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Chris Karic

Biography

I represent American manufacturing companies, contractors, developers, and businesses nationwide, with a focus on California, in high-stakes construction, commercial, and real estate matters. With over 20 years of experience, I deliver sophisticated transactional support, general counsel services, and aggressive litigation representation for clients ranging from startups to established enterprises with nine-figure revenues. My practice balances complex transactional work with strategic general counsel and trial advocacy, ensuring practical solutions that drive results.

If you’re navigating a complex project, legal conflict, or business growth, I’m here to help you get results. I bring deep legal insight, sound judgment, and a proven ability to guide clients through complexity and deliver outcomes that move the needle. Let’s talk.

General Counsel Roles:

  • $150M Northern California contractor
  • $115M national manufacturing company

Representative Transactional Matters:

  • $33M transaction involving prominent Northern California high tech company, structuring a complex corporate deal with cross-state implications
  • $15M Indiana manufacturing company acquisition
  • $13M Illinois manufacturing company acquisition
  • $17M Illinois manufacturing company acquisition
  • $10M Wisconsin manufacturing company acquisition
  • $1M Texas manufacturing company acquisition

Representative Litigation Matters:

  • Secured $4.8M and $3.2M awards for homeowners in complex residential defect cases
  • Recovered $3M for a concrete and foundation contractor on a public hospital project
  • Managed $90M dispute over a Lake Tahoe hotel project for a national general contractor
  • Handled $8 million public works claim in San Mateo County
  • Handled $10M litigation in Lake Tahoe involving a residential multi-unit project for a regional contractor
  • Oversaw contract formation and early dispute management for a $65M Silicon Valley retirement community project

Honors

  • Named a Northern California Super Lawyer (2015, 2016, 2020–2025), an honor reserved for the top 5% of attorneys based on peer recognition and professional achievement.
Professional portrait of Christopher K. Karic, partner at Furukawa Castles Karic LLP, representing clients in construction, commercial, and real estate disputes.

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Practice Areas:

  • Construction & Commercial Law
  • General Counsel
  • Litigation Attorney
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