Ryan E. Roberts

Mr. Roberts is an associate in the Government Contracts & Regulated Industries Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Roberts' practice encompasses all aspects of federal procurement law, administrative law, and litigation.  He regularly assists in the pursuit and defense of bid protests at the Government Accountability Office, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition.

Additionally, Mr. Roberts counsels clients on a variety of issues, including contract administration, internal investigations, FAR Cost Principles and the Cost Accounting Standards, the GSA's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program, and mandatory disclosure obligations.  He has also assisted in the representation of clients in connection with the government contracts and regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions.

Education

• J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2010, Editor-in-Chief, Public Contract Law Journal, Roger Boyd Scholar
• B.A., University at Albany, State University of New York, 2006, summa cum laude

Clerkships

• Judicial Intern to the Honorable Gerald E. Rosen, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Admissions

• Virginia
• District of Columbia

Articles

• Protesting At ODRA: Learning The Lay Of The Land, Law360, September 27, 2011
• "Does Automatic Mean Automatic? The Applicability of the CICA Automatic Stay to Task and Delivery Order Bid Protests," Public Contract Law Journal, 39 Pub. Cont. L.J. 641 (2010)

Government Contracts Law Blog Articles

• "Protesting at ODRA?: Learning the Lay of the Land", September 19, 2011
• "OFCCP's FAAP Rule Revision Places More Burdensome Requirements on Contractors", September 19, 2011
• "DCMA Updates Forward Pricing Rate Recommendation Policy", March 16, 2011