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Telesto: Another Call For Clarity In Other Transactions Protest Jurisdiction

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Two other transaction (OT) bid protests this year – first Raytheon and now Telesto – create an open split within the Court of...

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Two other transaction (OT) bid protests this year – first Raytheon and now Telesto – create an open split within the Court of Federal Claims over the scope of its jurisdiction, highlighting complex hurdles OT protesters must clear out of the gate. In this month’s Nash & Cibinic Report, we discuss Telesto and offer insights on how best to navigate the developing case law.Read the full <a href="https://govcon.mofo.com/topics/telesto-another-call-for-clarity-in-other-transactions-protest-jurisdiction" target="_blank">blog post</a>.

Telesto: Another Call For Clarity In Other Transactions Protest Jurisdiction

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Locke is a partner in MoFo’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement practice. He has been recognized by Chambers USA for his “proficiency across the government contracts space,” with sources commending his deep experience in Intellectual Property and Data Rights.Locke counsels clients across industries through the full lifecycle of delivering technology and licensing software to U.S. federal, state, and local governments, and performing government-funded R&D through contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other vehicles such as other transactions (OTs/OTAs), cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs), and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. He provides strategic advice for asserting, protecting, and enforcing patents, data rights, and other intellectual property under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the Bayh-Dole Act, before statutory agencies such as NASA and the Department of Energy, and in engagements with OT consortia, federal laboratories, and federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). He is a skilled negotiator of commercial and noncommercial licensing agreements, contracts and subcontracts, joint venture agreements, and teaming agreements. As a litigator, Locke represents clients in bid protests, complex contract claims, data rights challenges, patent and copyright infringement suits under 28 U.S. Code §1498, trade secrets misappropriation and reverse-FOIA disputes, and civil fraud and qui tam actions under the False Claims Act. Locke also regularly advises large and small businesses, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs on the complex government contracting and IP-related issues they face in M&A and other transactional matters.Locke has repeatedly been “Recommended for Government Contracts” by The Legal 500, and in 2024 he was ranked “Up and Coming” in Government Contracts by Chambers USA. He has also been recognized as a Rising Star by Law360 and the National Law Journal.Locke is a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School, where he teaches Government Procurement of Intellectual Property. He is a current vice-chair and former co-chair of the Intellectual Property Committee for the American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section. Locke holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and formerly was a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He earned his J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, where he received the Patricia A. Tobin Government Contracts Award. Locke clerked for Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

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Jim Tucker is of counsel in Morrison Foerster’s Government Contracts and Public Procurement Practice Group and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.Jim’s practice runs the gamut of litigation and counseling in federal procurement matters, with an emphasis on bid protests, Cost Accounting Standards disputes, and small business matters. He has represented both protesters and awardees in scores of protests before the Government Accountability Office, the Court of Federal Claims, and procuring agencies, in acquisitions ranging from small business procurements to multibillion-dollar contracts of global significance. His representative protest matters span the aerospace sector, the Intelligence Community, base operations and logistics, healthcare, nuclear and environmental work, and information technology and software acquisitions. His protests have included both classified and unclassified programs. In addition to prevailing in published decisions, Jim has also secured favorable corrective action on behalf of clients in a wide variety of protests that were resolved without a published decision.Jim’s work also focuses on disputes over cost allowability and compliance with the Cost Accounting Standards, and he has appeared before the Armed Services and Civilian Boards of Contract Appeals, in size and status protests before Small Business Administration (SBA) area offices, and appeals before the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals. Jim regularly counsels clients on contract interpretation, organizational conflicts of interest, and small business compliance.Jim graduated with high honors from the George Washington University Law School, where he focused his studies on federal procurement law, was a member of the Law Review, and interned with the General Services Administration’s suspension and debarment office. Jim also holds a degree in theology magna cum laude from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a bachelor’s degree in classical languages and literature summa cum laude from the University of Kentucky, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.

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Tori Dalcourt Angle is a senior associate in Morrison Foerster’s Government Contracts and Public Procurement Practice Group and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.Tori’s practice runs the gamut of litigation and counseling in federal procurement matters, with an emphasis on bid protests, internal and external investigations, False Claims Act matters, contract claims and disputes, and compliance with federal statutes and regulations.Tori regularly represents contractors in pre- and post-award bid protests. She has represented both protesters and awardees in scores of protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and procuring agencies, in acquisitions ranging from small business procurements to multibillion-dollar contracts. Her protests have included both classified and unclassified programs. In addition to prevailing in published decisions, Tori has also secured favorable corrective action on behalf of clients in a wide variety of protests that were resolved without a published decision.Tori has extensive experience conducting investigations with False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Act, Procurement Integrity Act, and suspension and debarment implications. She has advised clients regarding procurement fraud, anti-corruption, procurement integrity, and defective pricing, and has assisted clients with voluntary and mandatory disclosures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In addition, Tori has defended clients in a number of qui tam actions.Tori has experience counseling clients on various compliance and regulatory issues, including Section 889 compliance, revolving door questions, organizational conflicts of interest, and the Truth in Negotiations Act.Tori earned her J.D. with honors and a concentration in Government Procurement Law from the George Washington University Law School, where she was an associate editor of The George Washington Law Review, a Dean’s Fellow in the Legal Research and Writing Program, a member of the Alternative Disputes Resolution Board, and a Murray J. Schooner Government Procurement Law Scholar. She also won multiple academic awards, including the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the National Contract Management Association, first place in the 2018 American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition, the 2018 Dentons Government Contracts Moot Court Competition, and Best Brief in the 2017 GW Law School First Year Moot Court Competition.During law school, Tori worked as a law clerk in Morrison Foerster’s Government Contracts practice and participated in the firm’s summer associate program. She also completed an internship in Judge Firestone’s chambers at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.Prior to law school, Tori interned at the Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, and the National Partnership for Women & Families. She graduated cum laude from American University, where she had dual majors in law & society and history, and a minor in economics.

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