Earning a law degree opened up a lifetime of opportunities for Bill Lee.

“I grew up as a Chinese American at a time when it was a little difficult to be a Chinese American in the United States,” says the former co-managing partner of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, who, in addition to being known as a law firm leader, seasoned intellectual property attorney and commercial litigator, is also a fellow of Harvard College and a lecturer at Harvard Law School.