Biography

Dongsuk (David) Shin, a native of Korea, is an attorney at law in the United States (Washington D.C.) specialises in international dispute settlement.

Prior to joining the MIDS, he was an Associate General Counsel at Kolon Industries, Inc. (“Kolon”), one of the oldest conglomerates in Korea and a world leader in textile and basic material industries (2013-2018). At Kolon, he gained extensive litigation experience in the areas of complex, cross-border disputes with a focus on trade secrets disputes and corporate investigations, in both the civil and criminal contexts. Dongsuk also worked at Paul Hastings LLP as a contract lawyer (2013).

Dongsuk earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Korea University (2007) and a Juris Doctor degree from Handong International Law School (2012), and has followed a course in International Business Law at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (2015) as well as an International Arbitration Training Course at Leiden Law School and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (2018).

Dongsuk served as an officer (First Lieutenant) in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps (2007-2009).