WASHINGTON, D.C.– June 21, 2022 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Jeffery M. Chiow will lead a comprehensive four-part webinar series, titled “Bid Protests from All Angles,” that will provide a wide-ranging overview of the many considerations that go into defending or challenging the award of a government contract. Shareholder Jennifer S. Zucker and Associate Christopher O’Brien will also participate as co-presenters within the series.
The free series is hosted by the Public Contracting Institute, which notes that Chiow is “among the most active bid protest attorneys at GAO and the Court of Federal Claims over the last decade.”
The webinar takes place on consecutive Thursdays beginning June 23 from noon-1:30 p.m. and will be broken down as follows:
- Part 1: Pre-Award Protests: Challenging the “Ground Rules” of a Procurement
Topics include: identifying problems; shaping the procurement; agency, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) or Court of Federal Claims (CoFC); filing deadlines and tactics; and customer relations.
- Part 2: Post-Award Protests: Making an Informed Protest Decision (co-presented with Zucker)
Topics include: gathering information; maximizing the debrief opportunity; assessing common protest problems; preserving protest options – Agency, GAO or CoFC; making the protest decision; and quasi-protests.
- Part 3: Corrective Action in Bid Protests: What do we do now? (co-presented with O’Brien)
Topics include: why agencies take corrective action; challenging the decision to take corrective action; challenging the scope of corrective action; vigilance to preserve protest grounds; and timeliness traps.
- Part 4: Can I protest OTAs, BAAs, CRADAs, etc.?: What about that state or local contract award? Time to get creative!
Topics include: other transaction agreements (OTAs); space act agreements; national park service prospectus awards; broad agency announcements; grants and cooperative agreements; and state & local procurements.
The registration link and more information about each session is available here. If continuing legal education credit is required, there is a fee of $150.
Chiow represents clients in litigation and government investigations related to government contracts and has handled hundreds of federal and state bid protests, many with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake. He has deep experience in the aerospace and defense sectors, as well as cybersecurity, technology services contracting, and schedule contracting. Chiow also helps government contractors to develop tailored strategies for addressing complex business, legal, and regulatory issues. In particular, he has wide-ranging experience in the constantly evolving area of cybersecurity, including compliance with the Department of Defense’s cyber and supply chain requirements and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification initiative and related investigations and disclosures.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts & Projects Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts & Projects Practice helps companies navigate the highly regulated acquisition and compliance processes of federal, state, local, and foreign governments and their agencies. The firm’s attorneys and governmental affairs professionals assist both experienced contractors and newcomers with a broad array of issues arising from, for example, sales of commercial off-the-shelf and customized products, services, and managed solutions to governments at all levels. The practice also focuses on meeting the transactional and U.S. regulatory needs of clients in the commercial, defense, aerospace, information technology, telecommunications, medical and health care, and other high-tech sectors.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. Office: More than 100 attorneys strong, Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. (GTDC) office is home to a multidisciplinary team of lawyers and government affairs professionals who help clients prepare for risk, respond to adversity, and influence the future. Our clients, who come from nearly every business sector and industry, trust GTDC to offer a wide range of legal services and to handle their most sensitive matters thoroughly, efficiently, and collaboratively. In our office we have former members of Congress and senior Congressional staff, former trial and regulatory attorneys from a spectrum of government agencies, and attorneys with decades of experience handling complex litigation, transactions, and regulatory matters. Our clients benefit from our deep collective knowledge of how government, business, and the law intersect. The office is further strengthened by its vast global presence, an active Pro Bono practice, a diverse roster of professionals, and a commitment to the D.C. community.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2400 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm, often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono, reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021. The firm is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, NLJ 250, and Law360 (US) 400. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage. Web: www.gtlaw.com.