Jessica M. Madon

Ms. Madon is an associate in the Government Contracts and Regulated Industries Practice Group in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Madon has experience in all areas of federal government contract law including bid protests, contract administration, compliance, contract claims and disputes, international procurements, M&A transactions, and rights in technical data and computer software.

In addition, Ms. Madon regularly counsels clients on compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations (OFAC), the Buy American Act (BAA), the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), and the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Ms. Madon also provides advice on industrial security issues under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), to include facility clearances (FCL) and Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) mitigation.

Before joining Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Madon was an Assistant Counsel for the Defense Energy Support Center of the Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense. She has also interned for the Office of Chief Counsel for Industry & Security at the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Army Contract Appeals Division.

Education

• J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2006
• M.I.A., Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs, 2002
• B.A., Boston College, 1997

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• Virginia

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association

Articles

• "Identifying Viable Preaward Bid Protest Allegations At The GAO," Briefing Papers, No. 10-6, May 2010

Government Contracts Law Blog Articles

• "New Iranian Sanctions Legislation: Summary of Key Provisions," July 12, 2010
• "Federal "In-Sourcing": New Rules For Inherently Governmental Functions," June 14, 2010
• "DoD Acts To Rein In DCAA (Again)", February 17, 2010
• "GAO Allowed to Interview Current Contractor Employees During the Audit of the Contractor's Records", November 9, 2009 
• "Reining in Use of "Of A Type" Commercial Service Contracting", November 9, 2009