Xiaomin (Samantha) Hu

Associate Attorney

Bilingual Chinese native experienced in both American and PRC legal systems.  A U.S. trained attorney and fluent speaker of English and Mandarin Chinese, skilled in corporate affairs, including advising public and private entities on investment, intellectual property, corporate, and immigration related matters. 

Formerly associated with law firms in Hangzhou and Los Angeles.  Knowledgeable in U.S. businesses on opportunities for investment and expansion offered by China’s various economic trade zones.

Summa cum laude graduate Xi’an University of Technology, with externship at People’s Appellate Court of Hangzhou.  J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, with externship at Utah Fourth District Court.

Active volunteer and pro bono work in both China and U.S.  

Anti-Money Laundering Certified Specialist.

EDUCATION

J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Juris Doctor (J.D.), April 2008

• Member: Moot Court Team

• Participant: Rex Lee Advocacy Program

• International Managing Editor: International Law and Management Review                                       

Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China Bachelor of Law (LLB), July 2005

• Ranking: summa cum laude

• President: Student Government Council and Law Service Center

Lectures & Speaking Engagements

• Co-presenter, "Workshop: Conducting an Effective and Comprehensive Fraud Investigation to Combat Procurement Fraud within Your Organization," 2009 Procurement Fraud Seminar, LexisNexis, Shanghai.
• Participant, China-Arab Cooperation Forum, Hangzhou Municipal Government, Hangzhou, 2009.
• Speaker, “Policy toward Export Processing Zone”, China Economic Review, Shanghai, 2009.
• Participant, Anti-Money Laundering Summit, LexisNexis, Shanghai, 2008.
• Co-presenter, “Mock International Arbitration”, 3rd Annual Conference on Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, LexisNexis, Beijing, 2008.
• Speaker, “Immigration to the USA”, American Lifestyle Expo, Hangzhou, 2008