Day 1:  8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Pacific Time
Day 2:  8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time


Day 1 – 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
8:30 – 8:45 Introductory Remarks (Alex Tomaszczuk, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw Pittman LLP & Geoff Merritt, BDO)

8:45 – 9:45  From SpaceX to Hydraulics International: An Update on Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Bid Protest Jurisdiction,  ( Alex Sarria, Partner, Miller & Chevalier )

9:45 – 9:55  Break

9:55 – 11:00 International Considerations: Regulatory/Legal Update, Key Risks and Compliance  - (Christian Ortego Senior VP and General Counsel, Kirk Foster, Director of Compliance, Marcy Knoll, Manager, International Trade Compliance, HII Mission Technologies)

11:00 – 11:05  Break

11:05 – 12:15 Contract Formation, Negotiation and Protest Developments (Daniel Forman, Partner – Crowell & Moring, Jerald Howe, EVP & General Counsel, Leidos)

12:15 – 1:15  Lunch Break 

1:15 – 2:15 The Contract Disputes Act Covers Terminations Too: Trends in Default Termination Litigation and Mitigation Strategies (Alex Tomaszczuk and Michael Rizzo, Partners -  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) WF

2:15 – 2:30 Break

2:30 – 3:15 Update on Cybersecurity Initiatives (Alex Iftimie, Partner - 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)  - 

Day 2 – 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
8:30 – 8:45 Introductory Remarks (Alex Tomaszczuk, Geoff Merritt)

8:45 – 10:15 Contract Accounting, Cost and Pricing Developments (Geoff Merritt, Principal - BDO, Philip Seckman, Partner – Dentons)

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00 An Update on the Civil False Claims Act, Fraud Focus on Fraud and FCA.  (Scott Roybal, Partner – Sheppard Mullin ; Dennis Callahan, Partner – Rogers Joseph O’Donnell)