Steve McBrady is an attorney in Crowell & Moring's Washington, DC office, where he practices in the Government Contracts group. His practice focuses on counseling and litigating on behalf of clients in the energy, transportation, construction and defense industries, in an array of government contract law areas, including: regulatory compliance, procurement, contract claims and disputes, bid protests, internal investigations, civil fraud and administrative actions.

Steve has written and lectured about emerging opportunities and legal risks for companies in the renewable energy, Green building, transportation and infrastructure fields under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Steve has been quoted in the Washington Business Journal and is an Editor at the Green Building Law Update legal blog, which chronicles emerging legal trends in sustainable development.

Steve has also written and lectured on the emergence of Public-Private Partnerships as an alternative procurement method in the United States and abroad, and is an active member of the DC PPP, an organization of professionals in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area involved in Public-Private Partnership project finance, development and implementation.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Steve worked as a Legislative Aide to U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, where his work focused on Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Defense issues.

Steve received his B.A. from Cornell University, and completed a semester of undergraduate study at the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) and VII (Jussieu). He received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a Legal Research and Writing Fellow.

Steve is active in the community, and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Mayflower Foundation, a Boston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting charitable work for disadvantaged children across the U.S.

Languages
French

Education
George Washington University Law School, J.D.
Cornell University, B.A.

Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Virginia 

Other Affiliations 
DC PPP
Board of Advisors, Mayflower Foundation

Publications
"Doing Business with the Government in 2009: New Opportunities for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Contracting," Bloomberg's Sustainable Energy Law Report, (May 2009). Contributed by: J. Catherine Kunz and Stephen J. McBrady.

"Funding America's Infrastructure Needs: Public Private Partnerships May Help Close Infrastructure Gap," Briefing Papers, Thomson West (March 2009). Author: Stephen J. McBrady.

"A Convenient Truth: New Environmentally Friendly Building Codes May Have D.C. Contractors Seeing Green," Construction (February 25, 2008). Author: Stephen J. McBrady.

"Construction Law Glossary," American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (2008). Contributor: Stephen J. McBrady.

"Applying the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Adarand to California Construction Cases," Building Solutions (Winter 2006-2007). Author: Stephen J. McBrady.

Speeches & Presentations
"Legal Considerations When Building Green," The National Academies, Federal Facilities Council Standing Committee on Sustainable Acquisition, Design, and Construction (March 2010). Co-Presenters: Stephen McBrady, J. Catherine Kunz, Chris Cheatham.

"Public Private Partnerships: What Are They and Why Do They Matter To Your Client’s Business Now?" ABA Section on International Law, International Procurement Committee (February 25, 2010). Moderator: Stephen McBrady.

"Green Building in the 21st Century: the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Beyond," Construction Users Roundtable's National Conference (November 17, 2009). Co-Presenters: Stephen J. McBrady and Christopher Cheatham.

"Public-Private Partnerships," Crowell & Moring's 25th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (May 2009). Presenter: Stephen J. McBrady.

"Opportunities in the ARRA," An Introduction to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Implications for Construction Contractors, Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 26, 2009). Presenter: Stephen J. McBrady.