Victor L. Hou is an associate based in the New York office.
Mr. Hou's practice focuses on litigation, including government enforcement work, white collar criminal defense, securities litigation and general commercial litigation.
Mr. Hou joined the firm in 2007. He received a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law in 1997, where he was the Senior Articles Editor of the Law Review. Mr. Hou received an undergraduate degree,
cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1992. From 1997 until 2001, Mr. Hou was an associate in the Litigation Department at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. From June 2001 until July 2007, Mr. Hou worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. As a prosecutor, Mr. Hou investigated and prosecuted numerous federal offenses, including racketeering, terrorism, murder, securities fraud, money laundering, mail fraud, and wire fraud, and international narcotics trafficking. Mr. Hou has worked on several high-profile prosecutions. Mr. Hou has tried twelve jury trials and has briefed and argued numerous appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Hou is a member of the Bar in New York and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Southern District of New York. He is proficient in French.