Board of Governors

The Board of Governors of SCCLA consists of twenty-one members, five of whom also serve as executive officers. The Board ensures that SCCLA continues to fulfill its mission while operating in a responsible and sustainable fashion.

SCCLA selects its board members from qualified attorneys based in the Greater Los Angeles Area. SCCLA aims to maintain a diverse board with members who practice across a broad range of substantive legal areas and settings.

Please see below for brief biographies of our board members.

Nadine Tan is an Associate Clinical Professor at Loyola Law School, where she teaches legal writing. She began her career as a law clerk to the Honorable S. James Otero (Ret.) of the United States District Court for the Central District of California before practicing litigation at a firm. She was an adjunct professor of legal ethics at her alma mater, the USC Gould School of Law, followed by Associate Counsel at Green Dot Public Schools California, a nonprofit network of public charter schools in Los Angeles.

She received her J.D. from USC, where she served as APALSA’s Co-Chair of Alumni Relations and a Peer Mentor to incoming law students, and her B.S. from USC, magna cum laude.  She is a 2019 class member of the Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, a joint initiative of the American Bar Association and national bar associations to strengthen the pipeline of diverse bar association leaders.

Vicki Chou is a Partner at Hueston Hennigan LLP where she represents individuals and companies in high stakes business disputes and criminal matters, including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property matters, SEC enforcement actions, and white collar criminal defense. Prior to joining Hueston Hennigan, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California where she represented the United States in hundreds of criminal cases, including computer and internet fraud, intellectual property, money laundering, bank fraud, tax fraud, immigration fraud, drug trafficking, and racketeering offenses. Many of her matters involved high level, international coordination. As lead counsel, she prevailed at trial in numerous cases. She also argued many appeals before the Ninth Circuit, securing affirmances in every case she argued. During her time at the Office, served as a Deputy Chief in the General Crimes Section, where she supervised and trained the Office’s newest prosecutors. Vicki is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. She clerked for the Honorable Robert E. Payne, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. She was selected as one of NAPABA's 2020 Best Under 40.

Sharlene Lee is an attorney practicing in the areas of business litigation and employment. She prosecutes and defends matters involving trade secrets, unfair competition, privacy, defamation, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, shareholder derivative claims, and real estate disputes. She has successfully brought and defended anti-SLAPP motions, protecting her clients’ First Amendment rights. In her counsel to employers, she advises on and defends a range of claims involving wrongful termination, whistleblowers, trade secrets, employment discrimination, harassment, unfair competition, employee discipline matters, and hiring and firing and other employment policies and procedures.

Sharlene is a 2018 NAPABA Leadership Advancement Program Fellow. She is also a past president and board member of Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA (APA UCLA).

Jeffrey S. Kwong (鄺世傑) is a business restructuring and bankruptcy attorney at Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill L.L.P., and represents Chapter 11 debtors, unsecured creditor committees, secured and unsecured creditors, and parties in bankruptcy litigation and appeals from a variety of industries, including hotels and hospitality, lending and banking, commercial real estate, restaurants, retail, and healthcare. Mr. Kwong’s prior Chapter 11 debtor engagements include Cornerstone Apparel, Inc., Anna’s Linens, Tala Jewelers, Inc., and Green Fleet Systems, LLC. Further, he has represented commercial landlords in some of the largest retail bankruptcy cases filed across the country in recent years.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kwong served for two years as law clerk to the Honorable Deborah J. Saltzman, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California.

David H. Chao is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, David was an associate at Bird Marella. David is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. Following law school, he clerked for Hon. Richard Paez and Hon. Dorothy Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and for Hon. Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Stephanie Chau is a certified privacy professional (CIPP/US) and Counsel at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, where she represents clients in a wide range of privacy, litigation and other contractual and business matters. She is passionate about volunteering and supporting the AAPI community and proud to hold board, committee and leadership positions in service to several non-profit organizations. She is a 2023-2024 NAPABA Leadership Advancement Program Fellow, a two-time recipient of the Pro Bono Publico Award for exemplary pro bono representation, and recipient of The Blaise Gamba Pro Bono Award for her contributions on criminal justice and public safety issues. Previously, Stephanie served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice and was an associate at a global fixed-income investment firm. She received her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Christine G. Chen is a Senior Staff Attorney for Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA’s Citizenship Project. Christine provides legal assistance and direct representation to immigrants wishing to undergo the process of naturalization. Christine engages in direct legal services, grant management, technical legal assistance, and capacity building.

During law school, Christine was an Asian American Bar Association Law Fellow and an extern for the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). After law school, Christine worked on trafficking cases at Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) and assisted employment based immigration cases at The Walt Disney Company.

Christine received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law where she specialized in Public Interest Law. Christine is Taiwanese and speaks conversational Mandarin Chinese.

Enoch Cheung represents clients across a broad range of industries in labor and employment matters, with a particular focus on employment defense issues involving workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims. Enoch received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from UCLA and his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he served as APALSA president.

David Chiang serves as a Deputy District Attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. His career has included prosecuting charges from petty theft to murder, including fifty-nine jury and fourteen court trials. Over his ten years as a prosecutor, he has become an expert in pretrial and trial advocacy, motion practice, discovery, and criminal law and practice, with particular expertise in e-discovery and courtroom presentation of digital evidence. Prior to joining the District Attorney’s Office, David worked as an associate in the Washington, D.C. and Hong Kong offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he worked advising corporate clients on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance and prosecutions. Of all his professional accomplishments, he is most proud of his work advocating for the victims of crime—particularly those for whom no one else will speak.

David is a proud graduate of the Duke University School of Law, where he served as Research Editor for the Duke Law Journal and on the Moot Court Board; of Georgetown University, of whose basketball team he remains a committed fan despite their persistent woes; and of Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California, where his teachers inspired his career in public service.

Kenny Chung is the Executive Vice-President for Commercial Real Estate at Hong Kong Realty Management, Inc. He has extensive experience investing in and managing multiple types of real property such as retail, industrial, multi-family, and office. Kenny is a licensed California Realtor and holds the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and SFR (Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource) designations.

Kenny earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from Harvard University, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA Law, he studied abroad at Peking University Law School in Beijing, China. He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Alisa S. Edelson is an attorney at Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner, PC with significant experience in the areas of business, entertainment, and intellectual property law.

Alisa has represented individuals and businesses in a wide variety of disputes involving, among other things, unfair competition, defamation, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, idea submission, and wrongful termination in state and federal courts. In addition, she has counseled clients concerning branding and intellectual property protection and enforcement including with respect to due diligence, clearance, prosecution, and management. Alisa is also experienced in drafting website agreements, such as terms of use, privacy policies, and video and personal appearance releases.

Alisa earned her B.A. in political science from the University of California, Irvine and obtained her J.D. from Loyola Law School. During law school, she held leadership positions as the Executive Editor and Chief Production Editor of the Entertainment Law Review. Ms. Edelson served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephen M. Hillman (Ret.) of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Brian Fu works closely with major production studios, talent and management agencies, and multinational corporations to devise creative immigration strategies for executives, on-screen talent in film and television, production teams, musicians, athletes, and artists to work on multi-million dollar projects in the United States. As a trusted advisor on global mobility matters for leading companies in such sectors as entertainment, fashion, design, cosmetics, and videogames, Brian counsels on complex labor and employment issues for foreign nationals. Brian has studied law at top schools in the United States, Australia, and Japan – on the prestigious Monbukagakusho Scholarship awarded by the Japanese government, and he fluently speaks Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, and Spanish. He has been recognized by the well-known and exclusive Super Lawyers Rising Stars and Best Lawyers Ones to Watch publications. He also serves on his firm’s Pro Bono Committee, as a DEI Liaison with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, as an invited Speaker for students at higher education institutions, and as a Mentor with his alma mater and local bar associations.

Winston Hsiao is a Litigation Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Winston practices complex civil litigation, representing clients in a wide range of suits, including securities and shareholder litigation, tax shelter and accounting malpractice, contract disputes and fraud claims. Prior to joining Skadden Arps, Winston clerked with Presiding Justice Norman Epstein of the California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District. He received his B.A. in history from Yale University and his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, Order of the Coif. Winston lives in Hancock Park with his fiancé.

Yifei (Phoebe) Hu is an associate attorney at Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, a national defense firm, where she focuses her practice in the areas of products liability, toxic and mass torts, and employment litigation. Prior to joining Foley & Mansfield, Phoebe worked for a plaintiff-side litigation firm and successfully represented Chinese individuals and families in hundreds of personal injury cases.

Phoebe has bar admissions in both California and China. Phoebe graduated from UCLA School of Law, specializing in business law. Before coming to the U.S., She obtained her bachelor’s degree in law from East China University of Political Science and Law and graduated with the honor of “Distinguished Graduate of Shanghai.”

Vicki Nee is an associate at Perkins Coie LLP. Her practice is focused on intellectual property matters involving trademarks, copyrights, domain names, and online fraud. In particular, she has in-depth experience in investigating and enforcing against cybersquatters and spammers targeting multinational corporations in a broad range of industries. Her practice experience includes litigating before the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) arbitration panel, managing comprehensive online enforcement programs, and investigating infringement, online fraud, spam, and counterfeiting. Vicki also has broad experience with prosecuting, managing, and enforcing domestic and international trademark portfolios.

Vicki previously served on the board of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association for the Washington, D.C., area (APABA-DC). At the UCLA School of Law, she served as Symposium Chair of the Asian Pacific American Law Journal and Alumni Relations Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association.

Kellye Ng is as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Violent & Organized Crime Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kellye serves as the Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the Central District of California, where she investigates and prosecutes child exploitation offenses and coordinates with state and federal law enforcement agencies. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kellye clerked for the Honorable Lawrence J. O’Neill, Chief Judge Emeritus, and the Honorable Dale A. Drozd, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California. Before her clerkship, Kellye was an associate at Jones Day, where she led the Firm's partnership with the Wilson High Teen Court program.

Kellye is a proud San Gabriel Valley native.  She received her law degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where she graduated with pro bono honors, and participated in the UC Irvine Law Review, Moot Court Board, and Mock Trial Program. During law school, Kellye was named Student of the Year by the National Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. Kellye is the first person in her family to graduate from college, earning a degree from California State University, Fullerton, and the CSUF Criminal Justice Department Award for Excelling in Academics and Services. 

Cynthia Y. Sun is a partner and trial attorney at LTL Attorneys LLP. She has over seventeen years of experience in litigating a variety of civil cases but specializes in general liability, personal injury, including wrongful death and catastrophic injury, products liability, and consumer warranty. She has been successful in settling high exposure cases for nuisance value, obtaining summary judgment and summary adjudication, and obtaining favorable trial verdicts for her clients.

She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her J.D. Western New England College of Law (now Western New England University) and received a merit scholarship for all three years. During law school, she was an extern for the Honorable Diana Wheatley (retired) and the Honorable Joseph Biderman (retired) of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. She was also an extern for the Honorable Alfred Covello of the United States District Court of Connecticut.

Ryan is a corporate associate at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Ryan focuses his practice on corporate and securities matters, including transactions, corporate governance, and securities compliance. He regularly counsels emerging companies from formation to exit, handling all aspects of entity formation and general corporate governance issues, financing events, mergers and acquisitions, and securities regulation. Prior to joining Mintz, Ryan was an associate at a California-based law firm handling a wide range of matters including corporate transactions, real estate financings, and securities compliance. During law school, he interned with the in-house legal department of a national level auto-finance lender and externed at the Federal Trade Commission. Ryan was a semi-finalist on Loyola’s Transactional Negotiations Team and earned the Dean’s Service award for his academic achievement and commitment to excellence in the community.

Fanxi Wang is an attorney at Bird Marella P.C. She has represented many individuals and companies in civil litigation, including matters involving healthcare, advertising, employment, and entertainment profit participation. She has participated in many arbitrations and trials, and has been recognized as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers for 2018-2020. A native speaker of Mandarin Chinese, Fanxi grew up in China, Germany and the UK before moving the U.S. for law school. She received her B.A. in History and Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Oxford. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she served as a Publishing Editor of the California Law Review. During law school, she externed for the Honorable John T. Noonan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Benita Yu is a litigation associate at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher. Before joining Willkie, Benita served as a judicial law clerk on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Benita received her undergraduate degree in business administration from USC and her J.D. from UCLA School of Law. During law school, Benita was a Student LEADer for UCLA Law Women LEAD and a Discourse Editor on the UCLA Law Review.