In this blog post, we discuss recent government contract law cases and give advice relating to government contract work. Read more now.

General Counsel, P.C. attorneys win Virginia’s SECOND largest verdict of 2017

General Counsel PC Wins Largest Virginia Verdict of 2017
Originally posted on January 25, 2018. Just days after being notified by Virginia Lawyers Weekly that General Counsel P.C.’s verdict for Heard Construction was the largest in Virginia in 2017, we learned that we were edged out of the title by a Fairfax County medical malpractice case. Managing Partner Merritt Green said that he was told by Virginia Lawyers Weekly that
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What To Do When Accused of Breach of Contract

If you’ve received a notice of breach of contract sometimes called a demand letter, it means someone believes you’re not living up to your end of a bargain. A breach of contract occurs when one party to a contract doesn’t fulfill any term of a contract, without a lawful excuse. Contract breaches can be troublesome
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Expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program – Form Strategic Alliances

Expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program – Time to form Strategic Alliances By Sharon O. Steele, Chair Government Contracts Practice Group General Counsel, P.C. – www.generalcounsellaw.com ssteele@gcpc.com (703)226-2719 The Small Business Administration (SBA) released the final rule concerning the long-anticipated expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program.  The final rule creates a Government-wide mentor-protégé program open to all
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Sharon Steele (General Counsel, P.C.) on Supreme Court’s decision in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc.

Check out the full video interview with Sharon Steele, chair of the Government Contracts Practice Group for General Counsel discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States. Read about more cases on our Practical Counsel Blog
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Ask A Small Business Attorney: How To Set Up A Limited Liability Company?

A small business attorney will tell you that Most small businesses now are being organized as limited liability companies (“LLCs”) because of the limited liability afforded owners of the company and the favorable pass thru income tax treatment of the company’s earnings. In addition, management of the company can either be retained by the owners—that is,
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Sole Source Authority for Women-Owned Small Businesses

Is a women-owned small business considered a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the Small Business Administration (SBA)? Much like, “What color is George Washington’s white horse?” and “How many years did the Hundred Year War last?” the question sounds like a riddle, but the reality is that simply being a women-owned small business does not
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Small Business Lawyer: Converting Your Partnership to a Limited Liability Company

Prior to the wide-scale acceptance of limited liability companies (“LLC”), many business owners who wished to avoid a “double tax” on the income from their business turned to general partnerships. While that form of entity did generally avoid the double taxation of business income inherent in a corporation, the cost of doing so was to
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Incentive Compensation Traps: How to Avoid Them

True Story – Amazing Situation: Got a call from a client with a major compensation problem: their NEW sales rep had just sold the largest services contract and was now, immediately, due a $5 million check. The contract would take years to fulfill and the revenue would come in on a monthly basis. Yet by
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Business Law Attorney, Marci Love Thomas: Too many choices for veteran owned small businesses

August 27th Federal News Radio  — Marci Love Thomas, Business Law Attorney: Too many choices for veteran owned small businesses  — Veteran owned small businesses might have too many options to help them earn federal contracting opportunities. And the differences between the Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern and Vets First program are confusing. Marci
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More is Not Always Better for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Written by Marci Love Thomas, a Senior Counsel in the Government Contracts Practice Military service can uniquely prepare veterans for business ownership; veteran entrepreneurs have the benefit of intense training in leadership, discipline, and how to successfully reach an objective—often with limited resources.  Statistically, veteran business owners are responsible for nearly one out of every ten small
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