Mr. Chang (1971 - 2025) was a founding member and partner at Bottini & Bottini. Mr. Chang specialized in representing shareholders in class actions and derivative litigation. He also had substantial experience in handling appeals and representing whistleblowers in qui tam cases. His reported cases include Wilhoite v. Xiaodi Hou, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12040 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2024) (order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for TRO to prevent company executives from transferring intellectual property to China); Pampena v. Musk, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175950 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 27, 2024) (granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification); and Diaz v. First American Home Buyers Protection Corp., 732 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2013) (holding that an unaccepted offer of judgment pursuant to F.R.C.P. 68 for full amount of plaintiff’s damages does not moot a plaintiff’s case; 9th Circuit refused to follow other circuits which had held to the contrary).
Before joining Bottini & Bottini, Inc, Mr. Chang had over ten years of experience in federal litigation. He served as a judicial law clerk to United States District Judge Suzanne B. Conlon for the Northern District of Illinois and to United States District Judge Roger T. Benitez for the Southern District of California.
In addition to his judicial clerkships, Mr. Chang litigated complex cases on behalf of bothplaintiffs and defendants. He prosecuted securities and ERISA class actions on behalf of shareholders. He also defended executives, energy companies, insurers, and trade associations for six years at the New York office of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, where he focused on litigating high-stakes cases and conducting corporate internal investigations.
A member of the New York and California bars, Mr. Chang was admitted to practice in numerous federal trial and appellate courts. He was a graduate of Beloit College (B.A. 1997) and Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (J.D. 2001). He was fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Mr. Chang passed away unexpectedly on December 1, 2025 from a heart attack. Mr. Chang epitomized everything good and honorable about the law and his loss has been devastating for everyone at the firm and his family and friends.
Before joining Bottini & Bottini, Inc., Mr. Chang had over ten years of experience in federal litigation. He served as a judicial law clerk to United States District Judge Suzanne B. Conlon for the Northern District of Illinois and to United States District Judge Roger T. Benitez for the Southern District of California.
In addition to his judicial clerkships, Mr. Chang litigated complex cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. He prosecuted securities and ERISA class actions on behalf of shareholders. He also defended executives, energy companies, insurers, and trade associations for six years at the New York office of LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae LLP, where he focused on litigating high-stakes cases and conducting corporate internal investigations.
A member of the bars of California and New York, Mr. Chang is admitted to practice in numerous federal trial and appellate courts. He is a graduate of Beloit College (B.A. 1997) and Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (J.D. 2001). He is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.