Yoon Choi

Lawyer and AI Ethics

A&O Shearman (formerly Shearman & Sterling LLP)

• Associate, US Capital Markets & Global ECM (2022-Present):

  Advised clients on securities law, capital markets, cross-border transactions, and corporate governance, with a focus on high-yield and investment-grade bond offerings.

• Senior Associate, Elections (2018-2019):

  Managed nominations and elections for 40,000 members, utilizing data visualization tools to create reports and dashboards.

• Instructor (University of Toronto - New College, 2022): Taught "Perspectives on Global Business."
• Teaching Assistant (Various Institutions, 2016-2022): Courses in business law, real estate law, legal research, ethics, and critical thinking.
• Research Assistant (2016-2021): Supported various professors on topics ranging from contract law to refugee law.

• Contributed as a legal and ethics advisor to OCCO Technologies, a start-up focused on reinforcement learning and AI model fine-tuning.

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

• Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2022.
• Certifications: New York State Bar, Foreign Legal Consultant (Ontario).

• Master of Arts (M.A.) in Philosophy, 2018.
• Thesis: “Moral Requirements and Partiality.”

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy (Specialist), 2016.