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Robert J. Symon

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:55:42 +0000

Bob Symon practices in the areas of construction and government contract law. Clients routinely seek out Bob’s advice to assist in such matters as protesting government procurement decisions, interpreting the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), prosecuting claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) or insuring compliance with ethical obligations to name just a few. Indeed, Bob has enjoyed considerable success for clients prosecuting and defending bid protests at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the United States Court of Federal Claims. Similarly, he has litigated contract disputes with equal success throughout the country in federal and state forums in a wide variety of complex construction claims. Types of projects which have been the subject matter of claims Bob has handled over the years, include office buildings, military housing, multi-use facilities, data centers, courthouses, prisons, condominiums, hotels, waste water treatment plants, laboratories, test facilities, manufacturing plants, clinics and hospitals.

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Sharif E. Jacob

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:55:41 +0000

Sharif E. Jacob serves as lead counsel in high-stakes litigation. He focuses on intellectual property litigation, complex business disputes, and the representation of individuals. Mr. Jacob has extensive experience with intellectual property litigation, including litigation between competitors. He has represented leading firms in video streaming, social networking, and the app economy in dozens of disputes before U.S. district courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent and Trademark Office. He counts among his current and former clients Netflix, Instacart, Hulu, and Twitter.

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Gary J. Greco

tthorp — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:52:42 +0000

Gary Greco is an attorney in King & Spalding’s Contracts and Business Torts group. Since joining the firm, he has worked on a variety of complex civil litigation matters for clients around the country focusing on a range of disputes including insurance coverage on behalf of policyholders, professional malpractice, civil RICO, and antitrust.

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Jeffrey L. Harvey

tthorp — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:52:17 +0000

Jeff’s practice focuses on global outsourcing, technology, e-commerce and commercial contracting transactions.
Jeff’s practice focuses on information technology, business processes, sourcing and system integration / implementation, e-commerce, commercial contracting and various intellectual property matters. He also focuses on the implementation and integration of social media, mobile technologies, analytics and cloud computing services (SMAC). He has negotiated, documented and assisted with significant sourcing and other information technology transactions valued at several billion dollars.

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John C.J. Barnes

tthorp — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:52:07 +0000

John Barnes specializes in managed healthcare arrangements. As a partner in our Healthcare practice, John advises clients on the structuring of risk-based managed care contracts (including capitation and shared savings arrangements), as well as traditional fee-for-service arrangements. He also advises clients on contract terminations, network access disputes, and revenue cycle practices.

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Ronald D. Lee

tthorp — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:50:41 +0000

Ron Lee advises and represents clients in national security, cybersecurity and privacy, and government contracts matters. A former General Counsel of the US National Security Agency 1994 to 1998 and Associate Deputy Attorney General of the US Department of Justice 1998-2000, he helps companies structure and protect the commercial, compliance and strategic aspects of their relationships with key national security and cybersecurity government agencies and customers. Mr. Lee also represents clients in national security-based international trade regulatory matters; compulsory process and voluntary requests for information; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, big data and privacy, electronic surveillance and computer crime matters, risk management and corporate governance, and security clearance matters.

Mr. Lee was Chief of Staff of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1996. He served as a law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Abner J. Mikva of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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William P. Byrne

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:07:49 +0000

William P. Byrne practices primarily in the area of transportation, with extensive experience in rail, road, intermodal (multimodal) and ocean transportation, including federal/state compliance issues; motor carrier, broker, truckload, less than truckload and intermodal (multimodal) agreements; equipment management, i.e., chassis, container, railcar and trailer leasing, acquisition, interchange (AAR and UIIA) and M&R agreements; and charter parties. Mr. Byrne has similarly extensive experience in shared freight and passenger rail corridors and has represented buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions and restructuring transactions, including the sale and/or lease of rail lines for and on behalf of all classes of rail carriers. He has broad experience handling a wide variety of contract and corporate and commercial matters. Mr. Byrne also regularly assists clients involved with litigation and arbitration and uses his background to help them assess and solve business disputes. Mr. Byrne has significant experience with various federal agencies in the transportation area, including the Surface Transportation Board (STB), Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Mr. Byrne is a member of the firm’s elected Directors Committee and serves on the leadership team of the firm’s Transportation and Infrastructure Industry Sector Group.

Mr. Byrne began his career in the transportation business in New York City in 1980 and has acted both as outside counsel as a maritime lawyer and on the business side as CEO of a New York based commercial representative of a Brazilian ship-owning and chemical group engaged in trade to and from the U.S., Europe and the Far East.

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Randall S. Parks

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:06:24 +0000

With over 25 years of experience, Randy is a broadly experienced transactional lawyer known for his ability to creatively and collaboratively solve client business problems for clients in a wide range of industries.

Randy has negotiated and documented dozens of large-scale, complex commercial and technology transactions worth billions of dollars for multinational companies, including retailers, manufacturers, licensors, and consumer products companies. Named among the nation’s leading outsourcing lawyers in Chambers USA and Legal 500 United States, Randy has been consistently recognized for his work on information technology, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. According to Chambers USA, 2016, clients say he brings a lot of business savvy and experience and is that great mix of Äòbusiness’ and Äòlegal’ [that] all parties can relate to.

Randy is co-chair of the firm’s corporate team, chair of the global technology and outsourcing practice group, and co-chair of its retail and consumer products industry practice group. His practice focuses on complex commercial transactions, particularly business process and information technology outsourcing, e-commerce, licensing, systems acquisition, development and integration agreements, manufacturing, supply, distribution, and complex services agreements and multicountry joint ventures.

Randy’s experience also includes public and private securities offerings and corporate disclosure under the 1933 and 1934 Acts, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and a broad range of corporate counseling.

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Justin A. Chiarodo

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:04:29 +0000

Justin focuses his practice on all aspects of federal, state, and local procurement law. He has spent his entire career helping leading and emerging government contractors successfully navigate high-stakes litigation, compliance, and regulatory matters. Recent engagements include the successful defense of a $300 million sole-source award under a requirements contract for a major tactical wheeled vehicle program, managing the government contracts aspects of the $380 million sale of a defense electronic systems manufacturer, and defeating a $10 million False Claims Act suit based on the public disclosure bar.

Justin’s experience extends to the full range of issues contractors encounter in the public sector marketplace, including bid protests, government investigations, contract claims and disputes, cost accounting and audit matters, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, suspension and debarment, and False Claims Act defense. In his role as practice Chair, Justin leads a team of 25 professionals, with a singular focus on client service.

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David R. Hazelton

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:02:01 +0000

David Hazelton, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins, specializes in government contract litigation, investigations, transactions and counseling.

Mr. Hazelton has practiced with Latham & Watkins for over 30 years and leads the firm’s government contracts practice.

False Claims Act litigation and investigations are a central part of his practice. He also has litigated dozens of bid protest cases involving procurements of most every size and industry.

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