Susan is a thought leader in public contracting. Businesses, nonprofits and consortiums seek Susan’s sage advice and counsel on complex and emerging issues in government contracts, grants and agreements, compliance, audits, investigations and litigation.

Susan has vast experience advising and representing clients in government contracting matters. She has extensive experience handling bid protests, small business size protests and appeals, contract administration and compliance program issues, strategic alliances, security, audits and investigations, requests for equitable adjustment, claims and formal and informal dispute resolution. Clients seek her advice when confronted with difficult, unique or emerging issues, such as emerging cyber and supply chain risk compliance rules; non-standard federal research and development-related matters, including other transaction agreements, technology investment agreements, cooperative agreements, Small Business Innovation Research and grants; USAID/Host Nation, battlefield and contingencycontracting; state and local government contracts; grants and agreements.

Susan is the Immediate Past Chair of the American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section. She is also an ABA PCLS Fellow, Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and serves on the ABA Board of Governors Finance Committee-Investment Subcommittee. She also serves as Co-Chair of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Cyber Legal Regulatory Policy Committee and is an elected Director of The Procurement Round Table. Previously, she held positions as President of the Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association, National President of Women In Defense, member of the Board of Directors of the National Defense Industrial Association, Chair of the D.C. Bar Government Contracts and Litigation Section, and member of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council.

Richard Meene is a principal in CohnReznick’s Government Contracting practice. He has 20 years of experience working with recipients of government funds, helping to assess and implement accounting and compliance systems, manage disputes and investigations, and optimize recovery for contracts and grants.

Rich advises government contractors and commercial clients across many industries on ways to successfully win opportunities and maintain compliance within the unique regulatory and accounting environment for local, state, and federal government procurement. He specializes in helping clients address the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act; Cost Accounting Standards; General Services Administration Schedule compliance, and disaster recovery funds compliance (e.g. COVID-19 Funds, FEMA, and US Army Corps of Engineers). Within this scope, he assists contractors with business proposals, requests for equitable adjustment, claims for termination, and government audits.