Overview
Laura Lee is a business-minded civil litigator who represents global and domestic companies in complex contract disputes, including breach of contract and bad faith claims, with a focus on high-stakes first-party commercial property losses. Ms. Lee also advises clients on insurance coverage matters.
Ms. Lee brings a distinct business perspective to her legal practice, drawing on her prior career as a prominent entertainment industry executive. Before becoming an attorney, she led distribution efforts for major television brands, including E! Entertainment Television and Hallmark Channel. Her experience included licensing and distributing content across multiple platforms; negotiating content and technology contracts with global media companies such as Apple, Netflix, and Comcast; building companywide strategic plans; creating revenue strategies; leading high-performing sales teams; reporting to a public company board of directors; and managing complex customer relationships.
Ms. Lee has received some of the media industry’s most prestigious awards, some of which include being named Cable’s Most Powerful Women by Cablefax for multiple years, recognized as a Wonder Women and Women to Watch by Multichannel News, and featured in Multichannel News’s 40 Under 40 list in addition to being the recipient of Women in Cable’s Breaking the Mold Inspiration Award.
Ms. Lee was drawn to the law because the law is the underpinnings of everything in business and in life. She has had a wide variety of legal experiences. Prior to joining Robins Kaplan, Ms. Lee's practice focused on business litigation spanning many business sectors as well as transactional work.
Ms. Lee was a judicial intern for the Honorable Justice Beth Robinson at the Vermont Supreme Court (subsequently appointed to the United States 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals) and a Litigation Intern for a Vermont prosecutor. Also, she was invited to participate in Vermont Law’s Advanced Appellate Advocacy program and chosen to join Intensive Trial Practice. Ms. Lee also served as the Vermont Editor on the Vermont Law Review and as an Academic Success Program Mentor. Additionally, Ms. Lee was a teaching assistant for Contracts and Professional Responsibility. In her spare time, she coached the Green Mountain Girls State Moot Court team.
Ms. Lee is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont; First, Second & Tenth United States Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court for the Districts of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, SDNY, and EDNY.
Credentials
Education
- New York University, School of Law, Master of Laws, Taxation
- Vermont Law School, cum laude; Vermont Law Review
- University of Maine, Bachelor of Science
Recognition
- "Massachusetts Rising Stars," Super Lawyers (2023-2026)
- “Cable’s Most Powerful Women,” Cablefax
- “Wonder Women,” Multichannel News
- “Women to Watch,” Multichannel News
- “40 Under 40 List,” Multichannel News
- “Breaking the Mold Inspiration Award,” Women in Cable
- Named to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Pro Bono Honor Roll (2023)
Community
Civic
- Women in Cable Telecommunications, Past Co-Chair, Mentoring Program
- American Legion Auxiliary, Past Moot Court Coach, Girls State Vermont
- Cable Television and Communications Association of Illinois, Past Board Member
- California Cable Telecommunications Association, Past Board Member
News & Insights
In the News
Legal Insights
Practices
Admissions
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Maine
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Vermont
