BILL CHANG
Vice President of Legal Affairs
Verishop
Bill Chang’s footprint as in-house counsel in the tech space is considerable. For years, he served as deputy counsel at Riot Games, a leading video game developer and esports tournament organizer based in West Los Angeles and best known for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena game. More recently, he was named Vice President, Legal Affairs at Verishop, a burgeoning online retailer with its sites set on Amazon.
Now at Verishop, Bill Chang oversees the legal operations of Imran Khan’s (a former top executive at Snap) new retail venture, which is a platform for vetted brands designed to bring the joy back to online shopping. At the same time, Chang is a lecturer in law at the USC Gould School of Law, teaching “Topics in Entertainment Law: Video Game Law,” which covers IP, employment, esports and other issues unique to the video gaming industry.
ANDREW DUNBAR
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
Bel Air Investment Advisors
Andy Dunbar joined Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC in 2015 — shortly after its acquisition by a large foreign asset manager. Joining both the firm and its Management Committee at that time, Dunbar performs a leadership role and has been instrumental in navigating and integrating, along with addressing the associated challenges, of becoming a part of a new, global ownership structure and brand. Dunbar helped the firm and its parent company implement a Board of Directors charter and structure, and currently serves as the corporate secretary. At the firm, Dunbar wears multiple hats. He is the general counsel and chief compliance officer of its affiliated broker-dealer, Bel Air Securities LLC, and also holds a FINRA license as a broker-dealer supervisor.
Given his experience, Dunbar is frequently asked to speak on compliance developments, industry best practices, SEC/FINRA enforcement developments and other matters.
