Barbara R. Gadbois

Barbara R. Gadbois is a senior partner at the Gibbs Giden law firm in Los Angeles, with 40 years of experience in public and private construction law. She concentrates her practice in the development and management of construction projects, including drafting and negotiation of bid and contract documents, procurement issues, public works, competitive bidding requirements, bid protest issues, prequalification, project delivery methods, design-build projects, risk allocation in contracts, claims avoidance, and project closeout. Ms. Gadbois represents public entities, private developers, and general contractors in all aspects of major multi-million dollar projects. Her clients value her experience, insight, and practical advice in design and construction contract negotiation, administration, and dispute resolution.

Ms. Gadbois graduated from Northwestern University before attending the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, where she obtained her J.D. She has published numerous articles and has been a contributing author on a number of books on construction law. During her career, Ms. Gadbois has presented scores of construction law seminars to professional organizations as well as in-house training to her clients. Her representative clients include the Rose Bowl Operating Company; the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority; private hospitals; numerous cities and counties; and numerous general contractors for capital improvements, new construction, and major renovation projects in the sports, hospitality, health care, education, and residential sectors.

In 2024, Ms. Gadbois was recognized by the Chambers USA Directory of Leading Lawyers for the seventeenth consecutive year. She is AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell ®. Ms. Gadbois was selected for inclusion in the “Southern California Super Lawyers” listing by Los Angeles Magazine in 2004, and 2008 through 2024. She was included in Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2021 Women of Influence: Attorneys. Ms. Gadbois was recognized by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing in “Inspirational Women Forum & Awards” in 2021 to 2024, and was listed in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s, Women of Influence: Construction, Architecture and Engineering, 2024. She was included in the list of 2013 Los Angeles’ Women Leaders in the Law, is also recognized by Best Lawyers®, and in the Legal 500, US Real Estate and Construction section of their publication.