Barbara R. Gadbois
Partner
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.
Christopher E. Ng
Managing Partner
Christopher Ng is the managing partner of Gibbs Giden LLP, with offices in Los Angeles, Westlake Village, Irvine, San Jose, and Las Vegas. He primarily represents companies in a wide range of business, commercial, and construction negotiations and disputes. Mr. Ng represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and design professionals in connection with all aspects of private and public projects, from contract negotiation to enforcing and defending contract, mechanics lien, stop payment notice, bond, and other statutory claims. These projects include commercial and industrial complexes, federal and state government projects, universities and schools, theaters, hospitals, retail stores, hotels, office buildings, restaurants, and solar power projects. Clients include recognizable world-renowned hotel owners, renowned international design and architectural firms, publicly-traded steel and solar panel manufacturers, as well as local contractors and supply companies. Mr. Ng is a member of the State Bar of California, Texas, and District of Columbia and licensed to practice in all California state and federal courts. He is also an educator, active speaker, published author, and frequent contributor to local, regional, and national legal publications. For his achievements, Mr. Ng has been named a “Rising Star” and “Superlawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine and Super Lawyers® (Thomson/Reuters) regularly since 2009 (including again in 2024). Mr. Ng is nationally recognized in the field of construction law and regularly pens articles and contributes to treatises for construction industry professionals and other lawyers including publications by ENR Engineering News-Record; Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (California Construction Law); BNi® (Acret’s California Mechanics Lien Laws); CEB (California Mechanics Liens and Related Construction Remedies and California Construction Contracts, Defects and Litigation); Business Credit Magazine; and the American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on the Construction Industry. In addition to his current position as an Adjunct Professor of Business Law for the Graduate Business Program (MBA) at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics at California State University Northridge, Mr. Ng also teaches the Legal Environment of Business at Pepperdine University and has been a guest lecturer of construction law at Loyola Law School (Los Angeles). He is also a frequent speaker and educator on construction law for organizations including the ABA, National Association of Credit Management (NACM), Los Angeles County Bar Association, Credit Management Association (CMA), and Lorman Education Services. Mr. Ng has been a featured speaker at several national ABA Forum on Construction Law meetings. Mr. Ng’s firm, Gibbs Giden, is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the country's preeminent law firms for construction and real estate law, and recently recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal as one of LA's Top 25 Law Firms to Work For and Most Admired Law Firms. Since 2015, he has served on the ABA Forum’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the vital role diversity plays in the industry. In 2023, the Los Angeles Times named Mr. Ng a Legal Visionary, recognizing him as one of 101 thought leaders and power brokers in Southern California. Los Angeles Business Journal recognized him as a 2023 Leader of Influence to honor his achievements in law and diversity. Also in 2023, Mr. Ng also received the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Alumni Award for Diversity and Belonging to recognize his efforts in promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the legal profession.
