Background
Choo, Yeow Ming was born on August 1, 1953 in Johore Bahru, Malaysia. Son of Far Tong and Kim Fong (Wong) Choo.
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Yeow Ming Ming Choo
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Yeow Ming Choo, American International, private
Corporate, general
Securities
lawyer Member American Mining Congress (alternate; member commission on law of sea 1980-1982), American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Malayan Bar Council, United States Chess Federation, Harvard Law School Alumni Association; Club: Harvard.
Education
University of Malaya Law School (Bachelor of Laws 1st Class Honors, 1977) Recipient: Rajasooria Award. Harvard Law School (Master of Laws, 1979). Chicago-Kent (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Spoken languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujian, Malay, Indonesian.
Career
Bar: Malaysia 1977, Illinois 1980. Lecturer law U. Malaya Law School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1977-1978, Monash U. Law School, Melbourne, Australia, 1978. International attorney Amoco Oil Corporation, Chicago, 1979-1982.
Partner firm Anderson, Liu and Choo, Chicago, 1982-1984. Partner Baer Marks and Upham, New York City, 1984-1985. Partner Winston and Strawn, Chicago, 1985-1987.
Partner Dorsey and Whitney, New York City, 1987-1992, Winthrop Stimson, Hong Kong, 1993. Chairman tax subcommittee National Council for United States-China Trade, 1980-1984. Legal advisory Shanghai Law Society, China, 1989.
Membership
Member American Mining Congress (alternate. Member commission on law of sea 1980-1982), American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Malayan Bar Council, United States Chess Federation, Harvard Law School Alumni Association. Club: Harvard.
