Vicki Chou is a key member of Hueston Hennigan’s White Collar and Investigations team. A seasoned trial and appellate attorney, she previously served as a deputy chief in the US Attorney’s Office for the Cen-tral District of California. Chou secured a unique plea agreement for one of the highest-profile criminal defen-dants in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions case, a declination for Southern California Edison in the criminal investigation of the deaths caused by the California wildfires and secured a favorable plea agreement for the former dean of USC’s School of Social Work in connection with federal corruption charges in an alleged bribery scheme involving a public official. Chou is also currently serving as trial counsel in a criminal case alleging that former Outcome Health CEO Rishi Shah and other executives ran a $1 billion fraud scheme at the Chicago-based company.
