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Honoree

Jaewoo Park

Advisory Board Member
Korean American Civic Empowerment

Moving people, shaping places, leaving a legacy.

Jaewoo Park, a distinguished member of the KACE Advisory Board, has been one of our most steadfast supporters since the organization’s founding in 1996. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Park’s generous donation enabled KACE to acquire a campaign van, which has substantially strengthened our community service and outreach initiatives throughout New York and New Jersey. Beyond his commitment to civic engagement, Mr. Park also plays a leading role and provides meaningful contributions to the arts and sports sectors in the New York area.

Emcee

Joseph L. Choe, Esq.

Associate
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Joseph L. Choe is an associate attorney at Skadden, Arps in New York. He represents clients in international arbitration and litigation matters spanning Asia, South America, and Europe. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Cardozo Law School where he teaches a course on international law.

Joe serves on the Arbitration and International Law Committees of the New York City Bar Association and is a Regional Representative of the young practitioners’ group under the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). He was appointed to the WashU Law AI Advisory Board this year. Joe is also an editor for the Kluwer Arbitration Blog specializing in East and Central Asia.

In addition to serving on the executive board of Korean American Civic Engagement (KACE), which he joined in 2024, Joe is an officer of the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY) and sits on the associate board of the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF).

Prior to his legal career, Joe was a management consultant based in Washington, D.C. Joe is a Colorado native and graduated with a Bachelor’s in economics from Harvard College and J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Emcee

Janet Park, Esq.

Associate
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Ji Soo Janet Park is a proud first-generation immigrant and international lawyer from New Jersey who is passionate about international law and diplomacy, diversity and inclusion, cross-cultural exchange, and grassroots activism.

Janet’s interest in civic participation and in public service began in high school, when she interned with KACE. After graduating from Columbia University with a B.A. in East Asian Studies, Janet dedicated three years to public service at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Between college and law school, she also spent one summer in New York City as an intern for the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, and one winter in PyeongChang, South Korea, volunteering at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

At Harvard Law School, where she earned her J.D., Janet focused her studies in international law and completed internships with the UN Commission on International Trade Law and with the U.S. Department of State. Currently, Janet is working full-time as an Associate at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C.