Seo_Bo Hyun

Bo Seo

Seo_Bo Hyun

Bo Seo

Associate

Washington DC + 1 202 663 6328

Bo Seo focuses his practice on international arbitration and complex litigation matters. He maintains a pro bono practice in civil rights and public international law.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Seo clerked for Justice Rachel Wainer Apter of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. In law school, he was a research assistant to Professor Martha Minow and former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella. 

Mr. Seo is the author of Good Arguments, translated into ten languages, about his experience as a two-time world champion debater. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Seo worked as national reporter for The Australian Financial Review and a commentator on television. 

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Harvard Law School, 2024

      magna cum laude

      Dean’s Scholar Prizes for International Arbitration, Public International Law 

    • Master of Global Affairs, Tsinghua University, 2018

      Schwarzman Scholar

      Outstanding dissertation 

    • BA, Social Studies, Harvard College, 2017

      summa cum laude

      Phi Beta Kappa Junior 24

      Hoopes Prize

  • Admissions

    • District of Columbia

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Rachel Wainer Apter, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2024 - 2025

Credentials

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