Bakari
Lee
Associate
| Phone: | (973) 622-4865 |
| Fax: | (973) 622-7333/3744 |
| Email: | blee@mandslaw.com |
| Education: |
Florida
A&M University, B.S.
Rutgers University School of Law, J.D. |
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Bar
Admission: |
New
Jersey
New York |
| Professional Affiliations: |
American
Bar Association
National
Association of Bond Lawyers
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Practice |
Bakari G. Lee is an associate with the law firm of McManimon & Scotland, L.L.C. Mr. Lee’s primary practice area is public finance, having served as bond counsel to the State of New Jersey and various public authorities, in connection with securitized and general obligation bond issuances, federal and state security disclosure, and county and municipal legislation. Mr. Lee has also served as special counsel for mixed finance transactions, involving low and moderate income housing tax credits, HUD Section 8 financings, and equity-investor syndication proceeds. Mr. Lee also provides general counsel services to public and private entities involving a wide array of issues, with experience in the creation and management of nonprofit corporations pursuant to the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Law, the procurement of services in accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law, and the negotiation of contracts and complex business and financial transactions.
Prior to joining the firm in August 2003, Mr. Lee was a law clerk for the Honorable Darryl Dean Donohue of the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands – St. Croix Division. Prior to joining the Territorial Court , Mr. Lee was a Senior Financial Analyst in the Animal Health Division of Pfizer, Inc. in positions of increasing responsibility, ultimately supporting the division’s business development and strategic planning initiatives.
Mr. Lee received his Juris Doctorate from the Rutgers University School of Law – Newark in 2000 and graduated from Florida A&M University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a finance concentration. He was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New Jersey in 2004 and in the State of New York in 2007.
Mr. Lee was also appointed in May 2006 as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Hudson County Community College.
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