Mitzi Chang

Mitzi Chang is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology and Life Sciences group and serves as co-chair of its FinTech practice and Digital Currency & Blockchain practice.She focuses her practice on corporate and securities law, representing public and private companies, venture capital and private equity firms, and investment banks in capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, SEC reporting, and other general corporate and securities matters. Mitzi advises companies through every stage of the corporate life cycle — from initial formation and financing through successful initial public offering or acquisition. Mitzi also advises fintech, blockchain and digital asset companies, investors and network participants with respect to digital asset transactions and platforms, blockchain technology matters (including establishing new blockchains and nodes), decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and related securities law and regulatory matters, including representing clients in their discussions with the SEC's Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub). Prior to joining Goodwin, Mitzi spent three years as in-house legal counsel at a Nasdaq-listed public technology company in San Francisco.

Mitzi currently serves as the hiring partner for Northern California and previously served on the firm’s Attorney Review Committee for associates, Mosaic, and on the hiring committee for Goodwin’s San Francisco office.

Mitzi is recognized by Chambers USA Fintech as a leading individual for Corporate, Securities & Financing, with clients noting that she “knows the market practice” and is “very practical.” Mitzi has also served on the Law360 Fintech Editorial Board.

Mitzi is a member of the American Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association and the State Bar of California. She also served on Law360’s 2023 Editorial Advisory Board for Fintech.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Mitzi was a senior counsel at CBS Interactive Inc. (formerly CNET Networks, Inc.) from 2005-2008, where she advised and supported the company's Games, Music & Lifestyle and TV Entertainment divisions in their business-related matters as well as the company in its acquisitions, securities-related and other corporate matters. From 2002-2005, she was an associate in the corporate department of the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins LLP.

Mitzi has been recognized throughout her career for her work in fintech and digital currency and blockchain. Most recently, she has been included as a Leading Individual for Corporate, Securities & Financing in the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Chambers Fintech USA guide. She has also been included as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 US since 2022 for Fintech and has also been recognized as a leading USA Blockchain attorney since 2022 by Who’s Who Legal. In 2021, Business Insider named Mitzi as one of the top 11 law firm partners working with fintechs. Mitzi was also named by Lawyers of Color in its inaugural Nation’s Best 2020, recognizing practitioners across the United States who combine noteworthy accomplishments with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Additionally, Mitzi was recognized by the Daily Journal as one of its 2019 "Top Women Lawyers" in the state of California and was named as a 2018 National Law Journal Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Fintech Trailblazer.

Mitzi’s recent publications include:

• Contributor, “Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update,” Goodwin Insight, February 2026
• Contributor, “Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update,” Goodwin Insight, November 2025
• Contributor, “Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update,” Goodwin Insight, July 2025
• Co-Author, “Federal Stablecoin Legislation Poised to Implement Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Payment Stablecoins,” Goodwin Client Alert, June 2025
• Co-Author, “Crypto Regulatory Framework Begins to Take Shape in Congress,” Goodwin Audio Insight, May 2025
• Contributor, “Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update,” Goodwin Insight, April 2025
• Co-Author, “Crypto Growth Opportunities via Public Capital Markets Under the Trump Administration,” Goodwin Audio Insight, April 2025
• Contributor, “Digital Currency & Blockchain 2024 Year End Review,” Goodwin Insight, December 2024
• Contributor, “Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update,” Goodwin Insight, April 2024
• Co-Author, “New IRS and FinCEN Reporting Requirements for Businesses that Accept Payments in Digital Assets,” Goodwin Client Alert, January 2024
• Contributor, “Trends in Regulation of Digital Assets,” White Paper, FTI Consulting and The Block, August 2023
• Co-Author, “SEC Sues Binance and Coinbase: What Are the Allegations and What Is Next?,” Goodwin Client Alert, June 2023
• Co-Author, “’Regulation by Enforcement’ in the Digital Asset Industry: A Lagging Response to Stale Facts,” Goodwin Insight, May 2023
• Co-Author, “Our Comments on the SEC’s Proposed Safeguarding Rule,” Goodwin Client Alert, May 2023
• Co-Author, “2022 Year in Review: Digital Currency and Blockchain Litigation and Enforcement Developments,” Goodwin Insight, February 2023
• Quoted, “For Crypto Dealmaking, Harsh Winter Turns in Mild Spring,” Mergers & Acquisitions, November 2022
• Quoted, “Global Rules for Crypto,” Axios, October 2022
• Co-Author, “CFTC Attempts To Extend Liability To DAO Participants,“ Digital Currency + Blockchain Perspectives,” Goodwin Client Alert, October 2022 
• Co-Author, “SEC Alleges 'Crypto Asset Securities' Insider Trading; Case Has Significant Implications For The Digital Asset Industry,” Goodwin Client Alert, July 2022

Mitzi has been a workshop speaker for Pipeline Angels, a network of new and seasoned women investors, since 2012. Mitzi has spoken on various panels, including for Practising Law Institute (PLI) and TechGC, with respect to securities law, regulatory considerations in connection with digital assets as well as trends in venture capital financings.

Mitzi’s recent speaking engagements include:

• Speaker, “Regulatory Landscape Update,” The Digital Frontier Summit, March 2026
• Panelist, “Blockchain and Crypto: 2025 Market Trends, Regulatory Shifts, and Key Considerations for the Year Ahead,” Goodwin CLE Days, January 2026
• Speaker, “Privacy: Balancing Confidentiality, Transparency, and Compliance on the Blockchain,” The L Suite 2025 Crypto Offsite, October 2025
• Speaker, “The Future of LegalTech,” SF Tech Week, October 2025
• Speaker, “TGE: Token Genesis Event, Taxes and Other Considerations,” Enterprise Digital Asset Summit (EDAS), October 2025
• Speaker, “The Goodwin Exchange: The Latest Updates in Blockchain and Crypto,” Goodwin Event, September 2025
• Speaker, “Stablecoins and the Legal Tipping Point,” Commerce Conversations Podcast, June 2025
• Speaker, “Crypto/Blockchain Updates: Regulations, Taxation and Industry Trends,” Andersen Tax Webcast, May 2025
• Speaker, “Key Issues on Follow-On Financing Rounds,” PLI’s Venture Capital: Nuts & Bolts Program, May 2025
• Panelist, “Blockchain & Digital Assets: Change is Coming – Key Considerations for the Year Ahead,” Goodwin CLE Days, January 2025
• Speaker, “OK! Vana Mask sure you are FLocking legit,” Token 2049, September 2024
• Speaker, “Crypto/Blockchain Updates: Regulations, Taxation and Industry Trends,” Andersen Tax Webcast, July 2024
• Speaker, “Recent Wells Notices and the Future of Exchanges,” The L Suite 2024 Crypto Offsite, June 2024
• Speaker, “Blockchain & Digital Assets: Lessons Learned in 2023 and Key Considerations for the Year Ahead,” Goodwin Webinar, January 2024
• Moderator, “Considerations for Setting Up Shop on Either Side of the Pond,” Goodwin’s Digital Currency & Blockchain – Regulatory Perspectives from Both Sides of the Pond Event, London, November 2023
• Speaker, “Hot VC Spaces Under Public and Regulatory Scrutiny,” PLI’s Advanced Venture Capital Program, October 2023
• Speaker, “Trends in Regulation of Digital Assets,” Webinar hosted by The Block and FTI Consulting, September 2023
• Speaker, “Blockchain & Digital Assets Year in Review & Look Ahead,” Goodwin Webinar, January 2023
• Speaker, “Hot VC Spaces Under Public and Regulatory Scrutiny,” PLI’s Advanced Venture Capital Program, October 2023
• Speaker, “All Along The Watchtower: AML, KYC, BSA Brainstorming for the Storm Ahead,” TechGC 20223 Crypto Offsite, October 2023
• Speaker, “Blockchain & Digital Assets Year in Review & Look Ahead,” Goodwin Webinar, January 2023
• Speaker, “Hot VC Spaces Under Public and Regulatory Scrutiny,” PLI’s Advanced Venture Capital Program, November 2022
• Speaker, “Understanding U.S. Crypto Legal Framework,” Race Capital Venture Summit, October 2022
• Speaker, “Key Issues in Follow-On Financing Rounds,” PLI’s Venture Capital 2022: Nuts and Bolts, May 2022
• Speaker, “Never a Dull Day: Blockchain + Digital Assets,” Goodwin Webinar, January 2022