Damien C. Specht

Partner

Northern Virginia, (703) 760-7325

dspecht@mofo.com

Download vCard

Education

Grinnell College (B.A., 2002)

The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2007)

Practices

Government Contracts + Public Procurement

Bar Admissions

Virginia

District of Columbia

Damien C. Specht is a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement practice in the Northern Virginia office. Recognized by multiple publications as a rising star, Mr. Specht represents clients in all facets of government contracts mergers and acquisitions, as well as Federal Acquisition Regulation counseling, negotiation of subcontracts and teaming agreements, contract disputes, size protests, and both pre- and post-award bid protests.

Mr. Specht has played a significant role in dozens of government contracts transactions including representation of Cerberus Capital Management L.P., one of the world’s leading private investment firms, in its more than $1 billion acquisition of military contractor DynCorp International Inc.

Other notable transactions include representation of:

CI Capital Partners LLC in its sale of A-T Solutions to PAE

Metalmark Capital in numerous transactions including the sale of Asynchrony Inc. to Worldwide Technology Inc.

QSSI, Inc., a specialized government healthcare IT architecture provider, in its sale to OptumInsight

2020 Company, LLC, a provider of healthcare IT solutions to various governmental agencies, in its sale to Acentia, LLC.

W.W. Grainger Inc. in the acquisition of Safety Solutions Inc., E&R Industrial Sales, Inc., and Techni-Tool, Inc.

Mr. Specht holds an active security clearance. Mr. Specht serves as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs Committee and has testified about procurement issues before the United States House of Representatives. He is a frequent speaker on government contracts topics including numerous CLE presentations on government contracts topics. Additionally, he is a contributor to the Guide to Fixed-Price Supply Subcontract Terms and Conditions, Fifth Edition, published by the American Bar Association.

Mr. Specht has been recognized as one of the “most accomplished young attorneys in the DC area” by The National Law Journal, an “Up and Coming” attorney by Chambers USA, a “Rising Star” in Government Contracts by Law360 and a Washington, DC “Rising Star” in Government Contracts by Super Lawyers.

Damien Specht has received the following rankings and recognitions:

Law360 2016: Government Contracts “Rising Star”
Chambers USA 2016: Co-chair of the firm's government contracts and corporate transactions practice, Damien Specht provides acquisitions advice and counseling to clients. He receives recognition for his regulatory expertise, in particular his in-depth knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with one client exclaiming: “I think he knows it by heart!”
Chambers USA 2015: Rising star Damien Specht offers particular expertise from a M&A perspective and handles the related government contracts issues that result. Clients praise him for his thorough and diligent approach to matters.
National Law Journal 2015: D.C. “Rising Star”

Email Disclaimer

Unsolicited e-mails and information sent to Morrison & Foerster will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others pursuant to our Privacy Policy, may not receive a response, and do not create an attorney-client relationship with Morrison & Foerster. If you are not already a client of Morrison & Foerster, do not include any confidential information in this message. Also, please note that our attorneys do not seek to practice law in any jurisdiction in which they are not properly authorized to do so.