Practice Areas
- Antitrust/Competition
- China - Business and Litigation
- Class Actions
- Complex Litigation
- Trade Regulation
Education
- University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 2001
- University of New York at Buffalo, M.A. Sociology, 1997
Past Professional Experience
- Lehman, Lee & Xu, Beijing, China, Summer 1999-2000
- Rich Product Corporation, Legal Department, 1999-2000
Jiangxiao Hou
Athena is a Chinese-born U.S. trained attorney. Athena’s practice focuses on international and antitrust matters. She has experience in large antitrust class action cases involving price fixing and conspiracy allegations. Athena also assists U.S. companies doing business in China. She represents and advises Chinese clients on U.S. litigation, corporate transactions, and international trade matters. Athena is fluent in both Chinese and English.
Articles & Presentations
Effectuating Private Antitrust Enforcement under China's Anti-Monopoly Law, presentation to Chinese Supreme Court, Beijing and Shanghai Supreme Courts and Intermediate Courts and China International Economic Law Society, Beijing, China, February 2, 2010
U.S. Private Antitrust Litigation Practice, lecture to L.L.M students at the Law School of University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China, June 12, 2009
"U.S. Antitrust Extraterritorial Jurisdiction -- A Useful Reference for China," 2009 Annual Meeting of China International Economic Law Society, May 15, 2009, Ningbo, China, presenter
“Filling The Regulatory Gap: California Natural Gas Antitrust Litigation,” Competition, Volume 16, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2007, co-author
"China’s Proposed Anti-Monopoly Law: The U.S. and European Perspectives," Asian Law & Practice, Vol. II, Issue 6, November 2004, co-author
Professional Affiliations
- California Bar Association
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- China International Economic Law Society, Director, 2009
