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Vivienne Chen

Associate
Orange County, Los Angeles
Services
Real Estate Zoning and Land Use
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 all aspects of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and disposition, real estate development, and commercial leasing of all types. Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Vivienne was the associate director of development for a real estate development company in Los Angeles, focusing on all stages of preparing infill sites for construction.

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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Sep 10, 2024

Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law Recognizes Snell & Wilmer as a “Top Legal Organization for DEI” and Attorney Vivienne Chen as a “Top Young Lawyer of OC”

Aug 15, 2024
Awards & Recognition

330 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Recognized by 2025 The Best Lawyers in America®

Jul 13, 2022

Orange County Attorney Vivienne Chen Elected As Vice Chair of Membership for the Los Angeles County Bar Association Real Property Section

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