Ascendant LLP

Private Wealth Law

Managing Partner

Alexander D. Lee, Esq., is tasked with furthering the firm’s mission to provide the highest quality legal services to clients.  Alex has nearly 20 years of experience focusing on tax, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, trust and estates and Web3.0 decentralized structures. He assists domestic and foreign privately held companies, global investors, and other business entities with U.S. investments and financing structures.

Alex also advises multi-national families on issues related to domestic and international income, estate, gift, inheritance, and tax planning, as well as wealth preservation structures. He has extensive experience advising on issues relating to tax deferral strategies, tax treaties, pre-immigration planning, U.S., expatriation planning, tax planning for foreign companies doing business in the U.S., and both domestic and non-resident alien estate planning.

English, Korean

Bar Admissions:

California – 327152
New York – 4680237
New Jersey – 017312008
Washington – 60799

Court Admissions:

U.S. Tax Court – LA0494
United States District Court – District of New Jersey

Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts – Financial Economics
Emory University School of Law
Juris Doctorate

The Best Lawyers in America – 2018 – 2026 (Tax)