Christopher E Ng is the managing partner-elect of Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt, LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Business and Commercial Law and Construction Law Departments where he primarily represents private and publicly-held companies in a wide range of business, commercial and construction transactions and disputes. Chris, a member of the State Bar of California and District of Columbia and licensed to practice in all California state and federal courts, is also an educator, active speaker, published author and frequent contributor to local, regional and national legal publications. For more than a decade, Chris has served as an adjunct professor and lecturer at Pepperdine University, California State University (Northridge), and Loyola Law School (Los Angeles).

Samantha Riggen is a partner in the Westlake Village office of Gibbs Giden where she represents clients in all areas of business and commercial matters with an emphasis on construction litigation. Her construction practice includes the prosecution and defense of claims arising out of both public and private projects. She is experienced in contractual disputes, mechanic’s liens, and stop payment notice and bond claims. Samantha counsels clients through all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation analysis, negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and settlement. She helps client obtain favorable judgments and has substantial experience is enforcing judgments through various collection remedies.

Taylor Jennings is currently the firms newest associate at Gibbs Giden’s Westlake Office. Mr. Jennings graduated from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law last May in the top 5 percent of his class. While in law school, he externed for a federal and a California state court judge; worked for a professor as a Research Assistant on antitrust and consumer and data privacy publications; and served as an editor on Law Review. Since joining Gibbs Giden as a summer associate in 2023, Mr. Jennings has worked on a variety of matters, with an emphasis on commercial, construction, and real estate litigation.