Justine Chang

Justine Chang is an Associate in Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, focusing on Commercial Litigation. She also has experience in white collar criminal defense, government investigations and internal investigations, and appeals.

During law school, she externed at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. She served as Senior Executive Editor of the UC Law San Francisco International and Comparative Law Review and Co-Chair of the law school's nationally ranked Moot Court Competition Team. She was named Champion in the UC Law SF David E. Snodgrass Moot Court Competition and achieved top placements in four national moot court competitions.

She was elected External Vice President of the Women's Law Society and served as a Teaching Assistant in multiple Legal Research and Writing courses. As Student Counsel, she successfully represented a pro bono client before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, securing a precedential, published decision in a prisoner rights case involving due process and equal protection claims.

Prior to attending law school, she worked at a Big 4 firm on regulatory compliance work and at a global litigation firm specialising in cross-border investigations and disputes. Prior to joining Dentons, she clerked for the Honorable Garrett L. Wong of the Superior Court of San Francisco County and worked as an Associate at Sidley Austin LLP in the White Collar and Investigations practice.

Her recognition includes the Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services from the State Bar of California (2023), the Sack Teaching Fellow award in Civil Procedure (2022), and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Appellate Advocacy (2022). She holds a J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2023) and a B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of California Berkeley (2016).