Kathryn Lee Boyd

Lee Boyd has more than 25 years of experience handling complex litigation, international arbitration, and class actions. Lee has litigated more than 30 trials and arbitrations and represented clients in a variety of high-profile disputes, including victims of Argentina’s “dirty war,” indigenous peoples suing sovereigns and multinational oil companies, and the families of airplane hijacking victims. She also has sought the restitution of cultural property seized during the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust.

Lee is an authority on international human rights, having taught, published, and practiced in the field for 25 years. She brings an academic approach paired with practical litigation skills to her work, offering clients top shelf representation when the stakes are highest.

Lee also is a member of Victoria Associates, an elite international arbitration practice group comprised of international arbitration specialists from around the globe, which enhances her practice and ability to serve clients with transnational disputes.

Prior to joining Hecht Partners, Lee was a tenured faculty member at Pepperdine Law School, where she taught international litigation and complex litigation. She also worked as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and was a litigator at several prominent law firms.