Sook Lee has over 20 years of experience providing forensic and litigation consulting and expert witness services to clients involved in fraud investigations and complex commercial disputes. She has provided expert deposition and testimony in state and probate court on issues pertaining to economic damages, business valuation, allegations of asset misappropriation, and accounting irregularities.
Sook works closely with litigators, in-house counsel, governmental agencies, court-appointed trustees and examiner, corporate management teams, board of directors, and high-net worth individuals in the context of alleged fraud and financial investigations, waste and abuse, asset misappropriation and embezzlement schemes, complex commercial litigation and arbitration, business and shareholder disputes, and tax controversy matters.
Her experience spans many sectors including, professional services, financial services, securities, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, private equity, insurance, construction, and manufacturing.
Prior to joining Stout, Ms. Lee was a Director at Natoma Partners where she provided financial modeling, damages and accounting analysis as well as litigation, arbitration and expert testimony support to clients involved in complex commercial disputes, accounting malpractice claims, government investigations, general business disputes, and tax controversy matters.
Sook is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Practice Areas
Focus Industries
Education
M.S., Accounting with Specialization in Taxation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Accounting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Licenses & Designations
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Certified Public Accountant Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Professional Memberships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Illinois CPA Society
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Community Engagement
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, Board Member
Illinois Board of Examiners, Board Member
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Leader Council Member