Sophia Mei-ling Chang

Sophia Mei-ling Chang has a diverse practice representing developers, investors, public entities, and other property owners in all aspects of real estate development, including acquisitions, dispositions, leases, options, financing, joint ventures and land use matters. She routinely advises clients on federal, state, and local laws impacting development projects, and has extensive experience working with both governmental entities and private developers to develop public land, create public infrastructure, provide affordable housing, and create development opportunities.

Sophia previously served as a commissioner for the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission. In that capacity, she was responsible for making regional planning decisions and reviewing zoning administrator decisions. She also evaluated applications and appeals for conditional use permits, land use entitlements, zone changes, subdivisions, and community specific plans.

Sophia is deeply involved in the community and has worked with a number of nonprofit organizations in the Los Angeles area. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Barlow Respiratory Hospital Foundation, whose primary mission is to support Barlow Respiratory Hospital. Founded in 1902, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is the only not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital in California. Sophia is also the co-founder and former executive director of Dancing Classrooms Los Angeles, which provided arts-in-education social development programs to elementary school students.