Billy Chan

Board Member / Legal

Billy is an accomplished business transactions lawyer with a rich history of work in the Filipino and Asian American community. He is a founding member of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association and is a past president of the Asian American Bar Association. Billy handles business and corporate work for new companies, established businesses, individual entrepreneurs, family shops, large enterprises, multi-entity groups, private firms, small corporations, and big partnerships. His clients operate in the areas of retail, clothing, accessories, technology, restaurant, real estate, travel, furniture, entertainment, hospitality, design, professional, consulting, and other services.

Billy completed his undergraduate education at UCLA, where he graduated with honors. He attended law school at the UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). Billy is an active member of the legal community. He is a Past President of both the Asian American Bar Association and the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California. He has served on the board of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and previously held the Secretary position of that organization. He is a founding and active member of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association.

His pro bono efforts include service as Secretary and General Counsel of the Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce of Northern California and General Counsel of the Young Filipino Professionals Association.

Billy has received awards from the Minority Bar Coalition, the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, and the Young Filipino Professionals Association for his service to the San Francisco community. He has been recognized each year from 2009 through 2016 by Northern California Super Lawyers.