, 2021
“ABA Cartel and Criminal Practice Bi-Monthly Cartel Update, Recent Trends in Cartel Enforcement,” Washington, D.C., Co-presenter
February 2021
The New Normal for Conducting Investigations in a Remote Work Environment, Law.com Webcast, Speaker
JULY 16, 2020
“Is Leniency Dead? Long Live Leniency,” ABA Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, Co-presenter
August 2019
“An In-Depth Look into the Paradigm Shift of the DOJ on Corporate Compliance,” Webinar, Co-presenter
August 2019
“Cooperation Procedures in Japan, EU, US, and the Rest of the World” and “Dealing with Criminal Liability in Investigations in Japan, US, and UK,” Keidanren Global Competition Law Conference, Tokyo, Japan, Panel Speaker
July 2019
"Monthly Antitrust Update,” ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Corporate Counseling Committee, Washington, D.C., Panel Speaker
DECEMBER 18, 2018
“Scoping and Focusing an Investigation – Cartel Settlement Mechanisms,” International Competition Network Cartel Workshop, Tel Aviv, Israel, Co-presenter as NGA
October 2018
“Global Antitrust Trends in the Trump Era,” International Association of Korean Lawyers Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, Panel Speaker
September 2018
"Dawn Raids for Antitrust, Tax, and Anti-bribery: How to be prepared globally," Webinar, Co-presenter
May 2018
“The Role of Competition Law in Dynamic and Innovative Markets,” Keidanren Global Competition Law Conference, Tokyo, Japan, Panel Speaker
May 2018
"Dawn Raids for Antitrust, Tax, and Anti-bribery: How to be prepared globally," Co-presenter
May 2018
"Antitrust Ethics…At the Movies," 66th ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., Panel Speaker
April 2018
Antitrust Enforcement Panel, ABA’s 32nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, San Diego, CA, Panel Speaker
February 2018
“WhatsApp: Detecting Problems and Managing Risk in the Age of Encryption and Disappearing Evidence,” ABA Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar, Palm Springs, FL, Panel Speaker
February 2018
"Issues in M&A," Annual Anti-Corruption, Export Controls, and Trade Sanctions Update, Washington, D.C., Moderator
October 2017
"When You Are Not First: An Inside Look at How the United States Tries Cartel Cases and the Risks and Rewards of Being Last," Mind the Gap Monckton and Des Voeux Chambers Symposium on Hong Kong competition law, Hong Kong, PRC, Closing Speaker
September 2017
"Trends and Developments in Global Competition Law—International Cartel Enforcement Panel," Interdisciplinary Centre for Competition Law and Policy Conference, Brussels, Belgium, Panel Speaker May 2018 and
May 2017
“Understanding CFIUS Risks, Compliance Issues, and Due Diligence in M&A Transactions,” Annual Anti-Corruption, Export Controls, and Trade Sanctions Update, Washington, D.C., Moderator

Antitrust & Competition

Antitrust & Competition

Compliance & Regulatory Counseling

Compliance & Regulatory Counseling

Investigations & White Collar Defense

Investigations & White Collar Defense

Mining & Metals

Mining & Metals