Xiaonan April Hu
Associate
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Overview
April Hu is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Munger, Tolles & Olson who practices commercial litigation with a focus on antitrust and appeals.
April represents companies in trials, appeals, government antitrust inquiries and high-stakes internal investigations. Her litigation experience includes serving on an appellate team defending the first-ever award of divestiture to a private party as well as serving on a trial team that obtained a complete defense verdict in an unfair competition suit brought by a competitor. April has also worked on high-profile internal investigations regarding compliance with corporate policies and federal laws, including investigations requiring fluency in Mandarin Chinese.
April maintains an active pro bono practice and is deeply committed to issues of diversity and inclusion. She was part of the appellate team that successfully defended a magnet high school’s race-neutral and race-blind admissions changes from a constitutional challenge.
Capabilities
Experience
Antitrust
Washington Attorney General’s office in successfully challenging merger of Kroger and Albertsons.
A major technology company on obtaining antitrust clearance and approval in connection with a significant sale.
A manufacturing company in obtaining injunctive relief on a significant antitrust dispute.
Commercial Litigation
A major apparel company in obtaining complete defense verdict in an unfair competition and false advertising case brought by a competitor.
Appellate Litigation
A magnet high school in successfully reversing a grant of summary judgment to plaintiffs and obtained a grant of summary judgment on appeal in connection with the school’s race-neutral and race-blind admissions program.
A plaintiff and game company on appeal in a trade dress infringement case before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully reversing grant of summary judgment to the defendant.
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Publications
- “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law,” co-author, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and Yale Law School, 2017
- Keynote Speaker, Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey’s Annual Gala, 2017
News & Insights
Press