Steve Chung is the chief counsel for Disney Entertainment Television
(DET) and The Walt Disney Company’s world-class streaming platforms,
Disney+ and Hulu. In his role, Chung acts as a strategic advisor to
Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Dana Walden and manages all legal
efforts related to the production of Disney’s television programs
and the management of Disney television networks and streaming
platforms. He leads a team that provides guidance and collaborates
with specialists within the company on a diverse range of areas,
including labor, talent contracts, employment, litigation,
intellectual property and rights management, among many others. Chung
oversees a team of attorneys and other legal professionals responsible
for Disney’s Global Technology as well as Disney Entertainment
brands ABC, ABC News, ABC Owned Televisions Stations, Disney Branded
Television, Disney+, Disney Television Studios, Freeform, FX, Hulu,
National Geographic and Onyx Collective, which collectively produce
thousands of hours of critically acclaimed television a year for
audiences around the world. He also leads Standards & Practices for
all of Disney’s TV networks.

Prior to joining The Walt Disney Company, Chung held the position of
senior vice president, NBCUniversal Legal, where he served as attorney
for the “TODAY Show,” Owned Stations Group, NBC Sports, NBC
Entertainment News and NBCU Television Distribution Group (syndicated
talk shows). He counseled clients on intellectual property, First
Amendment, regulatory, compliance, litigation, advertising, privacy,
employment, digital and transactional matters. Chung was also a
founding member of NBCUniversal’s diversity committee for the law
department, serving as the head of the group for a term.

Chung is deeply committed to giving back to the Los Angeles legal and
broader professional community through mentorship, education and
advocacy. Within Disney, he has collaborated to create a mentorship
program that pairs legal professionals with executives, offering
hands-on experience and leadership development opportunities.
Additionally, Chung launched an innovative international practice
group for Disney’s content lawyers, allowing lawyers across
Disney’s worldwide offices to coordinate, learn from each other, and
operate uniformly as a practice group. Previously, he founded the
Asian American Bar Association of New York’s (AABANY) Mentorship
Program — still active today — which has supported hundreds of
Pan-Asian attorneys with career guidance and networking opportunities.
He is also an active supporter of APIA Scholars, a leading nonprofit
dedicated to the educational and professional advancement of Asian and
Pacific Islander Americans, and has worked with The Bruce Wells
Scholars Upward Bound Program to provide academic support and
mentorship to first-generation, low-income students. Through these
efforts, Chung has built a legacy of uplifting others, expanding
access to leadership pathways, and fostering a professional pipeline
that extends far beyond the entertainment industry.

Chung’s leadership and impact have been recognized across the
industry, including being named to Variety’s In-House Legal Elite in
2024 and receiving Ascend’s prestigious A List award, recognizing
the most influential Pan-Asians in business.

Before his legal career, Chung was a management consultant focused on
data analytics, creating prediction models for data-rich industries,
and working with the leadership of Fortune 500 companies to adopt new
strategies. Chung holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of
Michigan and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
