Lee Lester focuses his practice on securities and general corporate law. His experience includes public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and corporate formation. In addition, he regularly advises public companies on insider trading, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, stock exchange listing requirements and filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including proxy statements and periodic financial reporting. Lee has also assisted a number of financial institutions with bank regulatory and compliance matters and executive compensation arrangements.
Lee Lester focuses his practice on securities and general corporate law. His experience includes public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and corporate formation. In addition, he regularly advises public companies on insider trading, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, stock exchange listing requirements and filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including proxy statements and periodic financial reporting. Lee has also assisted a number of financial institutions with bank regulatory and compliance matters and executive compensation arrangements.
Lee has been named among Virginia's "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business magazine (2016), and he was listed in Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2013, 2020). He is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and the Richmond Bar Association. He volunteers his time and services to the Wills for Seniors Program.
Lee received his Bachelor of Science degree with special attainments in commerce, cum laude, from Washington and Lee University and his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond School of Law. While in law school, Lee served as annual survey editor of the University of Richmond Law Review and authored the note, “Small v. United States: Defining ‘Any’ as a Subset of ‘Any,’” 40 University of Richmond Law Review 631 (2006). He was also a member of the McNeill Law Honor Society.
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10.01.2020
Williams Mullen Represents Virginia National Bankshares Corporation in Announced Merger with Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.
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09.03.2020
Williams Mullen Represents Bay Banks of Virginia in Announced Merger with Blue Ridge Bankshares
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07.17.2020
Williams Mullen Advises Cary Street Partners in its Acquisition of Waypoint Advisors
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05.07.2020
35 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 13 Named 2020 Rising Stars
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08.16.2019
Williams Mullen Representing C&F Financial Corporation in Acquisition of Peoples Bankshares, Inc.
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05.14.2019
Williams Mullen Represents Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. in Acquisition of Virginia Community Bankshares Inc.
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10.09.2018
Williams Mullen Helps American National in $95.6 Million Acquisition of HomeTown Bankshares
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05.04.2018
Yahoo! Settlement Affirms SEC's Focus on Cybersecurity Disclosures
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03.14.2018
Williams Mullen Helps Parkway Acquisition Corp. and Skyline National Bank Enter $14.5 Million Merger with Great State Bank
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01.18.2018
Small & Mid-Cap Public Company Update: 2018 Annual Report and Proxy Season Highlights
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10.31.2017
Williams Mullen Advises Citizens National Bank in Merger with Old Point Financial
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08.31.2017
Williams Mullen Helps Bay Banks of Virginia Raise $35 Million in Common Stock Offering
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05.03.2017
Williams Mullen Advises TowneBank in Acquisition of Paragon Commercial Corporation and Paragon Commercial Bank
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12.07.2016
50 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2016 ‘Legal Elite’
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12.18.2015
Williams Mullen Represents Monarch in $7.3 Billion Merger with TowneBank
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12.09.2015
50 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2015 ‘Legal Elite’
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02.03.2015
Williams Mullen Announces the Election of Eight New Partners
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12.04.2013
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2013 “Legal Elite”
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09.25.2013
Who are your Section 16 officers?
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06.21.2013
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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12.03.2012
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2012 Virginia “Legal Elite”
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06.01.2012
JOBS Act: Bank and Bank Holding Company Deregistration
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09.20.2011
SEC Will Not Appeal Proxy Access, but Shareholder Proposal Amendments Will Take Effect in 2012
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08.26.2011
Dodd-Frank Proxy Access Rule Vacated – Implications for 2012
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08.10.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing
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08.08.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Risk-Based Pricing Notices
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08.02.2011
Dodd-Frank: President Obama Announces his Nomination for Director of the CFPB
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07.25.2011
Dodd-Frank: Federal Reserve Publishes Final Rule Repealing Regulation Q
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07.21.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Adverse Action Notices
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07.19.2011
Dodd-Frank: FDIC Issues Final Rule Permitting Interest on Demand Deposits of State Non-Member Banks
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07.11.2011
Final Rules Issued to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Adverse Action Notices
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07.05.2011
Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposed Rule to Exempt Motor Vehicle Dealers Temporarily from Compliance with Certain Dodd-Frank Reporting Requirements
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02.21.2011
Dodd-Frank Update: Say-on-Pay and Say-on-Frequency
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02.01.2010
New Rules and Considerations for 2010
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11.30.2009
Williams Mullen Counsels Monarch Financial, Inc. with Public Offering