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Publications: Government Contracts

Green Building: Federal, State, and Local Governments LEED the Way (PDF)
The Procurement Lawyer, Vol. 43, No. 3, Spring '08
by Aaron P. Silberman

The Supreme Court Raids the Public Disclosure Bar: Cleaning Up After Rockwell International v. United States (PDF)
The Procurement Lawyer, Vo. 42, No. 4, Summer '07 by
by David F. Innis and Aaron P. Silberman

No License? No Problem? Court Limits Public Agencies' Ability to Reject Bids Listing Unlicensed Subcontractors (PDF)
AGC California Legal Briefs Issue 07 - 03, April 2007
by Aaron P. Silberman

False Claims Issues in Subcontracting (PDF)
Briefing Papers, No. 06 - 8, July 2006
by Aaron P. Silberman

GSA's Building Information Modeling Program Raises Cutting-Edge Construction, Contracting, and Procurement Issues (PDF)
The Procurement Lawyer, Volume 41, No. 4, Summer 2006
by Aaron P. Silberman and Michele L. McKee

How to Prevent and Defend Against False Claims Allegations (PDF)
Construct!, Volume 14, No. 4, Summer 2005
by Aaron Silberman

Recent Developments in Section 508 Disabled Access Requirements for IT Procurements (PDF)
The Procurement Lawyer, Volume 40, No. 3, Spring 2005
by Aaron P. Silberman

Legal Issues and Strategic Tips for Defending Against False Claims Allegations (PDF)
and an accompanying presentation (Power Point)
by Aaron Silberman at the 2004 Annual Retreat of the Association of General Contractors of California's Legal Advisory Committee at Carmel Valley Ranch, Carmel, California on September 18, 2004.

Federal and State False Claims Laws and the Construction Contractor (PDF)
Construction Briefings, No. 2004 - 8, August 2004
by Aaron Silberman

Abandonment and Cardinal Change on State and Local Construction Projects (PDF)
The Procurement Lawyer, Volume 39, No. 3, Spring 2004
by Aaron Silberman

Dictionary Trumps Expert Witnesses in Interpretation of CAS: The Federal Circuit's Ruling in Rumsfield v. United Technologies Corp. in Federal Contracts Report, Vol. 81, No. 17 (PDF)
by Allan Joseph and Thomas Blanford

False Claim Laws: What Every Public Contract Manager Needs to Know (PDF)
Presented by Aaron Silberman to the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) World Congress in Orlando, Florida on April 27, 2004

False Claims, Liability & Ethical Issues for Construction Attorneys (PDF)
A presentation by Pamela Phillips at the ABA's Forum on the Construction Industry's Winter 2004 Meeting, "Construction Dilemmas: Caught Between 'The Rock' and a Hard Place"
by Aaron P. Silberman, Pamela Phillips and David J. Tomlinson

"Terminations -- Convenience and Default"
Presented to West Group Government Contracts Year in Review Conference (January 29-January 31, 2003)
by Allan J. Joseph and Neil H. O'Donnell

Neil O'Donnell was a contributing author to the recent publication of the Task Force on Dispute Avoidance of the American Bar Association's Public Contract Section entitled An Ounce of Prevention - Best Practices in Dispute Avoidance for Government Contracts. Mr. O'Donnell, assisted by Anthony Bedwell-Coll, was among those responsible for Chapter Three of the monograph, "Dispute Review Boards."

"Pay If Paid Clause" Is Not a Defense to a Miller Act Payment Bond Claim (PDF)
Procurement Lawyer, Summer 2002, Volume 37, Number 4
by Aaron P. Silberman

Analysis & Perspective --Knowing Your Limitations: Statute of Limitations Issues in Actions Under the False Claims Act
Federal Contracts Report, August 21, 2001, Vol. 76, No. 8
by Aaron P. Silberman

Bridging the Great Divide: State governments continue to lag behind in their willingness to take advantage of streamlined commercial contracting initiatives (PDF)
Contract Management, July 2001
by Allen Samelson and Aaron P. Silberman

Terminations -- Convenience and Default
Presented to West Group Government Contracts Year in Review Conference (January 31-February 2, 2001)
by Allan J. Joseph and Allen Samelson

Procedural Differences in Post-Award Protests at the Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. General Accounting Office
presented to 41st Western Briefing Conference on Government Contracts (October 26, 2000)
by David Innis, Allen Samelson and Anthony Bedwell-Coll

State Ethics Rules Now Apply to Federal Prosecutors
Association of Business Trial Lawyers Northern California
Volume 8 no. 3/July, 1999
by Robert Maxwell and Allen Samelson

"Whatever's Fair: Application of the FAR 31 Cost Principles to Terminations for Convenience of Fixed Price Contracts."
Federal Contracts Report, Vol. 71, No. 25; July, 1999
by Allan J. Joseph

"The Road To Recovery Of Interest"
Government Contract, Issue 98-10, October 1998 - Pg. 3
by Neil H. O'Donnell and Patricia A. Meagher

Government Communications with Represented Persons: Congress Pulls the Plug on the DOJ 'Thornburgh Exemption
by Neil H. O'Donnell and Allen Samelson
This article appeared in the 11/23/98 issue of Federal Contracts Report, published by the Bureau of National Affairs.

FAR Part 15 Commercial Acquisition Initiatives
A Presentation to the Tri-Valley Chapter of the National Contract Management Association, May 29, 1998
by Aaron P. Silberman and Allen Samelson

"Protecting Against Terminations for Failure to Make Progress,"
Contract Management, Page 10, (April, 1997)
by Neil H. O'Donnell and Valerie Ackerman

"Revisiting Subcontract Flow-Down Provisions,"
38 Government Contractor, No. 29 ¶ 361 (July 31, 1996)
by Patricia A. Meagher

"The Bleak Future of 'Lack of Further Government Need' as a Proper Motive for Default,"
38 Government Contractor, No. 11 ¶ 131, (March 20, 1996)
by Neil H. O'Donnell

"Bucking the Trend: Limiting the Grounds for Terminations for Convenience,"
38 Government Contractor, No. 44 ¶ 547, (November 20, 1996)
by Neil H. O'Donnell and Valerie Ackerman


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