Sessions
Free Session
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Emerging Issues
Day 1 Sessions - $95 each
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Bid Protests
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Statutes, Regulations, EOs, and Policies
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False Claims Act
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Claims, Terminations, and Disputes
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Judges Panel
Day 2 Sessions – $75 each
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Costs, Pricing, and Defective Pricing
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Anti-Corruption, Export Controls, and Sanctions
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Intellectual Property
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Cybersecurity
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Suspension & Debarment
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Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and OTAs
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Small Business
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Investigations & Audits
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Commercial Item Contracting
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Labor & Employment
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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In House Perspectives
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Prime-Sub Relationships
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Ethics, Compliance, & Disclosure
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Construction
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International Contracting
Emerging Issues
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session explores emerging trends and issues in government contracting, including new legislation, regulations, and policy initiatives that will impact contractors in the coming year.
Speakers
Congressman Blake Moore
U.S. House of Representatives
Patricia McCarthy
Director, Commercial Litigation Branch
U.S. Department of Justice
Philip E. Beshara
Partner
Nichols Liu, LLP
Robert Nichols
Managing Partner
Nichols Liu, LLP
Bid Protests
Duration
80 minutes
Summary
- Watch our expert panelists as they discuss the most important and potentially influential bid protest cases from 2024 and look ahead at what contractors and their counsel can expect in 2025.
Speakers
Adam Lasky
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Carla Weiss
Partner
Nichols Liu LLP
Daniel Graham
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
Jay Carey
Partner
Covington & Buring
Kevin Mullen
Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Statutes, Regulations, EOs, and Policies
Duration
80 minutes
Summary
- This session covers the latest developments in federal procurement statutes, regulations, executive orders, and policies affecting government contractors.
Speakers
Andrew Watson
Shareholder
Maynard Nexsen
Dawn Stern
Partner
DLA Piper
Jason Workmaster
Member
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Kara Sacilotto
Partner
Wiley Rein LLP
Melissa Prusock
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
False Claims Act
Duration
80 minutes
Summary
- Learn about recent False Claims Act cases and enforcement trends affecting government contractors.
Speakers
Andy Liu
Partner
Nichols Liu LLP
Anne Robinson
Partner
Latham and Watkins
Christian Sheehan
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Justin Chiarodo
Partner
Blank Rome LLP
Kelly Buroker
Shareholder
VedderPrice
Claims, Terminations, and Disputes
Duration
80 minutes
Summary
- This session covers strategies for handling contract claims, terminations, and disputes with federal agencies.
Speakers
Bill Walter
Managing Director
Forvis Mazars
Craig Holman
Partner
Arnold & Porter
Michelle Coleman
Partner
Crowell & Moring
Paul Khoury
Partner
Wiley Rein LLP
Seth Locke
Partner
WilmerHale
Judges Panel
Duration
80 minutes
Summary
- Hear directly from judges who decide government contracts cases about best practices and trends.
Speakers
Edward Goldstein
Managing Associate General Counsel
Government Accountability Office
Erica Beardsley
Judge
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
Owen Wilson
Judge
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Ryan Holte
Judge
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Costs, Pricing, and Defective Pricing
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session covers the latest developments in cost and pricing issues, including defective pricing claims and compliance with cost accounting standards.
Speakers
Erin Rankin
Partner
Crowell & Moring
Jennifer Flickinger
Partner
HKA
Peter Hutt
Partner
Covington
Phillip Seckman
Partner
Dentons
Anti-Corruption, Export Controls, and Sanctions
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session explores compliance with anti-corruption laws, export controls, and sanctions regimes affecting government contractors operating globally.
Speakers
Jessica Tillipman
Associate Dean
The George Washington University Law school
Justin Weitz
Partner
Morgan Lewis
Leslie Harrelson
Partner
WilmerHale
Intellectual Property
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session addresses intellectual property issues in government contracts, including data rights, patents, and protecting proprietary information.
Speakers
Aaron Ralph
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Fernand Lavallee
Partner
Jones Day
Francis Purcell
Partner
Thompson Hine LLP
Gale Monahan
Partner
Dentons
Cybersecurity
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session covers cybersecurity requirements for government contractors, including CMMC compliance and responding to cyber incidents.
Speakers
Edwin Childs
Partner
McGuireWoods
Sandeep Nandivada
Partner
Morrison & Foerster
Stacy Hadeka
Partner
Hogan Lovells
Townsend Bourne
Partner
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Suspension & Debarment
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session explores suspension and debarment proceedings, including strategies for avoiding and responding to these actions.
Speakers
David Robbins
Partner
Jenner & Block
Lindsay Paulin
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Mike Wagner
Partner
Covington & Burling
Todd Canni
Partner
BakerHostetler
Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and OTAs
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session covers the unique aspects of grants, cooperative agreements, and other transaction agreements (OTAs), including compliance requirements and best practices.
Speakers
Amba Datta
Partner
Steptoe
Dismas Locaria
Partner
Vinson & Elkins LL
Ryan Byrd
Managing Director
Berkeley Research Group LLC
Small Business
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session focuses on small business contracting issues, including set-asides, size standards, and compliance with small business subcontracting requirements.
Speakers
Alex Ginsberg
Partner
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
David Dixon
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Matthew Schoonover
Partner
Schoonover & Moriarty LLC
Sarah Curtis
Managing Partner
Nichols Liu LLP
Investigations & Audits
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session covers strategies for responding to government investigations and audits, including best practices for internal investigations and disclosure obligations.
Speakers
Joe McCaffrey
Partner
ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nkechi Kanu
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP
Richard Arnholt
Partner
Bass Berry & Sims
Commercial Item Contracting
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session explores commercial item contracting, including the benefits, challenges, and recent developments in this streamlined acquisition approach.
Speakers
Christopher Griesedieck, Jr
Counsel
Venable
Jeff Clayton
Principal
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Tara Ward
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
Samuel Knowles
Partner
DLA Piper
Labor & Employment
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session addresses labor and employment issues specific to government contractors, including compliance with labor laws, wage determinations, and recent regulatory changes.
Speakers
Jeffrey Lowry
Associate
VedderPrice
Keith Flicker
Senior Partner
Flicker, Garelick & Associates, PLLC
Michelle Meade
Partner
FMeade P.C
Michael Schrier
Partner
Husch Blackwell
Mergers & Acquisitions
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session explores mergers and acquisitions in the government contracts space, including due diligence considerations, novation requirements, and regulatory compliance.
Speakers
Alex Hastings
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Michael Anstett
Partner
Fried Frank
Mike LaCorte
Partner
HKA Global, LLC
Mike McGill
Partner
Arnold & Porter
In House Perspectives
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session provides insights from in-house counsel at major government contractors on managing legal risks, compliance programs, and working effectively with outside counsel.
Speakers
Alice Eldridge
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
BAE Systems
Josh Petty
Executive Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton
Preston Hopson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Capital Officer
Tetra Tech
Whit Cobb
SVP, Legal & Corporate Secretary
Amentum
Prime-Sub Relationships
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session addresses legal issues in prime-subcontractor relationships, including flow-down clauses, teaming agreements, and dispute resolution.
Speakers
Brad English
Shareholder
Maynard Nexsen
Danny Cook
Partner
DLA Piper
Howard Roth
Partner
Smith Currie Oles LLP
Paul Debolt
Partner
Venable LLP
Ethics, Compliance, & Disclosure
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session covers ethics and compliance programs for government contractors, including mandatory disclosure requirements and best practices for maintaining ethical business operations.
Speakers
Lynne Halbrooks
Partner
Nichols Liu, LLP
William King
General Counsel
Qinetiq
Construction
Duration
60 minutes
Summary
- This session focuses on government construction contracting, including contract administration, claims, and dispute resolution in federal construction projects
Speakers
Brad Tress
Director
Forvis Mazars
Hal Perloff
Partner
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jake Scott
Partner
Smith Currie Oles LLP
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