Mergers & Acquisitions

Next month I’ll be headed back to Tennessee for a few days and making a couple of stops! I’m excited to be teaming up with UT PTAC for its Advanced Training Executive Series. The training will be centered around the topics of teaming agreements and joint ventures, and feature a dynamic group of panelists. The

I am participating on a panel discussion in the upcoming American Bar Association webinar, “Key Issues in Government Contractor Mergers and Acquisitions.” The webinar will be Thursday, February 12 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST.

Listeners will learn best practices for conducting business transactions when government contractors are involved. The panel will address the following

In the November 2014 issue of Contract Management magazine, I wrote an article titled “Preparation is Key to a Successful Novation” that outlines how companies can successfully transfer a federal government contract through a process called novation. In the article, I describe the common problems that can arise in the novation process and how best

The Court of Federal Claims in American Gov’t Props. & Houma SSA v. United States recently restated the general prohibition on assignment of federal government contracts and laid out the necessary steps contractors must follow in order to avoid an improper assignment of a lease agreement.

The case involved a contract to design, build and then lease to the Social Security Administration an office building in Houma, Louisiana. The General Services Administration (GSA) terminated the contract for default citing lack of progress. The plaintiffs brought suit alleging termination was improper and sought damages as a result of the alleged breach of contract. The defendant moved to dismiss on the grounds that plaintiff lacked standing to maintain suit against the government due to an improper assignment of the contract. The defendant alleged that the contract was assigned to Houma SSA, LLC (Houma) by American Government Properties (AGP), the original contracting party in violation of the Contracts Act.Continue Reading Can a contractor assign their leasing agreement with the federal government to another party?