About Chris Ng
Christopher E. Ng is a California construction attorney and the Managing Partner of Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP, a nationally recognized construction, real estate and business law firm with offices throughout California, Nevada and Arizona. Gibbs Giden is recognized by Chambers USA for Construction in California and in the 2026 Best Law Firms® rankings as National Tier 1 for both Construction Law and Litigation (Construction).
Chris has practiced law since 2001 and represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, specialty trade contractors, material suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and design professionals on private and public construction projects. He is admitted to practice in California, Texas and the District of Columbia, as well as all four United States District Courts in California.
A substantial part of Chris’s practice focuses on helping contractors and suppliers protect their construction payment rights and get paid. He regularly advises and represents clients concerning California mechanics liens, preliminary notices, stop payment notices, payment bond claims, public works claims, federal Miller Act claims, prompt payment laws, retention, change orders, pay-if-paid and pay-when-paid provisions, contractor licensing, indemnity, insurance and risk transfer, construction contracts, project suspensions and terminations, and construction payment disputes.
Chris represents clients from contract drafting and negotiation through project administration, claims, mediation, arbitration and litigation. His construction experience includes commercial and industrial facilities, data centers and technology projects, government and public works projects, schools and universities, healthcare facilities, hotels, retail and mixed-use developments, office buildings, energy and solar projects, infrastructure and other major works of improvement.
Chris also has extensive experience representing manufacturers, distributors and construction material suppliers in commercial law, trade credit and creditors’ rights matters. He advises businesses on credit applications and agreements, personal and corporate guarantees, terms and conditions, Uniform Commercial Code Article 2, the “battle of the forms,” shipping and risk of loss, collections, judgment enforcement, insolvency, bankruptcy and preference claims.
In 2025, Chris played a supporting role in successful California legislation amending Civil Code § 1788.2 to establish the first statutory definition of “trade credit” in California and clarify that qualifying trade credit is excluded from the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Chris is also an educator, author and frequent national speaker on construction law, mechanics lien law, construction payment remedies, commercial credit and bankruptcy. He has taught business law at California State University, Northridge since 2005 in both the undergraduate program at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics and CSUN’s Graduate Business Program, including MBA students. He previously taught business law and ethics at Pepperdine University and has served as a guest lecturer on construction law at Loyola Law School.
His publication and treatise work includes California Construction Law (Wolters Kluwer), California Construction Contracts, Defects and Litigation (California Continuing Education of the Bar), Acret’s California Mechanics Lien Laws (BNi), Commercial Law World, ENR Engineering News-Record, Business Credit publications and materials for the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law.
Chris has served on the Division 9 Steering Committee of the ABA Forum on Construction Law since 2013, focusing on legal and industry issues affecting subcontractors, specialty trade contractors and material suppliers. He has also served on the Forum’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee since 2015.
Chris has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2026 and 2027, including recognition in the 2027 edition for Construction Law and Litigation – Construction. He has been selected to Southern California Super Lawyers® for 2017-2026, following prior Rising Stars® recognition in 2009-2012 and 2015. Other recognition includes being named a “Legal Visionary” by the Los Angeles Times, a “Leader of Influence” by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and receiving the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Alumni Award for Diversity and Belonging.
Chris has been an active contributor to Levelset’s construction-law community for years, answering more than 480 questions from contractors, subcontractors and suppliers and presenting Levelset webinars and educational programs on California mechanics lien law, lien rights, construction payment remedies, project suspensions and terminations, and strategies for getting paid on construction projects.
Christopher E. Ng
Managing Partner | Gibbs Giden
California Construction Law | Construction Payment Law | Commercial Credit & Creditors’ Rights
cng@gibbsgiden.com
Direct: 310-734-3367
Chris has practiced law since 2001 and represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, specialty trade contractors, material suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and design professionals on private and public construction projects. He is admitted to practice in California, Texas and the District of Columbia, as well as all four United States District Courts in California.
A substantial part of Chris’s practice focuses on helping contractors and suppliers protect their construction payment rights and get paid. He regularly advises and represents clients concerning California mechanics liens, preliminary notices, stop payment notices, payment bond claims, public works claims, federal Miller Act claims, prompt payment laws, retention, change orders, pay-if-paid and pay-when-paid provisions, contractor licensing, indemnity, insurance and risk transfer, construction contracts, project suspensions and terminations, and construction payment disputes.
Chris represents clients from contract drafting and negotiation through project administration, claims, mediation, arbitration and litigation. His construction experience includes commercial and industrial facilities, data centers and technology projects, government and public works projects, schools and universities, healthcare facilities, hotels, retail and mixed-use developments, office buildings, energy and solar projects, infrastructure and other major works of improvement.
Chris also has extensive experience representing manufacturers, distributors and construction material suppliers in commercial law, trade credit and creditors’ rights matters. He advises businesses on credit applications and agreements, personal and corporate guarantees, terms and conditions, Uniform Commercial Code Article 2, the “battle of the forms,” shipping and risk of loss, collections, judgment enforcement, insolvency, bankruptcy and preference claims.
In 2025, Chris played a supporting role in successful California legislation amending Civil Code § 1788.2 to establish the first statutory definition of “trade credit” in California and clarify that qualifying trade credit is excluded from the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Chris is also an educator, author and frequent national speaker on construction law, mechanics lien law, construction payment remedies, commercial credit and bankruptcy. He has taught business law at California State University, Northridge since 2005 in both the undergraduate program at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics and CSUN’s Graduate Business Program, including MBA students. He previously taught business law and ethics at Pepperdine University and has served as a guest lecturer on construction law at Loyola Law School.
His publication and treatise work includes California Construction Law (Wolters Kluwer), California Construction Contracts, Defects and Litigation (California Continuing Education of the Bar), Acret’s California Mechanics Lien Laws (BNi), Commercial Law World, ENR Engineering News-Record, Business Credit publications and materials for the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law.
Chris has served on the Division 9 Steering Committee of the ABA Forum on Construction Law since 2013, focusing on legal and industry issues affecting subcontractors, specialty trade contractors and material suppliers. He has also served on the Forum’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee since 2015.
Chris has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2026 and 2027, including recognition in the 2027 edition for Construction Law and Litigation – Construction. He has been selected to Southern California Super Lawyers® for 2017-2026, following prior Rising Stars® recognition in 2009-2012 and 2015. Other recognition includes being named a “Legal Visionary” by the Los Angeles Times, a “Leader of Influence” by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and receiving the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Alumni Award for Diversity and Belonging.
Chris has been an active contributor to Levelset’s construction-law community for years, answering more than 480 questions from contractors, subcontractors and suppliers and presenting Levelset webinars and educational programs on California mechanics lien law, lien rights, construction payment remedies, project suspensions and terminations, and strategies for getting paid on construction projects.
Christopher E. Ng
Managing Partner | Gibbs Giden
California Construction Law | Construction Payment Law | Commercial Credit & Creditors’ Rights
cng@gibbsgiden.com
Direct: 310-734-3367
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Location
Los Angeles, CA; San Jose, CA; Irvine, CA; Westlake Village, CA; and Las Vegas, NV
Years of Experience
25
Expertise Area
Construction Law
Creditors' Rights
Civil Litigation
Commercial Law
Energy Environmental Law
Licenses
California Bar
District of Columbia Bar
State Bar of Texas