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 contract performance disputes before the Government Accountability Office, the Court of Federal Claims, and the Boards of Contract Appeals. He also regularly counsels clients on a wide array of government contract compliance issues, including contracting with the General Services Administration (GSA), pricing issues, and mandatory disclosure requirements.

Prior to entering private practice, Marques served on active duty in the Air Force Office of General Counsel at the Pentagon, where he counseled senior leaders on numerous acquisition-related matters including services contracting and space acquisitions.

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.