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Cyndie M. Chang
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 4600
633 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2065
USA

Phone: +1 213 689 7432
Fax: +1 213 403 5937
Email: cmchang@duanemorris.com

Cyndie M. Chang practices in the area of commercial and insurance coverage litigation. Ms. Chang has litigated matters involving business, antitrust/unfair competition, trademark, trade secrets, entertainment and real estate law. Ms. Chang is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker. In addition, she has handled environmental, asbestos and long-term insurance loss claims in complex litigation involving multimillion-dollar disputes.

Ms. Chang served as judicial extern to the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Currently, she serves on the Board of Governors of the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association ("SCCLA") as the Treasurer, the board of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles ("APABA"), and the Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board. She also supports the California Central District Regional Governor of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ("NAPABA") as the Alternate Regional Governor. In addition, she is her firm's office Pro Bono Coordinator. She also has continued involvement with the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the Southern California Business Litigation American Inn of Court and the ABA. Ms. Chang previously served on the State Bar Committee on Women in the Law, as appointed by the State Bar of California Board of Governors.

Ms. Chang is a graduate of Loyola Law School, where she was a published Note and Comment Editor for the Entertainment Law Review, the Student Editor of the ABA Student Lawyer national magazine and a member of the National Moot Court Team and Scott Moot Court Honors Board. She previously was a member of the ABA Law Student Division Board of Governors, a liaison to the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession and an elected officer of the Loyola Student Bar Association. Further, Ms. Chang is a graduate, with honors, of Johns Hopkins University and was awarded the Senior Leadership Award for her class and the Multicultural Student Affairs Award. She was elected into the academic honor societies of Pi Sigma Alpha for Political Science, Psi Chi for Psychology, and the Order of Omega. Ms. Chang served as the chair of the Inter-Asian Council, chair of Asian Awareness Month, and the Convocation Speaker for Black History Month. She also obtained the National Leadership Award in her sorority and the Louis Azrael Fellowship for writing excellence.

In the community, Ms. Chang serves on the Board of Directors for the Asian Pacific Community Fund, a non-profit organization that supports Asian Pacific Islander communities in need and generates funding for 29 affiliate agencies in Southern California.

Representative Matters

• Representation of corporations, including publicly traded companies and Fortune 500 companies, in contract, indemnity, licensing, trade secret and commercial lease disputes.
• Representation of national restaurant chains in local commercial litigation disputes; Prevailed at binding arbitration on behalf of national fast food chain against a $8.6 million claim for damages. See West's Trial Digest, 2 TD 13th 25.
• Representation of major oil company in eminent domain matters.
• Representation of companies in environmental liability disputes.
• Representation of insurance companies in complex coverage claims and litigation arising out of environmental contamination and/or product injuries, against oil, gas and energy companies, as well as food, auto and asbestos manufacturers and distributors.

Admissions

• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Education

• Loyola Law School Los Angeles, J.D., 2003
• The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., with honors, 2000

Honors and Awards

• Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association ("SCCLA"), President's Award for outstanding service and commitment to SCCLA
• Scott Moot Court Honors Board, Top Ten Brief
• Women Lawyers of Long Beach, Scholarship Recipient
• Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Scholarship Recipient

Selected Publications

• "Exploring Internet Privacy Through Cable Broadband Struggles; ISPs Walk a Fine Line Between Privacy and Security," Loyola Entertainment Law Review

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, Duane Morris Diversity Retreat, "Balancing Responsibilities: Are Law Firms Doing Enough to Promote/Recruit Lawyers of Color to Partnership? How Can Corporate America Help?" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2009
• Panelist, Duane Morris Annual Retreat, Insurance Practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2008
• Speaker, Duane Morris Diversity Retreat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2008
• Speaker, Career Workshop, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, January 2008
• Moderator and Chair, "Phoenix Rising," full day CLE program presented by the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Loyola Law School, October 2007
• Panelist, Duane Morris Annual Retreat, Marketing and Business Development Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2007
• Panelist, Duane Morris Diversity Retreat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 2007
• Presenter, "Pellicano: How Do You Hire and Supervise Private Detectives, and What Happens When Things Go Wrong?" MCLE presentation for the Southern California Business Litigation Inn of Court, Los Angeles, California, October 2006 - Received Circle of Excellence Award from the American Inns of Court for placing second in Top Programs of 2007