Venable’s Government Contracts Practice Group welcomes you to its first annual Government Contracts Symposium. Join us to get to know your Venable Government Contracts Team as we take an in-depth look at the landscape of federal procurement in 2013. There will be many opportunities for group and one-on-one discussions with Venable’s government contracts attorneys and guest speakers, as well as a networking cocktail reception at the close of the program.
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast, Networking, and Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Panel 1: Protecting Your Intellectual Property
- Moderator
Scott Hommer - Panelists
Paul A. Debolt
Jeffri A. Kaminski
Armand J. (A.J.) Zottola
Thomas McCabe (General Counsel, Alion Science and Technology)
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Panel 2: The Changing Landscape of Ethics and Compliance
- Moderator
George W. Wyatt - Panelists
Dismas Locaria
Lindsay B. Meyer
David R. Warner
Kevin T. Boyle (Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, MCR, LLC)
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Networking
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Panel 3: Strategies for Obtaining and Preserving Your Awards
- Moderator
Keir X. Bancroft - Panelists
James Y. Boland
Rebecca E. Pearson
Curtis Schehr (Executive Vice President and General Counsel, DCS Corporation)
Sherry Rhodes (Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Noblis)
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Panel 4: Litigating Against the Government
- Moderator
Paul A. Debolt - Panelists
Lars E. Anderson
Seth A. Rosenthal
Michael Brien (Partner, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP)
David Newsome, Jr. (Senior Legal Counsel, KBR, Inc.)
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Panel 5: Hot Topics: Business Systems and Cybersecurity
- Moderator
Robert A. Burton - Business Systems Panelists
John M. Farenish
Rod Mateer (Director, Government Contracting Services, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP) - Cybersecurity Panelists
Bobby N. Turnage, Jr.
Ben Winter (Associate General Counsel, Lockheed Martin Corporation)
5:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception