SCLegal

Seung (Steve) Choi is the Founder and Principal of SCLegal.  Steve brings 25 years of legal experience in the U.S. and internationally to the practice of law.  A graduate of the University of Southern California (B.S., Business Administration/Finance), Steve obtained his law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D.) and LL.M. (with Distinction) from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. with a concentration in Securities & Financial Regulation. Prior to founding SCLegal, Steve practiced law with leading international law firms including as an associate in the Project Finance practice of London-based international law firm, Linklaters LLP in Hong Kong and as partner with Lee & Ko, a leading corporate law firm in Seoul, South Korea. 

 

Steve currently counsels startups, early-stage companies, and venture capital funds investing in the areas of high-tech, entertainment, healthcare, biomedical device, digital and social media, advertising, gaming, software, and crypto/blockchain. Steve has prior experience working with multinational corporations, global financial institutions and private equity funds; he has acted as lead or co-counsel in over 300 corporate, international banking, asset and structured finance, private M&A, venture capital, and private equity transactions.

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During law school, Steve was an editorial member of the Loyola of Los Angeles International & Comparative Law Journal and undertook a clerkship in the Torts Division of the California Department of Justice in Los Angeles.  He has published law review articles in Loyola of Los Angeles International & Comparative Law Journal and the Journal of Korean Law of Seoul National University at which he was an Associate Editor.

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Raised in the Los Angeles area, Steve began his lengthy professional career in the Trust Department of Citizens Bank in Pasadena, CA.  His business experience also includes work as a tax consultant with Arthur Andersen LLP in Los Angeles where he assisted companies throughout Southern California in structuring and implementing tax-efficient business strategies. 

 

A life-long learner, Steve is currently pursuing PhD research in Theology and Ethics at a leading research university in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In his spare time, Steve enjoys such diverse activities as skiing, landscape/cityscape painting, motorcycling and spending time with his family.  Steve is a fluent Korean speaker.