Fall 2019
Thursday, October 24 - Saturday, October 26 | San Diego, CA
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.
What is Public Contract Law?
Beyond professional advocacy, membership gives you access to technical resources, training, networking opportunities and expert guidance - everything legal professionals need to be successful. Our chair Kara Sacilotto explains.
Join the Section of Public Contract Law
Shape and affect public policy, engage with colleagues, leverage the counsel, gain insight into and develop unique perspectives of federal, state and local public contract law.
REGISTER NOW! - Federal Procurement Institute
Wednesday, March 13 - Saturday, March 16
Distinguished panelists from government, industry, private law practice, and academia will convene at the 25th annual Federal Procurement Institute (FPI), the flagship program of the ABA Section of Public Contract Law in Annapolis, MD (click arrow below for details).
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Upcoming Section Meetings
Public Construction Projects: Not Always a Hollywood Ending
Wednesday, January 30 - Friday, February 1 | Los Angeles, CA
The ABA Forum on Construction 2019 Midwinter Meeting features The Subcontracting Game: From Flirting with Disaster to Happy Marriages on Public Projects. The session explores how to establish, maintain, and profit from healthy relationships between the prime contractor and its subcontractors. Aaron Silberman and Jennifer Dauer lead the discussion. Co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Public Contract Law.
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Upcoming Webinar
Thomas Jefferson on Procurement: A Historical Perspective on Modern Day Acquisition
Friday, January 25 | 3 - 4:30pm ET (no CLE) | An historical examination of public procurement in the early American republic will be the focus of this free webinar. A 200-year-old series of procurements of construction contracts led by Thomas Jefferson to build his architectural masterpiece at the University of Virginia will be used to flesh out and discuss the goals of an effective public procurement system. Click arrow below for details.
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Upcoming Committee Meetings
Acquistion Reform & Emerging Issues Committee
Section 809 Panel's Final Report
K&L Gates LLP | 1601 K St NW | Washington, DC
Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Committee
Seventh Annual Corporate Counsel Perspectives on Cybersecurity Panel
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Mergers & Acquisitions Committee
Investment Banker Panel - State of the Government Contracts M&A Market
Holland & Knight LLP | 1650 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1700 | Tysons, VA
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Recent Releases
Section of Public Contract Law
Publications | Book
Guide to State Procurement: A 50-State Primer on Purchasing Laws, Processes, and Procedures, Second Edition
Publications | Book
The Federal False Claims Act and Government Contracts: The Intersection of Federal Government Contracts, Administration Law, and Civil Fraud
Publications | Book
Government Contract Law: The Deskbook for Procurement Professionals, Fourth Edition
Recent Comment Letters
ABA News
Jan. 21
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Midyear Meeting programs to highlight key legal topics
The ABA Midyear Meeting starting Wednesday at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas features several hundred top-quality legal programs and events, and presentations by America’s foremost law experts and spea…
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Some lawyers face slowdowns due to federal shutdown
The impact of the partial government shutdown is rippling across a wide swath of the private-sector legal community as federal agencies slow or halt work.
Latest Public Contract Law Job Postings
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HPE Office of Legal and Administrative Affairs, Director, Global Procurement Wayne, PA, United States
HPE Office of Legal and Administrative Affairs, Director, Global Procurement
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Contract Attorney Houston, TX, United States
Contract Attorney
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Senior Legal Counsel (12 month Fixed Term Contract) , Victoria (VIC),
Senior Legal Counsel (12 month Fixed Term Contract)
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.