Lisa Park is a pro bono attorney at the DC Bar Pro Bono Center. She has extensive experience in finance, including securitization (affordable housing), tender option bonds, crossborder transactions and capital markets. Her client and transaction portfolio spans multiple jurisdictions and industries, including shipping, energy, and infrastructure.
Lisa is trilingual in German, Korean, and English, and brings a cross-cultural perspective to legal and financial transactions. She received her LL.M. from The George Washington University Law School, with a focus on U.S. and corporate law. Prior to her LL.M., she worked for nine years at Korea Development Bank and KfW IPEX Bank, primarily in corporate finance. She holds an LL.B. from Ewha Womans University and a Master’s in Finance from Goethe Business School, Frankfurt University.
Lisa currently serves as Co-Chair of the Professional Development Committee of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and as a Program Officer of the Korean American Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
When did you join the WBA?
2024
In what committees/forums have you been involved?
Professional Development Committee
Why did you join the WBA?
WBA’s events were intellectually interesting, personally fulfilling and consistent.
What benefits do you get from being a part of the WBA and why do you think others should join?
A great network of professionals, friends.
“WBA’s events were intellectually interesting, personally fulfilling and consistent.”
Do you have a mentor/hero?
In the new WBA program under development, “WBA Book Club” I plan to talk about Prof. Jeannie Suk Gerson’s book. She was a virtual mentor for a very long time. Thanks to her perspective, I was able to follow my passion working in law and finance.
