Vivienne Chen, Associate at our Orange County, and Los Angeles law offices
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Vivienne Chen

Associate
Biography

Vivienne Chen is a real estate associate in Snell & Wilmer’s Orange County office. She is a member of the firm’s real estate practice group, and her practice involves a broad range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and disposition, real estate development, and commercial leasing of all types. Vivienne represents local, regional, and national homebuilders, commercial developers, financial institutions, purchasers and sellers, as well as landlords, and tenants across various property types, such as office, retail, hotel and other income producing property. Vivienne also assists clients with title and survey work and matters relating to commercial development, office and retail leasing, developing, owning, operating, and leasing real estate.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California


Education

  • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution)
  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D.)
    • Women’s Law Association, President
  • University of Southern California, (B.S., Business Administration)
    • Entrepreneurship, Lloyd Greif Center of Entrepreneurial Studies

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Taiwanese

Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Snell & Wilmer Pro Bono Award (2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Land Use and Zoning Law (2024-2025)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Mokri Vanis & Jones LLP, Associate
  • Fantai Development Company, Associate Director of Development
  • Udell Wang LLP, Legal Extern

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member (2024-Present)
  • Orange County Women Lawyers Association, Member (2022-2023)
  • CREW Orange County, Member (2022-2023)
    • Emerging Leaders Committee, Member (2022-2023)
    • Programs Committee, Member (2022-2023)
  • LA County Bar Association
    • Real Property Section
      • Executive Committee Member (2024-Present)
      • Vice Chair of Membership (2022-2023)
      • Vice Chair of Communications (2021-2022, 2023-2024)
    • Barristers Section
      • Executive Committee Member (2021-2022)
      • Co-Chair of Professional Development Committee (2021-2022)
  • Crocker Commercial Real Estate Symposium (2021-2023)
    • Planning Committee
      • Development Subcommittee
      • Marketing Subcommittee
  • Orange County Bar Association, Member (2022-Present)
  • Urban Land Institute
    • Orange County & Inland Empire Chapter, Member (2023-Present)

Community Involvement

  • Loyola Attorneys for Others
    • Volunteer
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May 13, 2022

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