Christine Gracco
Senior Counsel
About Christine
Ms. Gracco has significant experiences in representing private and public entity clients in complex litigation, primarily with regard to real estate, commercial, business, and environmental matters in state and federal courts.
Representative Matters
Commercial/Business
- Obtained a dismissal of a libel action against a foreign client based on jurisdictional grounds in a decision which was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Successfully represented design professional in a products liability action
- Obtained summary judgment for an engineer in a professional negligence action
Environmental/Toxic Tort
- Successfully pursued and negotiated insurance coverage for environmental claims on behalf of public entities, including cities, counties, and port districts throughout California.
- Obtained a dismissal of a product liability/toxic tort suit wherein plaintiff claimed he suffered permanent and life-threatening lung injuries as a result of exposure to client’s product
- Successfully defended CERCLA and HSAA cost recovery action wherein plaintiff sought to recover over $15 million in past and future cleanup costs solely against client
Real Estate
- Successfully represented landlords and tenants in habitability and general lease disputes
- Defended design professionals and homebuilders in complex construction defect actions
Practice Areas
- Commercial/Business/Real Estate Litigation
- Environmental/Toxic Tort
- Insurance Coverage