K. Lee Blalack II

K. Lee Blalack is a partner in O'Melveny's Washington, DC office and a member of the Business Trial and Litigation Practice. He represents targets of grand jury, congressional, and regulatory investigations. Since 2005, the Washingtonian magazine has named Lee one of the city's "Top Lawyers," and in 2007, The American Lawyer magazine selected Lee as one of the top fifty litigators in the country in its "Fab Fifty" survey.

Lee is an experienced trial lawyer, having successfully tried to verdict five civil and criminal jury trials since 2001. As a member of the Business Trial and Litigation Practice, he represents companies in a variety of adversarial proceedings, including complex commercial litigation. Lee was lead national counsel for Humana, Inc., in connection with the multi-district RICO class action suits brought by medical doctors and other providers against the managed care industry. He also served as lead trial counsel for Florida Power & Light Group in a week-long bench trial before the U.S. Tax Court in connection with the Company's nearly $300 million refund claim against the IRS. Lee has represented the Brookings Institution as its lead counsel in a variety of civil litigation matters.

Lee is also a member of the White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Practice. He focuses on defending companies and individuals who are targeted in government investigations.

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Areas of Practice 1) Business Trial and Litigation, 2) White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations, 3) Class Actions, 4) Mass Torts and Insurance Litigation, 5) Environmental Law, 6) Public Policy & Political Strategy, 7) Health Care, 8) Insurance and Reinsurance, 9) Insurance and 10) Litigation
Law School University of Memphis, J.D., 1994
Education University of Memphis, M.A., 1996; University of Memphis, B.A., 1990
Bar Member / Association District of Columbia Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, Tennessee State Bar Association
Most recent firm O Melveny & Myers LLP
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