Christopher Ng is the managing partner of Gibbs Giden LLP, nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the country's preeminent law firms for construction 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.
Chris primarily represents companies in a wide range of business, commercial and construction transactions and disputes. Chris is a member of the State Bar of California and District of Columbia and licensed to practice in all California state and federal courts. Chris is also an educator, active speaker, publisMore...More...
Good afternoon, It sounds like there are a few things that need to be done. First, was your project completed last year? If so, the supplier's lien (recorded now) is almost certainly untimely. And if you never received a preliminary notice, that is also a problem for the supplier. Feel free to provide some more information! See More...
Good morning, Assuming you have complied with all the prerequisites (including the notice to owner of default under the contract), you could theoretically move forward with a design professionals lien. However, once construction commences, you may not record a design professional lien and any such lien previously recorded but not foreclosed on by filing a lawsuit becomes null and void. If you know construction commencement is truly imminent, it See More...See More...
The suggestions you will get may depend on the type of acquisition -- successor by merger, asset purchase, etc. Will the entity that served the original preliminary notice cease to exist? Either way, it is likely a good idea to provide notice to all of the acquisition and the identity of the real party in interest. See More...