Gloria Lee, Client Relations Partner at Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Gloria Lee, Client Relations Partner at Rutan & Tucker, LLP
AMBITION Advisory Board
Ms. Lee is the Client Relations Partner at Rutan & Tucker, LLP, a full-service law firm based in Costa Mesa, California. She is responsible for the strategic growth of business development opportunities for the Firm’s attorneys and the implementation of client relationship initiatives for the Firm.
Prior to becoming the firm's Client Relations Partner, Ms. Lee focused on the financing and development of commercial, residential and resort properties. Her practice included representing lenders, developers, landlords and tenants in all aspects of real estate transactions, including real estate secured financings, acquisitions, dispositions, title review and due diligence analysis. She also has experience with the structuring, development and regulation of residential, commercial, condominium, timeshare, and fractional use planned developments and associations.
In 2017, Ms. Lee was selected by the California Diversity Council as one of Southern California’s Most Powerful and Influential Women. In 2015, Ms. Lee was selected by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association as one of 14 attorneys nationally selected for its “Best Lawyers Under 40” award. Ms. Lee has also been named as a Super Lawyer in 2017 and as a Rising Star from 2012-2016, both by the Southern California Super Lawyers publication.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Moderator, OC Korean American Bar Association “General Counsel Roundtable”, March 2017
Panelist, OC Korean American Bar Association Presentation "Diversity in the Law", June 2015
Emcee, US-Korea Law Day Conference, University of California Irvine (July 2011) and KIA Motors (July 2012, July 2013 and July 2014)
Speaker, Non-Recourse Loans and Guaranties - "Bad Boys and Debt - A Real Estate Tale," YPA360 Conference, University of California Irvine, August 2012
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Board Member, The International Executive Council
Orange County Founding Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Council, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Past President, Orange County Asian American Bar Association
Past Orange County Regional Director, Stanford Professionals In Real Estate
Founding Board Member, Orange County Korean American Bar Association
Member, Executive Advisory Council, US-Korea Law Foundation
Member, GenNext
Business Advisory Council, Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center
AWARDS & HONORS
2017 California Diversity Council’s Most Powerful & Influential Women
Southern California "Super Lawyers" 2017
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2015 Best Lawyers Under 40
Southern California Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition, 2012-2016
Top 40 Under 40 Young Business Professionals, OC Metro Magazine, 2010