Chung Dong Soo

Mr. Chung graduated from Harvard University with honors (BA) in 1977, Public Administration & International Affairs at Princeton University (MA) in 1980, and UCLA School of Law (JD) in 1984. He has a distinguished career as a lawyer in the USA and Korea. Started practicing law in Los Angeles, California in 1984, established a law firm in 1988. He joined the Clinton Administration as a presidential appointee at the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce for 7 years. Served as the Director of the Advocacy Center for 5 years, advocating the interests of the US businesses and helping them win orders in excess of $100 billion. After 32 years in the US, he moved back to Korea in 2006 and was soon appointed as the Head of Invest KOREA, overseeing the inbound foreign direct investment for 4 years, bringing over $10 billion in FDI per year. He accompanied President Lee Myung Bak as a task force member to win the nuclear power plant order from the UAE. He practiced law as a senior foreign counsel at Yulchon LLC, one of the largest in Korea, for 13 years until the end of 2021, focusing on corporate law, international trade and investment, and cross-border dispute resolution. He oversaw the firm's offices in SE Asia, including Vietnam, Myanmar, and Indonesia. He also oversaw the firm's healthcare practice group for several years. He served as a co-chair of the Pharmaceutical Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea for 10 years and has been serving as Korea's representative to the Healthcare Committee of the Business at OECD since 2019.