Mr. Metzger is a member of the firm's Government Contracts Practice Group. He
advises leading US and international companies on key public contract ...
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Areas of Practice Mr. Metzger is a member of the firm's Government Contracts Practice Group. He advises leading US and international companies on key public contract compliance challenges and in strategic business pursuits. His transactional practice includes international projects, joint ventures, direct and FMS sales to foreign governments, advice on offset obligations and assistance with compliance regimes. In litigation, he has represented companies before administrative agencies as well as in civil matters in federal and state courts. Professional Qualifications Mr. Metzger’s clients include prominent U.S. and international firms in aerospace, defense, electronics, information technology, infrastructure, professional services, software and telecommunications. His experience in government contract-related controversies includes bid protests, compliance and internal investigations, complex claims and disputes, cost-related controversies, terminations, and defense of actions brought under the False Claims Act. Mr. Metzger has spoken at many aviation, defense, finance, IT, supply chain, telecommunications, technology and trade forums, and he has authored a wide variety of legal and academic publications on diverse subjects. Mr. Metzger has been ranked by Chambers as a top government contracts lawyer (national) and by The Legal 500 as a top telecom lawyer. He also is ranked in 2013 as a “SuperLawyer” for Washington, D.C. for business litigation, government (cities, municipalities) and administrative law. Mr. Metzger is admitted to the Bar of the State of California and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Section on Public Contract Law. For the ABA Section on International Law, he serves as a Vice-Chair, Aerospace & Defense Industries Committee, and as a Member of the Steering Group of the India Committee. Mr. Metzger is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London. Academic publications on international security topics include articles in International Security, the Journal of Strategic Studies and three articles in Indian Defence Review. A recognized authority on public procurement practices and policies, he is the co-author of “A Critical Reassessment of the GAO Bid-Protest Mechanism,” Wisconsin Law Review, Volume 2007, Number 6, 2008 (co-authored by Daniel Lyons) and is a presently a Guest Lecturer at the George Washington University Law School on procurement topics. A recent article, “The Importance of Competitive Negotiations to State Information Technology Procurement,” co-authored with Lauren Kramer of RJO, was the lead article in the Spring 2013 issue of the ABA publication The Procurement Lawyer. Mr. Metzger is recognized as among the nation’s leading experts in emerging issues related to supply chain risk management and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts. He is Vice-Chair of the Supply Chain Subcommittee of TechAmerica, a leading U.S. trade association representing leading technology companies. Mr. Metzger is the author or co-author of four articles on this subject area in Federal Contracts Report, a Bloomberg BNA publication, and one in The Procurement Lawyer. Mr. Metzger is a frequent speaker on the subject and will lead delivery of a day-long course on supply chain security for Public Contracting Institute.
Mr. Metzger received his B.A. from Middlebury College. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He was a Research Fellow, Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Education J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1977 Editor, Georgetown University Law Journal B.A., Middlebury College, 1974 Research Fellow, Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 1977-1978 Bar Admissions California - 1978 District of Columbia - 1980
