Don H. Liu is a Korean-American lawyer and Chief Legal and Risk Officer of Target Corporation.

Early life and education

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Don H. Liu was born in Seoul, South Korea on 1963.[1] His father was a mid-level city bureaucrat,[2] and his mother was a nurse.[2] Liu is the eldest of three children.[2] The family moved to the U.S. on 1973 when he was 10 years old, after his mother got a job in a hospital in Philadelphia.[2] The first family member to learn English, Liu learned how to operate a business by helping his father on the series of businesses that he built up.[2][3]

Liu earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and religion degree from Haverford College, and was awarded his Juris Doctor degree as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from Columbia University School of Law.[4]

Career

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Beginning in 1987, Liu served as an associate in New York City for Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett, and then for Richards & O’Neil. His career working for law firms ended in 1992. Subsequently, he became Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of Aetna U.S. Healthcare. After that, he was Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel for IKON Office Solutions and then as Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Manager and General Counsel at Toll Brothers, Inc.[5] He was subsequently Executive VP, General Counsel and Secretary for the Xerox Corporation.[6]

Since August 22, 2016, Liu has been executive vice president, corporate secretary, and chief legal officer of the Target Corporation.[7]

Awards and honors

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In 2017, Liu was featured in the National Law Journal as a Target corporation board member. He received the "Roderick Palmore Pathmaker Award"[8] in 2014 for his achievements in law and the America's Top General Counsel Honor from NYSE Euronext's Corporate Board Member".[9] Liu has also received the 2005 Justice in Action award from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund,[10] the 2004 “Business Leadership Award” from the Korean American Coalition"[11] and the 2004 "Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association" of New Jersey Annual Achievement Award.[12][13] A scholar's program, The Don H. Liu Scholars Program, Inc.[14] was a scholarship created by Asian American Bar Association of New York for law students in the United States. In 2024, he is recognized by Gold House as one of the most impactful Asian.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Don H. Liu". Council Korean Americans. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Don H.Liu - Connecticut Lawyers - Diversity, not Divinity". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  3. ^ "NAPABA Inspirational Video Series | Don Liu". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Don H Liu, Target Corp: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. ^ "Don Liu Bio". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Don H. Liu". www.pli.edu.
  7. ^ "Don Liu bio | Target Corporation". corporate.target.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  8. ^ "Transforming leadership". Law.com. August 22, 2014. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  9. ^ "2014 Awards Night and Celebration – Meyerson :: Dallas Asian American Bar Association". www.daaba.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  10. ^ "AALDEF 45th Anniversary Celebration". www.aaldef.org. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  11. ^ "Don H. Liu". Council Korean Americans (CKA). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  12. ^ "Don H. Liu". Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  13. ^ Williams-Alvarez, Jennifer (March 27, 2017). "In-House Counsel Profile: Target Corp.'s Don Liu". National Law Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  14. ^ "Don H. Liu Scholars Program". Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  15. ^ Thompson, Jack Dunn,Selena Kuznikov,Jazz Tangcay,Jaden; Dunn, Jack; Kuznikov, Selena; Tangcay, Jazz; Thompson, Jaden (2024-05-01). "Keanu Reeves, Jung Kook, Hayao Miyazaki Among Gold House's A100 Honorees". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)