Rachel Yoo is the founding and principal attorney of Yoo Law Group, LLC, where she focuses her practice on immigration law, family mediation, and international dispute arbitration. She brings extensive experience advising clients in the healthcare, K-beauty, and technology sectors on a wide range of U.S. immigration matters, including temporary and permanent visas for professionals, executives, investors, entertainers, and religious workers. Her practice also includes family-based immigration and removal defense.

Beyond immigration, Rachel is a skilled mediator who helps families resolve disputes related to divorce, custody, and other sensitive family issues in a constructive and amicable manner. She also provides strategic guidance in cross-border arbitration, assisting both businesses and individuals in navigating complex international disputes. Rachel is on the roster of the New York Supreme Court mediation program. 

Rachel currently serves as Co-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), a role she has held since 2024. She holds law degrees from both the U.S. and South Korea and earned her M.B.A. through a U.S.–Korea international program.

Her professional involvement includes serving on the Advisory Board of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). She is a frequent speaker on immigration law and alternative dispute resolution, and has been recognized in New York Metro Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2018–2025) and Marquis Who’s Who in American Law.

Rachel is deeply committed to pro bono service, volunteering with the Safe Passage Project to assist unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings. Since 2022, she has also been a guest lecturer for Korean law students, offering hybrid courses in collaboration with several Korean law schools.

Education
• LL.M., Northwestern University School of Law, USA
• M.B.A., Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, USA
• LL.B., Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea