Steve McBrady is a Government Contracts attorney, resident in Crowell & Moring's Washington, DC office.

Steve's practice focuses on counseling and litigating on behalf of clients in an array of government contract law areas, including regulatory compliance, procurement, contract claims and disputes, internal investigations and environmental recovery claims.

Steve has developed a particular expertise in transportation, energy, defense, and IT infrastructure projects, such as large-scale Public-Private Partnership procurements, high-speed and light rail systems, commercial and government aerospace projects, airports and intermodal facilities.

Steve regularly speaks to government and industry groups regarding emerging trends and legal developments in public procurement. In the past several years, he has addressed the White House Council on Environmental Quality's "GreenGov" symposium, the Construction Industry Roundtable's annual gathering of CEOs in Washington, DC, the American Bar Association's International Procurement Committee, and the National Academies, on topics ranging from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to the emergence of Public-Private Partnerships as an alternative procurement mechanism in the U.S.

Steve is currently a member of the Transportation Committee of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, which collaborates with elected and non-elected decision-makers regarding regional infrastructure issues, and is a member of the the DC PPP, an organization of professionals in the Metropolitan Washington area involved in Public-Private Partnership project finance, development and implementation. His commentary has been featured in Law360, the Washington Business Journal, the Green Building Law Update legal blog and the Builder's Counsel Blog.

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 Defense, Foreign Affairs, and International Trade issues. He 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 has served on the Mayflower Foundation's Board of Advisors since 2005.