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Section of Public Contract Law
The Section of Public Contract Law serves to provide balanced recommendations on procurement policy, provide a forum to engage with colleagues across all segments of the procurement industry, and gain insight into and develop unique perspectives of federal, state and local public contract law.
Registration Now Open! 2020 Public Contract Law Annual Meeting
Virtual Meeting: Saturday, August 1 - Wednesday, August 19
Attend all 7 sessions of our 2020 Public Contract Law Annual Meeting and save. Or register for individual sessions. Complete details are available on our web page linked to the Register Now button below. Find the PDF brochure (click arrow below to open PDF).
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Now On-Demand: 2020 Federal Procurement Institute (FPI)
FPI Webinar Series is Just a Few Clicks Away
Did you miss any of our virtual FPI webinars? On-demand sessions are now available for all 4 sessions! The complete FPI 4-part webinar series [6.5 hrs CLE & CPE credit, includes 2 hrs ethics] will be available on-demand soon (click arrow below for complete details).
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Message from the Chair
A Call to Action: With the global pandemic, the government asked us to respond to stay-at-home, social distancing, and other guidance or requirements issued to mitigate the impacts of the novel coronavirus. These challenging times have starkly highlighted just how interdependent we as global citizens truly are.
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To receive highly curated, specific ABA public contract law information and events, select the Government: Public Contract Area of Interest in your My ABA account. Access step-by-step instructions (click button on right).
Our Committees
Upcoming Committee Meetings
Grant Law
Fraud Issues in Federal Programs and COVID Response Funding
Webinar
Mergers & Acquisitions
Key Issues in Due Diligence of Government Contractors
Webinar
Young Lawyers
Key Issues in Due Diligence of Government Contractors
Webinar
Committe Meetings Calendar
Our section has a robust committee meetings calendar. Find a complete list of upcoming and previous meetings on our Committee Meetings Calendar (click right button). Individual committee meetings can be found in the Upcoming Committee Meetings section below.
PCL Connect
If you're already a member of one of our Public Contract Law Committees, you can visit our online PCL Connect by clicking the button on the right and log in.
Public Contract Law General Program Support Fund
The Public Contract Law General Program Support Fund supports our public service projects and ensures educational and leadership opportunities for diverse lawyers, public service lawyers and judges, law students, and others to participate in the Section’s educational offerings.
Why join the Section?
Stu Nibley & Amy Conant Hoang, K&L Gates, Washington, DC
Leaders of the Section of Public Contract Law share why they make it an integral part of their professional lives. To them the Section is a great resource which provides tremendous networking & educational opportunities (click photo of video on left to watch).
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Prior Comment Letters
An extensive library of comment letters written by various ABA Public Contract Law Section committees, approved by Section officers and council members, and submitted to the appropriate government agency by our chair can be found on our prior section comments page. Open to everyone, take advantage of this valuable, highly sought after resource.
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Latest Public Contract Law Job Postings
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About Public Contract Law
Our goal is simple yet ambitious: To be the most reliable, most respected nationwide source of balanced, unbiased positive recommendations for improving the law relating to procurement at all levels of government. Because of our unique position composed of lawyers and associates from government, corporations, and law firms, we have an extraordinary opportunity and duty to work for improvements to the procurement process.
Contact Us
Use this online form to contact the Section of Public Contract Law or call Patty Brennan at 312.988.5623.