Michael Lee — Partner at William Blair

Mr. Michael S. Lee serves as Partner of William Blair & Company, L.L.C. Mr. Lee is the head of William Blair & Company's Corporate & Executive Services. He focuses on the unique issues that confront owners and executives of private and public companies. Prior to joining William Blair & Company in 2004, he was a tax attorney and has 15 years of experience in the areas of wealth, tax, and estate planning. A frequent speaker and writer on tax planning and tax strategies, he has presented to the American Bankers Association, American Bar Association, and College for Financial Planning on issues such as interest-rate-sensitive transfer strategies, private trust companies, and Family Limited Partnerships. In addition to being a faculty member of John Marshall Law School, he also is a Certified Financial Planner and sits on the author's panel for the CCH Journal of Passthrough Entities. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners, and Chicago Estate Planning Council. Before entering the practice of law, he was an electrical engineer in the Advanced Avionics Systems Group of General Dynamics Space Systems, where he developed advanced guidance, navigation, and control systems for launch vehicles. Mr. Lee holds B.S.E.E., M.S., J.D. (Order of Barristers), Tulane University; L.L.M. (Taxation, honors), Chicago Kent College of Law, respectively.