Niko Zhou is an Associate at Manning Kass in the Los Angeles office. He is a member of the Premises Liability Team.

Mr. Zhou earned his Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in Politics & International Affairs and a minor in Psychology from Wake Forest University. During his time there, Mr. Zhou also gained business experience as a co-owner and manager of a small business called WakeWash, providing laundry cleaning and delivery services to students and faculty. This experience provided him with valuable insight into the needs and challenges faced by business owners. Mr. Zhou then received his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where he also earned a Technology and Entrepreneurship Law Certificate. At USC, he was a Saks Institute Research Funding recipient, focusing on mental health and healthcare law research, served as Co-President of the USC Chinese Law Association, and sat on the Student Support Office Leadership Council.

Mr. Zhou was a General Counsel Fellow at Keck Medicine of USC, handled a range of legal matters for the university's medical school and hospital system. Before joining Manning Kass, Mr. Zhou was a Litigation Associate, where he managed the defense of general liability and product liability cases.

Mr. Zhou is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is admitted to the California State Bar.