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December 4-5, 2024
2 courses

Welcome back to the Federal Publications Seminars' Government Contracts Year in Review, returning to Washington, DC!

This year’s conference will include a 2024 review and a 2025 outlook on key compliance topics impacting the government contracting industry. Expect comprehensive discussions on a variety of pivotal topics, including:

  • Review and Update: Legislative and Regulatory Highlights of Importance to Government Contracting Professionals in 2024
  • Greatest Risks in the Supply Chain in 2024 and Beyond
  • Bid Protests: 2024 Developments, Trends, and Lessons for the Legal Department and Management
  • International Procurement: A Worldwide Review of Contracting, Focusing on the Increased Activity on Military Defense Contracting
  • Update: Government Contract Costs, Cost Accounting Standards, TINA, and DCAA Activity
  • The Contract Disputes Act: Jurisdictional Issues, Performance Problems, and Termination Developments
  • CMMC Update and Cybersecurity 2.0
  • 2024 Developments in the False Claims Act, Suspension & Debarment, and Compliance
  • New Developments in Intellectual Property: Is Everything "Fair Use" for Training Chatbots?
  • Fat Leonard, an ongoing investigation and prosecution of corruption within the United States Navy
  • Labor and Employment
  • Artificial Intelligence: President Biden’s Executive Order; The European Union’s New Legislation; Section 230; and Big Tech’s New Interest in Government Contracting

Returning participants will recall our traditional "blue book" of resources. This year, we’re excited to introduce the "virtual blue book," which will provide attendees with digital access to discussion papers, presentation copies, and key case law references, enabling you to engage with the material long after the event concludes.

Join us for an invaluable experience in staying ahead in the ever-evolving field of government contracting. Register now and be part of the conversation shaping the future of this critical industry!
 

2024 Co-Chair and Platinum Sponsor

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Course Schedule
Dec 4 Dec 5
2024 FPS Government Contracts Year in Review - Day 1 Session
2024 FPS Government Contracts Year in Review - Day 2 Session
Agenda
DAY ONE

7:30 - 8:25 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 a.m.
Review and Update: Legislative and Regulatory Highlights of Importance to Government Contracting Professionals in 2024
Presenters:
Melissa Prusock, Shareholder, Government Contracts Practice, Greenberg Traurig
Eleanor Ross, Senior Associate, Government Contracts Practice, Greenberg Traurig
Michael Schaengold, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Michael Schaengold, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

9:30 a.m.
Greatest Risks in the Supply Chain in 2024 and Beyond
Presenters:
Linda Weinberg, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg 
Alex Major, Partner, McCarter & English
Franklin Turner, Partner, McCarter & English

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m.
Bid Protests: 2024 Developments, Trends, and Lessons for the Legal Department and Management
Presenters:
Ryan Berry, Managing Partner, Ward & Berry
Moshe Broder, Partner, Jenner & Block

12:00 p.m.
Lunch

12:00 p.m.
Luncheon Keynote: Small Business DCMA Rules
Presenter(s):
Philip Seckman, Dentons

2:00 p.m.
International Procurement: A Worldwide Review of Contracting, Focusing on the Increased Activity on Military Defense Contracting
Presenters:
Paul Lalonde, Partner, Dentons
Dr. Roland Stein, LL.M.Eur, Partner, Trade & National Security, BLOMSTEIN
Bob Vander Lugt, Partner, Little, Rothwell and Vander Lugt, PLLC

3:00 p.m.
Update: Government Contract Costs, Cost Accounting Standards, TINA, and DCAA Activity
Presenters:
Stephen Knight, Senior Counsel, Haynes Boone
Tom Reynolds, Partner, HKA

4:00 p.m.
Break

4:15 p.m.
The Contract Disputes Act: Jurisdictional Issues, Performance Problems, and Termination Developments
Presenters:
Michael R. Rizzo, Partner, Government Contracts & Disputes, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Marques Peterson, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

5:15 p.m.
Adjournment
 
DAY TWO

7:30 - 8:25 a.m.
Continental breakfast

8:30 a.m.
CMMC Update and Cybersecurity 2.0
Presenter:
Ryan Berry, Managing Partner, Ward & Berry

9:30 a.m.
Developments in the False Claims Act, Suspension & Debarment, and Compliance
Presenters:
Matthew Carter, Government Contracts Litigation Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Aaron S. Dyer, Partner, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

10:30 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m.
Developments in Data Rights & Intellectual Property: Getting Ready for What's Coming?
Presenter:
W. Jay DeVecchio, Senior Counsel, Morrison & Foerster

12:00 p.m.
Lunch

12:00 p.m.
Luncheon Keynote: FAT Leonard - Case Study in Government Contract Fraud and Lessons Learned.
This case study will discuss how one of history's largest defense contractor frauds was carried out and lessons for government contractors in the current enforcement environment. It will also discuss the issues and events that led to misdemeanor charges for certain defendants and the flight and repatriation of Fat Leonard. 
Anthony J. Lewis, Partner & Co-Head National Security Practice, Sullivan & Cromwell

2:00 p.m.
Labor & Employment
Presenters:
Dan Abrahams, Founding Partner of Abrahams Wolf-Rodda, LLC
Shlomo D. Katz, Brown Rudnick LLP

3:00 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): President Biden's Executive Order and Proposed Regulations; The European Union's New Legislation; and Big Tech's New Interest in Government Contracting
Presenter:
Fernand (Fern) A. Lavallee, Partner, Jones Day
Mauricio F. Paez, Partner, Jones Day

4:00 p.m.
Break

4:15 p.m.
Lessons Learned from the Solar Winds Malware Attack--Recent SEC Case Update
Presenter:
TBD

5:15 p.m.
Adjournment
Experts
  • Daniel B. Abrahams
    Founding Partner of Abrahams Wolf-Rodda, LLC
    Mr. Abrahams is a founding partner of Abrahams Wolf-Rodda, LLC, a boutique government contracts and wage & hour law firm in the Washington DC metropolitan area. See www.awrcounsel.com. The practice includes traditional government contracts work (bid protests, claims, compliance advice, pr...
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  • Ryan Berry
    Managing Partner, Ward & Berry
    Ryan Berry co-founded Ward & Berry with Dan Ward in 2017. Although Ryan is active in all of the firm’s practice areas, his current client work comprises investigations, corporate compliance, and general counsel representation of government contractors.

    Before co-founding Ward &...
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  • Matt Carter
    Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
    Matt Carter is the co-leader of Pillsbury’ s Government Contracts & Disputes practice. His practice includes litigating bid protests, conducting internal investigations, representing companies and individuals in suspension and debarment proceedings, and providing regulatory and compliance...
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  • W. Jay DeVecchio
    Litigator, former Co-Chair of Government Contracts & Public Procurement, Morrison & Foerster
    W. Jay DeVecchio is a litigator and former Co-Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Government Contracts and Public Procurement practice. Clients from the aerospace, technology, and health care sectors seek his representation in all facets of government procurement law, from bid protests to compl...
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  • Aaron Dyer
    Partner, Pillsbury Los Angeles
    Aaron Dyer, Pillsbury’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice Group Co-Leader, is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial attorney focusing on complex criminal and civil litigation and regulatory enforcement actions. In addition, Aaron represents individuals an...
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  • Stephen Knight
    Senior Counsel, Haynes Boone
    Stephen Knight has practiced government contract law for more than 40 years, counseling and litigating on behalf of clients in all aspects of that practice. He has significant experience in claims and disputes, with special emphasis on costing and pricing issues involving cost allocability and allow...
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  • Fernand Lavallee
    Partner, Jones Day
    Fernand Lavallee's practice focuses on litigation of, and counseling on, public procurements, and he is a recognized leader in intellectual property rights in government contracts. Fern is a trusted advisor on the public procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI enhanced or augmented pr...
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  • Anthony Lewis
    Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
    Anthony Lewis is co-head of S&C’s National Security practice, a member of the Firm’s Criminal Defense and Investigations Group, and co-head of the Firm’s Cybersecurity practice. His practice focuses on international and government investigations and on cybersecurity incident re...
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  • Alexander Major
    Partner, McCarter & English, LLP
    Mr. Major is a partner and co-leader of the firm’s Government Contracts & Export Controls Practice Group. Mr. Major focuses his practice on federal procurement, cybersecurity liability and risk management, and litigation. A prolific author and thought leader in the area of cybersecurity, h...
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  • Marques Peterson
    Managing Partner, Pillsbury Firm Washington, DC Office
    Marques Peterson is the managing partner of the firm’s Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on counseling and representing aerospace/defense and civil contractors in both federal procurement and international defense sales.

    Marques has significant experience in bid protests and...
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  • Ashley Powers
    Counsel, Miller & Chevalier
    Ashley Powers* advises a broad range of government clients on compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and FAR supplement requirements, with specific expertise in supply chain and cybersecurity. She regularly advises clients on complex data rights issues, with a focus on clients in the...
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  • Melissa Prosock
    Shareholder, GreenburgTraurig
    Melissa Paige Prusock focuses her practice on investigations, litigation, and counseling related to federal government contracts and grants. Melissa’s substantial civil and criminal government investigations experience includes representing federal contractors and award recipients in False Cla...
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  • Michael Rizzo
    Partner, Pillsbury Law
    Michael Rizzo, Pillsbury’s Government Contracts & Disputes practice co-leader, has represented defense contractors, design/build firms, transportation and technology companies in multimillion-dollar, precedent-setting cases.

    A government contracts lawyer in Los Angeles, Michael pr...
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  • Elle Ross
    Associate, GreenburgTraurig
    Eleanor (Elle) Ross advises government contractors from diverse industries on regulatory matters, including compliance with government regulations, contract disputes, defense of claims, and government investigations. She litigates bid protests before the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Ac...
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  • Michael Schaengold
    Shareholder, GreenbergTraurig
    Michael J. Schaengold focuses his practice on government contracts litigation, investigations and counseling, and on litigation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. From 2014 to 2024, he was Chair or Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Gove...
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  • James W. Thomas
    Partner, Global Sector Lead, HKA
    James W Thomas (Jim) is a forensic accountant with 35 years of experience providing consulting and dispute resolution services to government contractors. He has been retained as an expert on more than 50 occasions.

    Jim has testified as an expert in proceedings before the Armed Servic...
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  • Franklin Turner
    Partner, McCarter & English
    Mr. Turner is a Partner and Co-Leader of the Government Contracts & Export Controls Practice Group. He is an innovative business lawyer with significant experience resolving complex government contracts issues for a broad array of companies – ranging from multinational Fortune 100 corporat...
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  • Paul Lalonde
    Partner, Dentons
    Paul Lalonde is a partner and lead of the Regulatory practice group. He focuses on government contracting law, international trade, anti-corruption and international arbitration. Mr. Lalonde is a recognized expert on government procurement and international trade law, with deep experience in anti-du...
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  • Dr. Roland M. Stein, LL.M. Eur
    Partner, Trade & National Security, BLOMSTEIN
    Roland M. Stein is an international trade law and national security expert and one of the founding partners of the leading law boutique BLOMSTEIN in Berlin, Germany. He is regularly listed as one of the leading lawyers for “Trade and Customs”, “International Sanctions”...
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  • Bob Vander Lugt
    Partner, Little, Rothwell and Vander Lugt, PLLC
    Bob’s law practice focuses on the application of international trade, government procurement and national security law and regulations. He regularly advises both U.S. and foreign clients on international trade matters including: the application of export controls such as the International Traf...
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  • Linda Weinberg
    Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Linda Weinberg provides practical advice to business and institutional clients on international trade law, including export controls, foreign assets control and customs. She works regularly with the U.S. and foreign government agencies that regulate international trade to help clients realize their...
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  • Moshe Broder
    Partner, Jenner & Block
    Moshe Broder assists government contractors in navigating diverse issues across the government contracts and grants landscape. Moshe prosecutes and defends complex and high-stakes bid protests before the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the US Court of Federal Claims (COFC). He has liti...
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