LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2026—Duane Morris LLP partners Cyndie M. Chang and Michael L. Fox have been named in the Daily Journal’s 2026 Leading Commercial Litigators list. This list acknowledges prominent commercial litigators who handle some of the most consequential cases in California.
Cyndie Chang is the managing partner of the firm's Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's governing Partners Board. Chang manages risks and resolves business challenges. She advises and partners with clients to defend them in commercial disputes, enforce their rights, and mitigate potential exposure. She has often handled corporate litigation involving mergers and acquisitions, asset or stock sales, fraud, securities, purchase and sale agreements, and business or partner breakups. She also has handled many other complex or class action disputes involving contracts, trademarks, licensing, products liability, product safety and recall, construction defect, trade secrets, California Proposition 65 and real estate. She also defends insurance companies with respect to environmental, asbestos, toxic tort and commercial general liability insurance coverage claims, as well as contribution, bad faith and reinsurance disputes.
Michael L. Fox is managing partner of Duane Morris' San Francisco office and co-chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Torts Division of the firm's Trial Practice Group. Fox represents energy producers, chemical and equipment manufacturers, construction and pharmaceutical companies and public entities in toxic tort, environmental release, general liability and serious personal injury matters. He has extensive experience litigating complex, multiparty disputes involving alleged exposure to airborne and groundwater contaminants, as well as commercial disputes involving antitrust claims, trade secrets, corporate governance and insurance.
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