Minh Hieu Vu

Industries

• Finance

Practices

• Business & Commercial Litigation

Biography

Minh Hieu Vu is an Associate in the Business Litigation Practice Group in the firm’s Orange County office. Her diverse practice involves commercial litigation, consumer class actions, wage and hour (PAGA) actions, eminent domain, and trust and estate litigation. Minh Hieu has represented clients across multiple industries, including in utilities, consumer products, financial services, and manufacturing industries.

Minh Hieu has substantial experience defending complex class action litigation, including a highly technical putative class action arising under multiple California consumer protection statutes, as well as other high‑stakes business disputes. Minh Hieu brings meaningful courtroom experience, having served as a key member of trial teams and delivered closing remarks at trial. Her practice reflects a strong command of trial advocacy, from trial preparation and motion practice through in‑court presentation and appellate strategy.

Minh Hieu began her legal career through the highly selective United States Attorney General’s Honors Program. She earned her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was elected by her peers as Editor‑in‑Chief of the San Diego Law Review. She further strengthened her litigation foundation by serving as a judicial extern to two federal district court judges on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Minh Hieu has previously clerked for the California Department of Justice, the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, and boutique litigation firms in San Diego. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Minh Hieu taught fourth and fifth grade as an elementary school teacher with Teach for America-Bay Area in San Jose, California.

Outside the office, Minh Hieu enjoys world travel, fitness, and relaxing beach weekends in Laguna Beach with her partner.