Biography
Ms. Vu is a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office and the leader of the Firm’s ADA Title III Specialty Practice Team. Ms. Vu’s national practice focuses exclusively on the legal obligations of places of public accommodation, recipients of federal funding, government contractors, and housing providers to individuals with disabilities under Title III of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, the Fair Housing Act (FHA), and various state non-discrimination statutes. Ms. Vu is a recognized thought leader on ADA Title III issues who is known for her practical and business friendly approach to litigation as well as compliance under this law. In 2012, Ms. Vu authored the “ADA Guide for Lodging Owners and Operators,†the first book of its kind published by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) and also testified before Congress on behalf of the AH&LA on new ADA requirements for lifts at pools and spas. Ms. Vu also is the editor of and a primary contributor to Seyfarth’s ADA Title III News & Insights blog which has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and The Economist.
After many years of litigating cases at all levels of the federal judicial system and before state and federal agencies, Ms. Vu joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) where she served as Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. In that position, Ms. Vu oversaw the enforcement of the ADA, the FHA, the Rehabilitation Act, as well as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She also represented DOJ at the U.S. Access Board, the federal agency charged with creating accessibility guidelines for public accommodations, commercial facilities, and federal agencies.