Lee H. Udelsman

Managing Partner

Lee Udelsman is the Managing Partner of our New Jersey office, formerly was Managing Partner of our New York office, and is a leader in the firm’s In-House Practice Group where he focuses on recruitment and retention for in-house legal departments across the U.S. and internationally.

Since joining the firm in 2005, Lee has consulted and partnered successfully with hundreds of companies on matters ranging from legal department metrics, including spend, compensation benchmarking and use of alternative legal resources, to building high performance legal teams to support the business objectives of those companies.   Lee also is a member of the firm’s Life Sciences and Healthcare segment team, helping all types of healthcare organizations recruit talent.

As one of the firm’s most seasoned in-house recruiters, Lee has extensive knowledge of the in-house legal market. His disciplined approach to executing searches enables him to make client and candidate matches that result in long-lasting placements. Lee places a premium on communicating regularly and transparently with his clients and candidates.  These traits collectively inspire confidence in those who work with Lee, and have consistently made him one of the firm’s top recruiters.