Lee Crawford Boyd

Lee Crawford Boyd is a distinguished partner at Hecht Partners LLP and the founding principal of Victoria Associates, with extensive experience in international litigation and trial practice. From 1995 to May 2020, Lee served as an adjunct professor and later as a tenured professor of law at Pepperdine University, specializing in complex and international litigation, trial practice, and human rights law. Lee's legal career includes significant roles as a principal at McKool Smith Hennigan P.C. and as a transnational and entertainment litigation shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Lee co-founded Schwarcz, Rimberg, Boyd & Rader LLP, managing the firm with a focus on international litigation, including complex human rights cases. Lee’s earlier experience includes positions at Howarth & Smith and Loeb & Loeb LLP. Lee earned a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from the University of Virginia, with studies at the University of Madrid.