Partner Lee Marshall elected to the American Law Institute

BCLP Partner Lee Marshall has been elected as a member of The American Law Institute (ALI). 

The American Law Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. ALI drafts, discusses, revises, and publishes Restatements of the Law that are enormously influential in the courts and legislatures, as well as in legal scholarship and education. ALI held its first Annual Meeting in February 1923.  That year, work began on the first four Restatements, covering the subjects of Agency, Conflict of Laws, Contracts, and Torts. Early leaders of ALI included William Howard Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Learned Hand, Benjamin Cardozo, and Elihu Root. In addition to the Restatements, ALI has had a significant role in publishing Model Codes, such as the Uniform Commercial Code and the Model Penal Code, that are fundamental to state law throughout the United States. The membership of ALI consists of eminent judges, lawyers, and law professors from all areas of the United States and from many foreign countries, selected on the basis of professional achievement and demonstrated interest in improving the law. To further its work, ALI elects individuals who reflect the excellence and diversity of today's legal profession. Membership in The American Law Institute is a distinct professional honor, and the number of elected members is limited.

Lee is BCLP’s Litigation & Investigations Global Department Leader. He focuses his practice on commercial, intellectual property, and appellate litigation. Lee is an experienced trial lawyer who has represented clients in the United States Supreme Court, argued appeals in numerous appellate courts, and tried cases in district courts across the country. He is the global department leader for Disputes and Investigations and is one of two chief allies for the firm's LGBTQ affinity group. He is also the former leader of the firm's Commercial Litigation Group and the firm's Appellate Team.