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You are invited to attend our 2005 Annual Government Contracts Briefing hosted by the government contract lawyers of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Our Annual Briefing is designed to bring you an update and analysis of current legal trends in government contracts and how they will impact the way you do business. This past year has produced critical developments for contractors that provide new opportunities as well as challenges and risks for those who do business with the federal government. In this forum, MLA’s skilled government contracts lawyers will help you understand the recent changes and develop innovative strategies and solutions to address the challenges they present.
Featured Luncheon Speaker:
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Powell Moore
Legislative Initiatives During President Bush’s Term
Managing Director of Federal Government Relations
for McKenna Long & Aldridge and until January 31, 2005
was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs |
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Location:
Sheraton Gateway Hotel
Catalina/Clemente Meeting Room, Third Floor
Los Angeles Airport
6101 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-642-1111
Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
(Registration and Continental Breakfast begins at 7:15 am)
For more detailed information about our Government Contracts practice or any of our attorneys, please visit our website at http://www.mckennalong.com/ and click on Government Contracts in our Practice Area listing. The Annual Briefing is complimentary to our guests.
All speakers will be available after the program for additional questions.
CLE Credit:
This Briefing has been approved for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit in the amount of 3.0 hours. Upon request, attendees will receive CLE Certificates of Attendance.
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
444 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2901
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AGENDA | | |
| 7:15 – 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast
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| 8:00 – 8:15 |
Welcome
Jay Gallagher
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| 8:15 – 9:15 |
Session 1
Breakout Panel A – Catalina Clemente A
Transformations/Terminations. Mike Kavanaugh, Powell Moore, Jance Hawkins.
Breakout Panel B – Catalina Clemente B
CAS / TINA / Developments. Jay Gallagher, Tom Abbott, Kevin Slattum.
Breakout Panel C – Suite 105
Issues in Foreign Contracting and Working With Foreign Nationals. Mark Troy, John Liebman, Phillip Carter.
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| 9:15 – 9:30 |
Break
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| 9:30 – 10:30 |
Session 2
Breakout Panel A – Catalina Clemente A
Key Trends and Issues in Procurement Cases, Regulations and Statutes. Mike Rizzo, Powell Moore, John Clerici.
Breakout Panel B – Catalina Clemente B
Compliance/Enforcement/Fraud/Prosecution (pending wave of fraud action). Mark Troy, Jay Gallagher, Robert Lauchlan.
Breakout Panel C – Room 105
Procurement Integrity in an Era of Teams, Partners and Revolving Doors. Proprietary Data/Non-Disclosures/Firewall Agreements/Competition Sensitive Information. Susan Mitchell, Tom Abbott, Kevin Lombardo.
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| 10:30 – 10:45 |
Break
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| 10:45 – 11:45 |
Session 3
Breakout Panel A – Catalina Clemente A
Bid Protest Trends, Changes, FAA, GAO, COFC; A-76/Privatization Developments. Dick Oliver, Steve Sorett,Robert Bohn.
Breakout Panel B – Catalina Clemente B
Indemnity and Risk Mitigation: Avoiding Exposure at Home and Abroad. John Clerici, Tami Azorsky, Jay Gallagher.
Breakout Panel C – Room 105
Open Session – Q&A – Employment Law and selected topics and speakers from previous panels. Stephanie McNutt and other MLA attorneys.
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| 12:00 – 12:30 |
Luncheon Buffet
Available in the foyer directly outside of the meeting room.
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| 12:30 – 1:00 |
Keynote Luncheon Speaker
Catalina Clemente
Powell Moore – Legislative Initiatives During President
Bush’s Second Term
Powell is the Managing Director of Federal Government Relations for McKenna Long & Aldridge and until January 31, 2005 was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs.
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About McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is home to the original and largest national Government Contracts practice in the country. We represent a vast array of public and private entities seeking to grow their government contracting businesses. Our decisive advantage as U.S. federal contracting advocates is built upon three pillars: access to U.S. policymakers at the highest levels; active, collaborative trust relationships with management in key federal agencies; and over sixty years of substantive legal, regulatory and administrative law expertise advising both the government and the private sector. This experience not only gives us the knowledge, but more importantly, the credibility to be effective advocates for clients who wish to start or expand their business with the federal government. | | |
