Legal Times has selected Thomas Madden, chair of Venable's Government Contracts Group,as one of 12 leading goverment contracts lawyers in Washington, DC. In making its selections, Legal Times interviewed dozens of experts in the field, including lawyers, clients, and academics. Legal Times quoted clientsas saying Mr. Madden is "incredibly responsive to his clients' needs" and that he has "terrific judgment" andis a "very strategic thinker."

Mr. Madden, who has been chair ofVenable's Government Contracts Group for 20 years,represents clients in the full range of government contracts and related intellectual property matters. Mr. Madden is currently representing Lockheed Martin Corp. in a patent dispute involving cockpit displays inplanes supplied to the government. Mr. Madden's recent victories include the successful defense of a 10-year contract, potentially worth $1 billion, awarded to Raytheon Technical Services Co. to manage and operate the U.S. Antarctic Program and the successful defense of an $800 million contact awarded to Sodexho to provide food service to the U.S. Marines.

Venable has a number of nationally and internationally recognized lawyers in its Government Contracts Group,including John Pavlick, Jr. and J. Scott Hommer, III, who were also mentioned by Legal Times.

Mr. Madden is a member of the Court of Federal Claims Advisory Committee, a member of the Advisory Board of BNA Federal Contracts Report, Vice Chair of the Procurement Round Table, a Fellow of the American Bar Association (ABA) Public Contract Law Section and Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.Heco-authored two chapters in the Homeland Security Deskbook written by Venable lawyers and published by LexisNexis Matthew Bender in September 2004.

Mr. Madden received his law degree from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, and his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University.

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