Brian P. Lee
Brian Lee is a real estate attorney in the Louisville, Kentucky office. He advises clients in many aspects of commercial real estate law, including purchase and sale transactions, leasing and financing. Brian regularly represents private equity firms and high-net worth individuals with their investment transactions across all asset classes of real estate. He also assists non-real estate businesses across various industries in achieving their real estate needs and goals, such as acquiring or leasing space for their operations. Brian also regularly assists in corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions for a national automobile oil change service provider and master service agreements and supplier agreements for the exclusive supply chain management organization for an international restaurant company and its iconic quick service restaurant brands.
People On The Move in Louisville: Brian P. Lee
by editor, Louisville Business First, January 8, 2025
Rent Acceleration Clauses in Kentucky Commercial Real Estate Leases: Heavy Cudgel in a Landlord's Toolbox or "Paper Sword?"
Louisville Bar Briefs, Louisville Bar Association, April 2023
Understanding Commercial Real Estate Leases
Commercial Real Estate 101 MeetUp Group, May 19, 2022
Diversity Committee, Member
The Asia Institute - Crane House (AICH), Board of Directors (2022-present)
Focus Louisville, Fall 2024 Graduate
Fordham University School of Law
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Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law
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2014 Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition (Northeast Regional - "Second Brief")
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Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award
magna cum laude
State University of New York at Binghamton
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Phi Beta Kappa
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Dean's List (all semesters)
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Philosophy Departmental Honors
Prior to joining Stites, Brian practiced in the Real Estate and General Business and Corporate practice groups of a firm in New York City for over four years. A fourth generation New Yorker, Brian relocated to Louisville in January 2021 after marrying his wife, Jessica, who was raised in Louisville. Brian practiced as a staff attorney in the Corporate & Finance practice group of an AmLaw 100 firm immediately prior to joining Stites later that year. Brian was a judicial intern to the Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department, New York, NY, during the spring of 2016.
Outside of practicing law, Brian serves on the board of directors of Asia Institute – Crane House, Kentuckiana’s pan-Asian arts and cultural organization and is an active member of Sojourn East Community Church. Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and his young daughter, Chloe. Together, they embark on culinary adventures and enjoy experiencing many of life’s “firsts.” Brian is fascinated by European and Near Eastern history (especially Late Antiquity and Medieval) and dreams of touring the religiously significant sites of the Levant and Turkiye one day.
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Real Estate Law (2024-25)
Stites & Harbison Promotes Four Attorneys
Stites & Harbison announced today that four attorneys have been promoted to Member (Partner). The promotions are effective January 1, 2025. The new Members (Partners) include Frederick R. Bentley (Reggie), Trevor T. Graves, Brian P. Lee, and Alison M. Zeitlin.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Asia Institute - Crane House Elects Brian P. Lee to Board of Directors
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Asia Institute – Crane House (AICH) recently elected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Brian P. Lee to its Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year term on AICH’s Board of Directors as a member of the Executive Committee.
Understanding Commercial Real Estate Leases
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
YouTube event
Real Estate attorney Brian Lee discusses commercial real estate in this Commercial Real Estate 101 Meet Up Group webinar on May 19, 2022.
Stites & Harbison welcomes Brian Lee to the Louisville office
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney Brian P. Lee to the firm based in the Louisville, Ky., office. He joins the Real Estate & Banking Service Group.