Lisa Lombardo

Lisa Lombardo

Director, Business & Commercial Litigation

This attorney has been selected for the recognitions mentioned herein, which have been conferred by the corresponding publications and/or organizations noted. An overview of the award selection methodologies for these recognitions can be found at https://www.gibbonslaw.com/awards. Links to certain specific methodologies are embedded in individual entries. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Ms. Lombardo 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. She was 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. Unlike most litigators in the construction arena, Ms. Lombardo also has experience drafting and negotiating contracts. She has worked 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. Namely, Ms. Lombardo is lead construction counsel for a prominent healthcare system in the tri-state area.

Ms. Lombardo works with the firm’s longstanding corporate clients in addition to the Northeast region’s top universities, retailers, and professionals in the design and construction field in the following types of matters:

  • Restrictive covenants
  • Contract disputes
  • Insurance coverage
  • Multi-party construction matters involving design and construction defects
  • Construction lien and collection claims
  • Surety claims
  • Condominium liability

Ms. Lombardo is currently on the American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction Arbitrators and a Member of the Roster of Mediators. She has also been included on the New Jersey Superior Court Roster of Mediators, where she has mediated a variety of civil matters.

Areas of Focus

Breach of Contract

Defense and prosecution of matters involving failure to abide by contract terms.

Restrictive Covenant

Defense and prosecution of claims involving a breach of a covenant not to compete.

Construction Design and Defect Claims

Defense and prosecution of claims involving defective design and/or construction of commercial properties ranging from warehouses to condominiums.

Construction Liens

Filing of and defending against construction liens and municipal mechanic’s liens.

Surety Claims

Prosecution of claims on performance and payment bonds procured on construction projects.

Construction and Design Contract Drafting

Drafting and negotiation of contracts for owners, contractors, designers and subcontractors for a variety of commercial construction projects.

Credentials

Education

Rutgers School of Law - Newark (J.D., summa cum laude)

    • Order of the Coif
  • Legal Research and Writing – Teaching Associate

Montclair State University (B.A., magna cum laude)

Professional Admissions

State of New Jersey

State of New York

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Professional Activities

New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character for Part II
Member

Essex County Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association
Construction Section

AAA Panel of Construction Arbitrators
Member
Roster of Mediators

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

New Jersey District V-A Fee Arbitration Committee (Essex County)
Member, 2015-2019
Panel Chair, 2018-2019

New Jersey Superior Court
Roster of Mediators

Montclair State University
Adjunct Professor

Judicial Clerkship(s)

Judicial intern to the Honorable Philip B. Cummis, Superior Court-Family Division in Newark

Languages

Italian