ANNOUNCEMENT: Jason Blindauer Joins PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group

PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that Jason Blindauer has joined the Firm as an Associate in its  Government Contracts Group . Mr. Blindauer provides practical, detail-oriented counsel on a wide array of government contracting matters. Tony Franco , Chair of the Government Contracts Group, remarked “Jay has an impressive body of work in the government contracts sector.  Our clients will certainly benefit from his years of experience.” Mr. Blindauer represents clients in bid protests, small business issues that include size and status protests, requests for equitable adjustment, claims, . . . Read More

PilieroMazza Celebrates Holiday Season with Contributions to Children’s Hospital Toy Drive

PilieroMazza celebrated the 2019 holiday season by supporting the “Holly Jolly Shoppe” toy drive sponsored by the Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital in Macon, Georgia. The Firm’s contributions helped the Hospital donate over 300 toys to families with ailing children. “We are thrilled that our holiday giving went to such a good cause!,” said Pamela Mazza , PilieroMazza’s Managing Partner.  For additional coverage on the Hospital’s “Holly Jolly Shoppe,” please visit this link .

ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Welcomes Melissa Rodriguez to Business & Transactions Group

PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that Melissa Rodriguez has joined the Firm as an Associate in its  Business & Transactions Group . Ms. Rodriguez focuses her practice on international transactions involving corporate entities located in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. “Melissa’s legal knowledge, combined with her deep understanding of what’s important to business owners and their management teams, makes her a great addition to our corporate/M&A team,” said the Group’s Practice Chair Kathryn Hickey. Highly skilled at representing corporate borrowers in secured lending transactions, including . . . Read More

PilieroMazza Represents BWM Outcomes in Acquisition by Bluestone Investment Partners and Intrepid Solutions and Services

MCLEAN, VA, NOVEMBER 25, 2019: Attorneys from a cross-section of PilieroMazza ’s core practice groups—including Business & Transactions Law and Government Contracts Law —assisted client BWM Outcomes, LLC (“BWM”), a provider of cybersecurity and intelligence analysis services, in its acquisition by Intrepid Solutions and Services, Inc. (“Intrepid”), a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners, LLC (“Bluestone”), a McLean, Virginia-based private equity firm.  BWM was founded by Ms. Jacqueline Bahe who before starting BWM served in the United States armed forces as a Communications and Intelligence Officer in the Marine Corps and an Intelligence Officer in the Navy.  Ms. Bahe will join . . . Read More

ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Welcomes Sara Nasseri to Its Labor & Employment Group

PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that   Sara Nasseri has joined the Firm as an Associate in its  Labor & Employment Group . Ms. Nasseri focuses her practice on advising clients on a range of workplace-related matters, including equal employment opportunity laws with a particular focus on workplace compliance laws and regulations, federal contractors’ affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations, and pay equity and systemic pay discrimination.  “Our government contractor and commercial business clients will benefit from the legal and business acumen Sara brings to resolving the most nuanced labor . . . Read More

Bloomberg Law: Michelle Litteken Comments on Agencies Stopping Performance of Protested Government Contracts

The Competition in Contracting Act requires agencies to stay performance of contracts protested at GAO. But agencies may authorize performance anyway by issuing an override after a written finding that immediate performance either serves the best interests of the U.S., or if urgent and compelling circumstances require it.  Judges at the Court of Federal Claims have taken varying approaches when reviewing an override decision, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has not articulated a specific standard of . . . Read More

Bloomberg Quotes Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers

On October 31, 2019, President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued by former President Barack Obama that put existing federal contract workers at the front of the line for jobs on the next contract. Executive Order 13,495 . . . required qualified workers on a federal service contract who would otherwise lose their jobs as a result of the completion or expiration of a contract be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor, according to a fact . . . Read More

Government Matters Interviews PilieroMazza’s Lauren Brier on JEDI Cloud Contract Award

Oracle’s bid protest criticizing the Pentagon’s procurement process for the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud system contract could set the stage for future additional protests. On Sunday, October 27, 2019, Government Matters interviewed PilieroMazza ‘s Lauren Brier on the JEDI contract and its potential impact on federal procurement and the IT industry.  Ms. Brier, a member of the Firm’s Government Contracts Group , was joined by fellow panelists Stan Soloway, President and CEO of Celero Strategies and Roger Waldron, President of The Coalition . . . Read More

Kathryn Hickey Guest Blogs “Simplifying the Complex World of Employee Incentive Plans” on Deltek’s Government Contracting Blog

“How do I keep my employees from leaving? Talent is so hard to find and retain!” These are comments we hear all the time from clients struggling to compete for talent in a pool that is growing ever more competitive. It can be overwhelming and confusing to consider the many options available—cash bonus plans, broad-based qualified plans, stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock. Which is right for you and your company? To read the full blog, please . . . Read More