James Dee is vice president and assistant general counsel at Pathway Capital Management, LP, which is based in Irvine.  He thinks of and implements ways to support Pathway and its government, corporate and other institutional clients, including structuring their investment vehicles and navigating their participation in investment funds.  He is responsible for general legal and compliance issues related to Pathway and its clients, including review of marketing and advertising materials and the monitoring of private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and private credit transactions.  Furthermore, he is the primary manager for the firm's Asia legal and regulatory affairs, working extensively with its Hong Kong office.

Prior to joining Pathway, Mr. Dee was an associate at Morrison & Foerster  LLP, based in its Palo Alto office.  In addition to directing and negotiating private equity fund formation and fund investments for a variety of clients, he also led mergers and acquisitions and venture financing transactions.  He worked on several Greater China and Asia-focused matters and spent time in Morrison & Foerster's Hong Kong office.  Mr. Dee received a BA from Pomona College and a JD from Yale Law School.

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