Career
Karl Heinz Klee was an avid skier and as a lawyer also frequently dealt with legal issues concerning skiing. From 1966 to 1972 he was president and after that honorary president of the Austrian Ski Federation. Until 2007, Klee was Chairman of the Committee on Legal Issues and Security of the International Ski Federation (FIS).
A doctor of law, Klee represented the Austrian Ski Federation in the blood doping violations involving Walter Mayer at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the doping incident at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Hermann Maier was also a client of his after a motorcycle accident. He remained professionally active until the end of his life.