Simon K. Zhen

Simon Zhen is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson whose practice focuses on high-stakes civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on class actions, internal investigations and appeals.

He has represented and counseled some of the nation’s most prominent companies from a wide range of industries, including technology, media and entertainment, consulting, financial services and consumer goods. Simon has handled matters in every stage of litigation in both state and federal courts — from investigation and pre-litigation through trial and appeal. He has first-chaired arguments at both the trial and appellate levels, written dispositive briefs, worked with expert witnesses and managed discovery.

Simon maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing indigent individuals in asylum proceedings in Immigration Court and appellate proceedings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Simon graduated from Yale Law School, where he was awarded the William K. S. Wang Prize for his academic achievements and the Raphael Lemkin Prize for his article “Combating Censorship in China: Forcing China’s Hand Through the WTO and Collective Action,” in the Cornell International Law Journal. He also served as a legal intern at Goldman Sachs and a legal extern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.