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3 hours
This is session 2 of 3 in the 2021 Government Contracts Review & Outlook virtual course.

This unique virtual conference brings together high-level practitioners and government contracting professionals to discuss what’s happening in the industry and its impact on 2022.

Get an accelerated review and analysis of new developments in federal government contracting, from pending legislation and trends to how to prepare for the future. Connect with the top minds in the industry at a program designed for all public and private sector employees, including supply, service, and construction contract professionals.

Day 1 Session 2 – 1:15 pm to 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time
1:15 – 2:15
Contract Disputes - Was that a Final Decision?  Is that a Sum Certain?  Agency Tactics and Precedential Inconsistencies that Threaten CDA Claims  

Alex Tomaszczuk and Michael Rizzo, Partners -  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

2:15 – 2:30  
Break 


2:30 – 3:15
Update on Cybersecurity Initiatives 

Jay Devecchio, Sr Counsel - Morrison & Foerster

3:15 – 4:15
An Update on Suspension and Debarment Activity and Compliance Advice to Keep Contractors out of the Government’s Line of Fire  

Todd Canni, Partner – Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw Pittman
 
 NOTE: On-Demand Virtual Course sessions are not eligible for CLE/CPE credits.
About Our Experts
  • Todd Canni
    Partner, BakerHostetler
    As Co-Leader of the Government Contracts team and Law360 MVP in Government Contracts law, Todd Canni is entrusted by government contractors to resolve their most important “bet-the-company” government contracts matters and unexpected “crisis” events. He advises contractors throughout the life cycle of a government contract from award through closeout and everything in between, including bid protests, debarment matters, civil False Claims Act investigations, civil investigative demands, government disclosures, complex contract disputes and building and enhancing ethics and compliance programs. Todd is widely known as one of the nation’s preeminent suspension and debarment lawyers and one of only a few debarment lawyers who previously served as a Department of Defense debarring official.

    Among his accomplishments: in 2022, Todd served as lead trial counsel in successfully challenging a DoD debarment in federal court, thus saving the client’s business – an outcome that contributed to his former firm receiving “Government Contracts Group of Year” honors by Law360. Due to Todd’s nearly two decades of experience in the government contracts and debarment spaces, including as a debarring official and as defense counsel, and his involvement in several dozen administrative agreements involving monitoring, he is well positioned to serve as an Independent Monitor under agency Administrative Agreements. Indeed, Todd authored the chapter on Administrative Agreements set forth in the ABA’s Practitioner’s Guide to Suspension and Debarment. In 2023, Todd was named a Law360 MVP for Government Contracts for his exemplary work in the field.
    LL.M., Government Procurement Law, The George Washington University Law School
    with highest honors

    J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
    magna cum laude, Catholic University Law Review, Associate Editor on the Editorial Board

    B.A., Hofstra University
  • W. Jay DeVecchio
    Senior of Counsel, Washington D.C.
    Jay is a litigator and former Co-Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Government Contracts and Public Procurement practice, with 46 years’ experience in the field. Clients from the aerospace, technology, and healthcare sectors seek his representation in all facets of government procurement law—from bid protests to complex claims and disputes through suspension and debarment. He also has an extensive practice in related issues, such as civil fraud and qui tam False Claims Act (“FCA”) actions. Quoting from a source, Chambers USA called Jay: “The best litigator in the country on government contracts and related matters.”

    Mr. DeVecchio’s litigation successes include a defendant’s jury verdict in a $480 million FCA case in which he was trial counsel; prevailing in one of the largest defective pricing appeals tried to date; enjoining the Department of Defense for an improper debarment; winning the leading case on latent defects in government contracts; and achieving victory in the Eleventh Circuit's decision on false claims immunity for Medicare contractors. He has more than 50 reported decisions.

    Since 2005, Jay has been named a leading national practitioner in Government Contract Law by Chambers USA. He similarly has been named a Top Washington Lawyer in Government Contracts by both The Washington Business Journal and The Washingtonian. Jay has been a guest instructor at the University of Virginia, the George Washington University Law School Government Contracts Program, and the American University Washington College of Law. He conducts seminars on diverse subjects including claims, disputes, terminations, and data rights and has written extensively on all these topics.
    Duke University
    (B.A., 1974, cum laude)
    The Catholic University School of Law
    (J.D., 1978)

    RANKINGS
    Chambers USA 2020
    Jay is widely acknowledged as “the premier government contracts attorney with respect to intellectual property and data rights.”

    Chambers USA 2019
    Clients describe Jay as “one of the most seasoned government contract advisors and litigators in the industry.”

    Legal 500 US 2020
    Recommended for Government Contracts
  • 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 prepares Contract Disputes Act certified claims; resolves contract disputes before the ASBCA, the CBCA, California federal and state courts, and in arbitration; and handles termination disputes at the federal, state and local government levels. He defends lawsuits filed under the Civil False Claims Act. He crafts comprehensive government contracts compliance programs designed to reduce clients' future exposure and legal expenditures. Additionally, Michael is experienced in handling internal investigations into quality assurance and pricing issues.
  • Alex Tomaszczuk
    Partner, Pillsbury Law
    Alex Tomaszczuk, a Pillsbury Government Contracts & Disputes partner, is repeatedly recognized by Chambers USA as an authority on government contracts and disputes litigation.

    Alex litigates high-dollar value government contract claims and bid protests, helps clients challenge adverse CPARS ratings and conducts internal investigations related to a wide range of compliance issues. He represents a diverse set of clients, including utilities, aerospace manufacturers, real estate developers and service contractors in actions before the GAO, the Court of Federal Claims and other federal forums. Alex has secured important victories in procurement and contractual disputes with the DOE, DOD, Justice Department, the GSA and other agencies.
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