Foreseeable Project Risks and the Ability to Contract to Limit Risk

Lisa Lombardo

Gibbons P.C.

• Director in the Gibbons P.C. Commercial & Criminal Litigation Department and Construction Team Leader
• Has successfully litigated matters before the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York, as well as the American Arbitration Association, with a focus on construction matters
• Her experience in commercial litigation and construction litigation is unique in that she represents both plaintiffs and defendants
• Served as co-lead counsel in a three-year-long arbitration representing a major university in a claim involving extensive and complex design and construction defects, which resulted in a multimillion-dollar award in our client’s favor and the arbitrator striking down a limitation of liability clause
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts, and regularly works with owners, contractors, subcontractors, and designers on contracts for projects involving academic centers, public schools, laboratory facilities, office buildings, energy facilities, public/private projects, and building additions of varying sizes
• On the American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction Arbitrators, a member of the Roster of Mediators, and the New Jersey Superior Court Roster of Mediators, where she has mediated a variety of civil matters
• Can be contacted at [email protected] or 973-596-4500 ext. 4481