Trade secrets and confidential information often form the lifeblood of a company. Despite considerable efforts a company might take to protect this vital information, it can be difficult to prevent a departing employee from taking this information with them—potentially to …

On October 31, 2018, the Virginia Supreme Court amended Rule 4:1(b)(7)—Virginia’s procedural rule governing discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”) in civil litigation. The amendment, which became effective on January 1, 2019, alters the procedural requirements for e-discovery in Virginia …

Despite assurances from Congress that a shutdown will be avoided in the future, it still is a real possibility. Hopefully, you already have received some helpful guidance from your contracting officer about the effect such a shutdown will have on …

In a previous article we explained the dangers of utilizing an overbroad confidentiality agreement between your business and your employees or subcontractors.  To briefly recap, in some states, like Virginia, an overbroad confidentiality agreement can be just as bad as …

Contractors are frequently frustrated with agency debriefings.  A common complaint is that debriefings generally provide little insight into the agency’s source selection process.  The White House is trying to change that.  On January 5^th, the Acting Administrator for …

Under Virginia law, there is a way to claim a right to pass over the property of another without obstacle or opposition if you have done so for at least 20 years.  The Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled that, …

There are a variety of venues in which a disappointed federal government contractor can protest a contract award.  Bid protests do not always need to be brought before the GAO—they may also be adjudicated by the Court of Federal Claims …

When negotiating a lease for commercial space, landlords will often utilize a relocation provision.  In such a provision, the tenant will be subject to, at the discretion of the landlord, being relocated to another space in the same building, or …

The Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) prohibits an agency from authorizing performance of a contract while a bid protest is pending if the protest was filed within either ten days after the date of the contract award or within five …

On October 1, 2016, an amendment to Maryland’s General Corporation Law (MGCL) went into effect that resolves what in recent years has become an open question in Maryland law: what are the duties of corporate directors?

The scope of the …