Christopher Bouquet is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Christopher focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on litigation arising from construction, real estate, breach of contract, and commercial business disputes. He has experience representing contractor and construction professional clients in a wide range of delay, defect, and payment disputes, and regularly advises clients on matters related to contractor, business, or other professional licensure compliance. Christopher also has experience working on matters related to real estate transactions, general and professional liability, and labor and employment litigation.
People
Notable Work
Construction Contractor Dispute:
Represented a construction contractor in arbitration stemming from construction delay and defect issues related to the construction of two commercial buildings in New York City.
Mechanic's Lien Dispute:
Successfully assisted a contractor-owner client with challenging and removing a series of mechanic's liens placed on dozens of properties in cities across the state of California.
Professional License Compliance:
Assisted a nationwide client maintain professional corporate licensure compliance in multiple states after the retirement or replacement several qualifying individual employees.
Related Professional Experience
- University of Southern California, Office of the General Counsel, Legal Fellow, December 2020-December 2021
- Law Clerk for Richard Ceballos, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Organized Crime Division, Summer 2018
- Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Senior Intern for the Grand Jury Legal Advisor, 2015 & 2016
Published Work and Lectures
- Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice, Author, Volume 29, Issue 3, "Child Witnesses, Pro Se Defendants, and The Confrontation Clause in California," Fall 2020