Join us for a detailed and interactive look at 1) current debt reduction initiatives; 2) what the debt reduction super committee is doing and how mandatory sequestration can impact government contractors; and 3) how contractors can prepare for budget-driven terminations and restructuring of their contracts.

Presented by: Elizabeth Ferrell | Partner | McKenna Long & Adlridge LLP
November 9, 2011
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location TBD

About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Ferrell has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in every aspect of federal procurement. She counsels clients on a wide variety of issues including regulatory compliance, performance disputes, claims, data rights, funding, teaming agreements, cost accounting and audit issues, cost and pricing data issues and False Claims Act matters. Additionally, she has litigated a broad range of disputes including contract terminations, prime and subcontractor requests for equitable adjustments, bid protests, and prime and subcontractor disputes. Most recently, Ms. Ferrell chaired the national government contracts practice at another firm in the District. Prior to that, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Sol Blatt, Jr., United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Notable Engagements
Representing a major aerospace contractor in the Court of Federal Claims against the United States challenging a default termination. The litigation has encompassed an unprecedented array of complex issues including: pre-contract assessment of and allocation of contract risk; contract interpretation and waiver of contract requirements and specifications; incremental funding and exhaustion of funds; prime and subcontractor requests for equitable adjustments; prime and subcontractor loss adjustments; defense of government claims; response to an extensive two-year government audit of incurred costs; superior knowledge; state secrets privilege; alternative dispute resolution; and disposition of government property.
Counseled a major defense contractor after a major helicopter program was terminated for convenience. Representation included counseling on preparation and negotiation of a termination for convenience claim and development of a strategy for resolving
hundreds of subcontractor claims.
Successfully represented a communications company in Court of Federal Claims and Federal Circuit litigation in connection with breach of contract claims against the U.S. Government. These claims sought multi-million dollar damages for NASA’s decision, in the wake of the Challenger disaster, not to proceed with the scheduled launch of a commercial satellite. This was a landmark case that established that the government’s action in removing commercial satellites from the shuttle launch manifest was a breach of contract and a sovereign act.