Practice Areas

• Business Formation
• Business Litigation &  Arbitration
• Commercial Real Estate
  • Negotiation / Drafting Commercial Real Estate Documents
    • Leases and subleases, including office, retails, industrial, data centers, airports and other specialized properties
    • Work Agreements
    • Purchase and sale agreements
    • Broker agreements
  • Acquisition due diligence
• Contract & Agreement Drafting
  • Business Contracts
  • Commercial Contracts 
  • Negotiation / Drafting of Commercial Contracts
    • Confidentiality / Non-Disclosure Agreements
    • Sales Agreements / Purchase Orders / Bill of Sale
    • Assignment and Assumption Agreements
    • Marketing Agreements
    • Vendor Agreements
    • Software Licenses
    • Loan Agreements / Promissory Notes
    • Franchise Agreements
  • Creation of Company Contract Templates
  • Negotiation / Drafting of Outsourcing Documents
    • Draft Requests for Proposals and analyze bid responses
    • Draft all aspects of Master Services Agreement, including Statements of Work, Service Level Agreement, and Key Performance Indicators
• Labor & Employment Law
  • Employment Agreements
  • Independent Contractor/ Consultant Agreements
  • Board of Directors / Board of Advisor Agreements
  • Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Review of Standard Policies and Procedures
  • Employee Handbooks
• Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Buy Side and Sell Side Representation
  • Stock Purchase Agreements
  • Asset Purchase Agreements
  • Merger Agreements
  • Ancillary Documentation
  • Government Contractor Merger & Acquisition Issues
• Tax Planning and Controversy
• Technology Licensing
• Trade Secrets & Know-How
• Technology Licensing
• Entity Selection
• Formation of Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
• Shareholder Agreements / Operating Agreements / Buy-Sell Agreements
• Corporate Governance Documentation
• Debt and Equity Financing
• Convertible Debt Offerings
• Private Offerings of Securities
• Securities Law Compliance
• Private Equity / Venture Capital
• Commercial and Private Loans
• Promissory Notes
• Reorganizations / Dissolutions
• Business Divorces
• Government Contractor Corporate Issues

Estates & Business Succession Planning

• Bid Protests & Claims
  • Bid Protests
  • Size Protests and Appeals
  • Prime / Sub Disputes
  • Contract Claims and Disputes
  • Requests for Equitable Adjustment
  • Responding to Government Show Cause / Cure Notices
  • Terminations for Default
  • Terminations for Convenience / Termination for Convenience Claims
• Contract & Agreement Drafting
• Government Contract Procurement Process
  • Solicitations
  • Teaming Agreements
  • Proposals
  • Prime Contracts
  • Subcontracts
  • Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)
• Small and Disadvantaged Business Programs
  • 8(a) Business Development Program
  • Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) / Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)
  • Historically Underutilized Urban Business Zones (HUBZone) Program
  • Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) / Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)
  • State Small and Disadvantaged Business Certifications and Status Programs
  • Mentor Protégé Programs
    • 8(a) MP Program
    • All Small MP Program
    • MP Joint Ventures
• Regulatory Compliance
  • Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) /Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and other agency specific regulatory requirements
  • Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) / Allowability and Allocation of Costs
  • Ethics/Compliance Programs / Compliance Training
  • Export Controls (EAR & ITAR)
  • Organization Conflicts of Interest (OCI) Mitigation
  • Internal Investigations
  • Mandatory Disclosures
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
  • Cybersecurity requirements
  • Cloud Computing
  • Buy American Act & Other Domestic Preferences
  • GSA Schedule Contract issues
    • Trade Agreements Act
• Personnel and Facility Security Clearances
  • Assisting with Defense Security Service (DSS) and other Cognizant Security Offices
  • SF-86 Reviews / Statement of Answers to Statements of Reasons
• Government Contracting Employment Issues
  • Hiring of Former Government Employees and Post-Employment Restrictions
  • Service Contract Act
  • Davis Bacon Act
• Government Contractor Merger & Acquisition Issues
  • Specialized Due Diligence Reviews
  • U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Change of Ownership Waiver Requests
  • Foreign Ownership Control or Influence (FOCI) Mitigation / Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Reviews
  • Facility Clearance Issues
  • Novation / Change of Name Requests
• Unique Government Contracting Agreements
  • Commercial Item Contracting (FAR Part 12)
  • Grants
  • Cooperative Agreements
  • Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
  • Other Transaction Authority (OTAs)
• Government Investigations and Audits
  • Suspension and Debarments
  • Agency Office of Inspector General (OIG) Investigations
  • Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) /Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Audits
• Government Contractor Intellectual Property Issues
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements
  • Data Rights
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Ownership / Exclusive rights
  • Technology Transfers
• International Government Contracts
  • Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
  • Foreign Military Financing (FMF)

Intellectual Property

• Patents & Patent Licensing
• Trademarks & Unfair Competition
• Copyright & Software Licensing
  • Works Made for Hire
• Trade Secrets & Know-How
• Technology Licensing
• IP Litigation
• Confidentiality and IP Protection Agreements
• IP Licensing Agreements
• IP Assignments

Litigation and Arbitration

• Business Litigation & Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
    • U.S. District Courts in Virginia, Maryland and D.C.
    • State Courts in Virginia and Maryland
    • Primarily handling cases involving:
      • Employment Agreements
      • Consultant Agreements
      • Commercial Contracts
      • Disputes between Stockholders
      • Disputes arising from M&A Transactions
• Bid Protest & Claims
  • Representation of Protestors and Intervenors
  • Agency Protests
  • General Accountability Office (GAO)
  • U.S. Court of
  • Federal Claims
• Other Government Contracts Disputes and Claims
  • Contract Claims and Disputes
  • Prime Contractor / Subcontractor Disputes
  • Contract Cure Notices / Terminations for Default
  • Size Protests and Appeals
  • Termination Claims
  • Boards of Contract Appeals
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
• Government Investigations and Audits
  • Suspension and Debarments
  • Agency Office of Inspector General (OIG) Investigations
  • Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) / Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Audits
• Security Clearance Appeals
  • Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA)
  • Other Agency Security Clearance Eligibility Determination Reviews and Appeals
• Labor & Employment Law
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Claims
    • Internal Investigations
    • Company Position Statements
  • U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Disputes

Tax Planning and Controversy