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2005

Presentation on “Improving the Efficiency of Public Procurement Systems,” IVth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption, Brasilia, Brazil, June 8, 2005.

Discussion of Hot Topics, Advanced Contract Law Course, The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 17, 2005.

Presentation on "Contractors on the Battlefield" at the 151st Legal Support Organization Conference, Chantilly, Virginia, April 2, 2005.

Presentation on Government and Contracting at the Harvard Law School conference, "Governance by Design: Cost, Effectiveness, and Democratic Norms, Cambridge, Massachusetts," March 24, 2005.

Presentations on access to information, domestic review procedures, international activities, and significance of government procurement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Arab and Middle Eastern Countries, Amman, Jordan, March 1-3, 2005.

Presentation at the Outsourcing the Government conference, National Academy of Public Administration, Washington, D.C., February 18, 2005.

Presentation at the ABA Task Force on Battlespace Contracting’s Special Meeting and Roundtable, Charlottesville, Virginia, February 16, 2005.

Presentation on “Emerging Policy and Practice Issues” at the West Government Contracts Year in Review Conference, Washington, D.C., February 3, 2005.

Panelist, “Ask the Expert,” Air Force General Counsel’s Acquisition Law Seminar, Washington, D.C., February 1, 2005.

Conference co-host and panel moderator, “Contractors on the Battlefield: Learning From the Experience in Iraq,” Washington, D.C., January 28, 2004.

2004

The 16th Major Frank B. Creekmore Lecture in Government Contract Law, 2004 Government Contract and Fiscal Law Symposium, The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, December 10, 2004.

Panelist on “Ethics: Do We Need More Reform?” at the 23rd Annual NCMA Government Contract Management Conference, Vienna, Virginia, December 6, 2004.

Presentation, “Troubling Trends in Procurement and Governance,” National Institute of Health Acquisition Symposium, Rocky Gap, Maryland, November 10, 2004.

Presentation on “Integrity and Credibility in Contemporary Public Procurement,” at the 32nd Symposium on Government Acquisition, Federal Bar Association, Huntsville, Alabama, November 3, 2004.

Presentations on “Domestic Policies” and “Domestic Review Procedures,” at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Inter-American Development Bank (INTAL/IADB), Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Latin American Countries, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 26-28, 2004.

Presentation on “Contractor Atrocities at Abu Ghraib: Compromised Accountability in a Streamlined, Outsourced Government” and Moderator on “U.S. Procurement Issues” at International Procurement Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 21, 2004.

Presentation on “Oversight Issues,” Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel Roundtable on “Contractors on the Battlefield,” Washington, D.C. October 20, 2004.

Panelist, "Trade Issues," University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce Annual Fall Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, October 8, 2004.

Presentation on “The Future of the Court of Federal Claims,” at the Financial Management Services (Treasury) Office of the Chief Counsel retreat, Ellicott City, Maryland, September 24, 2004.

Presentations on “Changes,” “Competition,” “Negotiation,” and “Terminations” at the Contract Attorneys Course, The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, July 26-August 6, 2004.

Moderator, “BioDefense Contractor Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Bidding and Negotiating BioDefense Contracts under Project BioShield,” Equity International Project BioShield Briefing, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2004.

Luncheon Presentation, “Ethics: Troubling Trends in Procurement and Governance,” Corporate Counsel Day V, Headquarters Air Force Material Command, Dayton Ohio, June 10, 2004.

Moderator, Wrap-Up Panel, Procurement Fraud Course, The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 4, 2004.

Presentation on “Ethics,” Defense Industry Initiative (DII) on Business Ethics and Conduct, Annual Best Practices Forum, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2004.

Presentation on: "The Role and Importance of Regulatory and Review Bodies in Public Procurement," International Symposium on Transparency and Efficiency in Public Procurement, Istanbul, Turkey, May 28, 2004.

Presentations on: “Government Procurement as a Domestic Policy Tool,” “Transparency and Predictability Through Fair and Equitable Procedures,” and “Domestic Review Procedures,” World Trade Organization (WTO) Regional Government Procurement Workshop for WTO Members and Observers in the Asia-Pacific Region, Manila, Philippines, May 18-20, 2004.

Moderator, “Suspension & Debarment: Emerging Issues in Law and Policy,” Federal Acquisition Institute & Defense Acquisition University, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2004.

Moderator, “Procurement Integrity: Getting Government Contracts Right,” George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., May 6, 2004.

Panelist, “Opportunities and Challenges in Federal Procurement,” U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2004.

"Emerging Issues," West-Thompson Government Contracts Year in Review Conference, Washington, D.C., January 29, 2004.

Panelist, "Ask the Professor," Air Force General Counsel's Acquisition Law Seminar, Arlington, Virginia, January 27, 2004.

2003

Presentation, "U.S. Public Procurement: Major Contract Provisions," Ministry of Finance Delegation from the People's Republic of China, Arlington, Virginia, December 17, 2003.

Panelist, “Perspectives on Current Acquisition Flexibility Initiatives,” 2003 Government Contract and Fiscal Law Symposium, The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, December 5, 2003.

Panelist on “Bundling,” The Nash & Cibinic Report Roundtable, Washington, D.C., December 3, 2003.

Moderator, Suspension & Debarment: Emerging Issues in Law and Policy, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., November 20, 2003.

Presentation on: “Homeland Security and the Future of Government Procurement,” 42nd Annual National Seminar on Government Contracts, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 23, 2003.

Moderator, The Future of Competitive Sourcing, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., September 15, 2003.

Presentations on Construction Contracting and Labor Standards at the Contract Attorneys Course, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 1-8, 2003.

Presentations on: “The U.S. Government Procurement Regime” and “Domestic Review Procedures,” World Trade Organization (WTO)/Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (IDB/INTAL) Joint Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for South American Countries and Mexico, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 28-30, 2003.

“The Federal Government Contracting Process,” U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., June 30, 2003.

Panelist, "The Changing Face of Federal Acquisition," Acquisition Solutions Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. June 18, 2003.

"Time and Materials Contracts," U.S. General Accounting Office Procurement Community Discussion, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2003.

Panelist, "Cooperative Purchasing & Other Key Legislative Developments Including the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 (SARA)," Washington, D.C., June 5, 2003.

"Competition, Reform, and Acquisition Philosophy," Defense Logistics Agency Annual Counsel Seminar, Arlington, Virginia, May 28, 2003.

Panelist, "Federal Circuit Decisions Revisited," Federal Circuit Bench & Bar Conference, Amelia Island, Florida, May 24, 2003.

"Acquisition Year in Review," Advanced Contract Law Course, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 19, 2003.

"Troubling Trends in Procurement and Governance," 12th Annual Ethics Conference, United States Office of Government Ethics, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, March 12, 2003.

Moderator, "Introduction to Competition"; Ninth Annual Federal Procurement Institute, ABA Section of Public Contract Law, Annapolis, Maryland, February 27, 2003.

"Emerging Issues," West-Thompson Government Contracts Year in Review Conference, Washington, D.C., January 30, 2003.

Keynote Panel "Dueling Views of Government Acquisition" (with Professor Steven Kelman), National Contract Management Association 21th Annual East Coast Conference, Tysons Corner, Virginia, November 14, 2002.

"Domestic Challenge Mechanisms," World Trade Organization (WTO) Symposium on Transparency in Government Procurement, Geneva, Switzerland, October 10, 2002.

"The Future: Scrutinizing the Empirical Case for the Court of Federal Claims," United States Court of Federal Claims 20th Anniversary Judicial Conference, Washington, D.C., October 3, 2002.

"Domestic Challenge Mechanisms," Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Trade Organization (WTO) Regional Workshop on Government Procurement, San Jose, Costa Rica, September 6, 2002.

Foreign Expert and Session Chair, International Symposium on China's Government Procurement Legal System and Government Procurement Under WTO Membership, Kunming, China, August 13-15, 2002.

Presentations on Commercial Contracting, Construction Contracting, Contract Review, and Simplified Acquisitions at the Contract Attorneys Course, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, July 29-August 9, 2002.

Dinner Presentation, "Fear of Oversight," Washington D.C. Chapter Fellows Night, National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Arlington, Virginia, June 19, 2002.

Luncheon Presentation on Public Procurement, Council of Europe's GRECO (Group of States Against Corruption) Evaluation Visit, Washington, D.C., June 6, 2002.

"Emerging Compliance Issues," Defense Industry Initiative in Business Ethics & Conduct (DII), 2002 Best Practices Forum, Washington D.C., May 31, 2002.

"Ask the Professor," Navy OGC (Office of General Counsel) Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, May 2, 2002.

Panelist, "Acquisition Perspectives" (discussion with Professor Steven Kelman), 2002 Federal Acquisition Conference, Washington D.C., April 30, 2002.

Dean's Hour Guest Lecture in Business Law, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, April 26, 2002.

"Public Procurement: The United States Government's Evolving Policy and Practice," National Directors of Supply Workshop, Niagra-on-the-Lake, Canada, April 17, 2002.

Panelist, "Commercial Item Contracting - Pros, Cons, and Fixes?", NCMA Tysons Corner Chapter Conference, Tysons Corner, Virginia, March 14, 2002.

Discussion of Acquisition Reform Issues, 2001 Advanced Acquisition Elective, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 13, 2002.

Luncheon Presentation, "Procurement Reforms -- Unintended Impacts and Yet-to-be-Discovered Impacts," National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Procurement Committee Annual Educational Seminar, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, March 4, 2002.

Panelist, "Wartime Procurement Actions," National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Procurement Committee Annual Educational Seminar, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, March 4, 2002.

Panelist, "Doing Business With the Government," Conference on Thriving in '02: Finding Success in Today's Economy, Tysons Corner, Virginia, February 12, 2002.

Luncheon Presentation and Discussion, "Impact of Procurement for Homeland Defense and Anti-Terrorism," Contract Claims and Dispute Resolution Committee of the ABA Section of Public Contract Law, Washington, D.C., February 6, 2002.

"Emerging Issues," The West Group Government Contracts Year in Review Conference, Washington, D.C., January 31, 2002.

Panelist, "Ask the Professor," Air Force General Counsel's Acquisition Law Seminar, Arlington, Virginia, January 29, 2002.

"More Public Than Private," GW Center for the Study of Globalization, Faculty Seminar Series, Washington, D.C., January 23, 2002.

2001

"Procurement Law and Policy Trends," 2001 Government Contract Law Symposium, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, December 7, 2001.

Panelist, "Go to Jail. Go Directly to Jail: Criminal Prosecutions Predicated on the Government's Disagreement with Your Interpretation of Complex Regulations," ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Washington D.C., November 1, 2001.

Moderator, "Cost Issues," A-76 Program: Continuing Down the Road to Economy & Efficiency, Washington, D.C., October 30, 2001.

OFPP Lecture, "Fear of Oversight: The Fundamental Failure of Businesslike Government," White House Conference Center, Washington, D.C., October 19, 2001.

"Commercial Purchasing: The Chasm Between the United States Government's Evolving Policy and Practice," at the Public Procurement: Global Revolution II conference, University of Nottingham, UK, September 7, 2001.

Presentations on Bid Protests, Contract Review, and Contract Terminations, at the Contract Attorneys Course, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, July 30-August 10, 2001.

Panelist, "From Tulips to Torpedoes: Government Contracts," D.C. Bar Summer Program Series, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2001.

Discussion of "Current Issues in Contract Law" in the Judge Advocate Officers Graduate Course, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 2, 2001.

Dean's Hour Guest Lecture in Business Law, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, April 27, 2001.

"Desiderata: Objectives For A System of Government Procurement Law," George Washington University Symposium for Procurement Officials from the People's Republic of China, Washington, D.C., April 25, 2001.

"Government Contract Law and Policy Trends," Third Advanced Contract Law Course, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 26, 2001.

Moderator, "The Future of the Disputes Process: Rethinking the Contract Disputes Act," Seventh Annual Federal Procurement Institute, ABA Section of Public Contract Law, Annapolis, Maryland, March 1, 2001.

"Thoughts on the Future Government Procurement," General Accounting Office Procurement Law Division, Washington, D.C., February 27, 2001.

Luncheon Presentation and Discussion, "The Future of the Disputes Process: Re-thinking the CDA," Contract Claims and Dispute Resolution Committee of the ABA Section of Public Contract Law, Washington, D.C., February 7, 2001.