Heather A. Lee

Senior Counsel

Heather A. Lee

Senior Counsel

Heather Lee focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and securities actions. She is dedicated to helping her clients find efficient and creative solutions to complex problems, with a sensitivity to and understanding of their business concerns. She carefully considers all angles of litigation and government investigations to provide thoughtful advice about nuanced issues. Heather regularly defends clients facing a broad range of criminal charges, government investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions. Whether it’s an expansive, multi-million dollar fraud investigation or a routine response to a grand jury subpoena, Heather’s attention to her clients is unwavering and unmatched.

Heather’s experience includes defending clients facing securities fraud class actions, RICO claims, and heath care, mail, and wire fraud charges. Heather also represents auditors responding to PCAOB and SEC inquiries and investigations. Additionally, Heather maintains a robust commercial litigation practice, assisting clients in federal and state courts and before the arbitration tribunals in pursuing or defending claims against business adversaries. Heather is particularly interested in civil fraud matters and has helped clients successfully defend against claims of fraudulent inducement and defeat attempts to assert alter ego liability. She also handles appeals before state and federal appellate courts.

Before completing law school, Heather was a summer associate with Foley.

Awards and Recognition

  • Pro Bono Service and Excellence Award, Federal Bar Association – Tampa Bay Chapter, 2019 and 2023

Affiliations

  • Heather is the Tampa office liaison of the firm’s Pro Bono Racial Justice and Equity Practice Group

Presentations and Publications

  • Co-author, “You’ve Been Sued: Now What?” Health Care Law Today (January 27, 2025)
27 January 2025 Health Care Law Today

You’ve Been Sued: Now What?

Being served with a lawsuit is frustrating, and sometimes nerve-racking, even for seasoned in-house counsel. Having a plan in place to quickly and appropriately address new lawsuits can ease the stress of being sued.
26 September 2024 Foley Viewpoints

DOJ Stresses AI Risk and Whistleblower Protection in Revised Corporate Compliance Guidance

On Monday, September 23, DOJ’s Criminal Division announced updates to its guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs.
15 December 2023 Honors and Awards

Heather Lee Receives Tampa Pro Bono Service and Excellence Award

Foley & Lardner LLP associate Heather Lee was recognized by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association with the 2023 Pro Bono Service and Excellence Award.
01 November 2021 Press Releases

Foley Announces Release of Comprehensive Audit Committee Deskbook

Foley & Lardner LLP, in partnership with the Practising Law Institute, is pleased to announce the release of the Audit Committee Deskbook, set to publish on November 1, 2021.
12 December 2019 Press Releases

Lee Receives Pro Bono Service Award

Associate Heather Lee was awarded the 2019 Pro Bono Service and Excellence Award from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Lee received the award at the Association’s annual meeting.
09 August 2019 Press Releases

Lockerby, Hickerson, Varon and Lee Write Amicus Brief on Behalf of The Rutherford Institute in Ramos v State of Louisiana

Partners Michael Lockerby, David Hickerson, Jay Varon and associate Heather Lee filed an amicus brief on behalf of The Rutherford Institute in the case Ramos v State of Louisiana.