Adam Bartolanzo

Adam Bartolanzo is an experienced government contracts attorney who supports clients in all areas of government contracting. Some of Adam’s focuses in government contracts are cybersecurity compliance and data rights. He advises clients on the DFARS requirements for safeguarding covered defense information and helps them understand how to protect their proprietary IP rights in technical data and software when doing business with the Government. Adam also focuses on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s socioeconomic government contracting programs, with a particular emphasis on representing clients in the 8(a) Business Development, Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone programs.

Adam has significant experience prosecuting and defending bid protests, prosecuting claims under the Contract Disputes Act, and defending against False Claims Act claims and investigations. He also has performed due diligence and advised clients regarding government-contracts-related risks and opportunities in corporate transactions and advised on cost and pricing issues.

Adam is a vice chair on three American Bar Association Public Contract Law Committees: Bid Protests; Intellectual Property; and Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs. He has moderated several panels for the ABA on topics such as agency-level protests, negotiated exchanges and the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. He is a frequent guest lecturer for the Public Contracting Institute and the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce’s Veteran Institute for Procurement. He regularly writes about government contracting, with his work appearing in Law360, The Procurement Lawyer, National Defense Magazine and Public Contract Law Journal, among other places.