Legal and Regulatory

To Setoff or Not to Setoff

General contractors and subcontractors can protect themselves from losses when contracting with the same party on multiple jobs by understanding recoupment and setoff and careful drafting of contract language before the job begins.
By Judah Lifschitz and Gregory S. Seador
February 28, 2018
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by Judah Lifschitz
Judah Lifschitz is with the Washington, D.C. law firm Shapiro Lifschitz & Schram. As a trial lawyer with an emphasis on serving the construction sector, Lifschitz is experienced in complex litigation matters, including those on behalf of governmental and private owners, regional, national and international contractors, construction managers, subcontractors and design professionals, among others. He is an experienced trial attorney and has tried cases to verdict in virtually every type of adjudicative forum. 
by Gregory S. Seador
Gregory Seador is in Shapiro Lifschitz & Schram’s Washington, D.C. office. He is an experienced trial attorney with more than 15 years of complex litigation experience and is member of the firm’s Litigation and Trial, Construction and Power & Energy Construction groups. A litigator with an emphasis on serving the construction sector, Seador’s practice is focused on complex litigation matters, including those on behalf of governmental and private owners, regional, national and international contractors, construction managers, subcontractors and design professionals, among others. .

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