Issac D. Schabes is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he is a member of the Government Contracts Group.
Prior to joining the firm, Issac clerked for the Honorable Matthew H. Solomson on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the Honorable Robert N. McDonald on the Maryland Court of Appeals. Issac received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif and served as an executive editor for the Maryland Law Review. He received numerous awards, including the Judge Simon E. Sobeloff Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law. During law school, Issac was a member of a low-income taxpayer clinic team that successfully appealed an IRS assessment resulting in a substantial tax liability reduction, and also interned for the Honorable Beryl A. Howell, Chief Judge, on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the Honorable Marvin J. Garbis on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: Maryland, District of Columbia, and U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Speeches & Presentations
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"Small Business Webinar Series: 8(a) Business Development Status," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
(May 10, 2022).
Speakers: Olivia Lynch, Zachary Schroeder, and Issac D. Schabes.
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“Climate Considerations for Government Contractors,” The Coalition for Government Procurement, Crowell & Moring Webinar.
(April 19, 2022).
Speakers: Paul Freeman and Issac D. Schabes
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"Bid Protest Issues to Watch in 2022," Crowell & Moring, 2022.
(January 27, 2022).
Speakers: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes, Karla V. Perez Chacon
Publications
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"COFC Dismissal of Protest that Agency Must Cancel Procurement Where Purportedly None of the Offerors Were Eligible WOSBs," Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(March 11, 2022).
Authors: Olivia Lynch, Monica DiFonzo Sterling, Issac D. Schabes and Zachary Schroeder.
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"Agency Failure To Consider Impact Of Corporate Transaction Renders Award Decision Infirm," Westlaw
(February 4, 2022).
Authors: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, and Issac D. Schabes.
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"File Your Pre-Award Protest Early. Just Not Too Early." PubKGroup
(December 6, 2021).
Authors: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, and Issac D. Schabes.
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"Executive Order Provides For Nondisplacement Of Certain Workers Covered By The Service Contract Act," PubKGroup
(December 3, 2021).
Authors: Peter Eyre, Trina Fairley Barlow, Issac D. Schabes.
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"Voluntary Stay Strategies and Considerations: Bid Protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office," ABA Federal Procurement Institute
(March 12, 2021).
Authors: Hon. Matthew H. Solomson and Issac Schabes.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Email Exchange Constitutes “Timely, Formal Challenge” for Purposes of Avoiding Blue & Gold Waiver Rule,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 20, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"Let the Writing Begin: FAR Council Agrees to Draft Proposed Climate Disclosure FAR Amendments,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(April 21, 2022).
Contacts: Paul Freeman, Elizabeth B. Dawson, Issac D. Schabes
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"GSA Paves Way for National Carbon Standards in Construction Materials,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(April 6, 2022).
Contacts: Paul Freeman, Issac D. Schabes
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"Filing a Timely Protest is Half the Battelle,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 24, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"GSA Takes “Concrete” Efforts Towards Implementing Buy Clean Construction Policies,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 15, 2022).
Contacts: Paul Freeman, Byron R. Brown, Issac D. Schabes
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"New Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike Heads to Court,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 11, 2022).
Contacts: Issac D. Schabes, Kris D. Meade, Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre
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"COFC Rejects GAO’s Duty to Notify of Key Personnel Departures,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 7, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"Supreme Court Stays Enforcement of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS,"
Environment & Natural Resources: Occupational Safety & Health Alerts
(January 13, 2022).
Contacts: Peter Eyre, Thomas P. Gies, Daniel W. Wolff, Rina M. Gashaw, Tyler Brown, Issac D. Schabes
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"Agency Failure to Consider Impact of Corporate Transaction Renders Award Decision Infirm,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 12, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"Federal Circuit: Prejudice Not Presumed Upon Finding of Agency Irrationality,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 4, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Issac D. Schabes
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"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022: Acquisition Policy Changes of Which Government Contractors Should Be Aware,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 30, 2021).
Contacts: Jonathan M. Baker, Lorraine M. Campos, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Stephanie L. Crawford, Christopher D. Garcia, Rina M. Gashaw, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Olivia Lynch, John E. McCarthy Jr., William B. O'Reilly, Issac D. Schabes, Zachary Schroeder, Rachel Schumacher, Allison Skager, M. Yuan Zhou
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"White House Further Looks to Federal Procurement Power to Address Climate Change,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 9, 2021).
Contacts: Paul Freeman, Byron R. Brown, Issac D. Schabes
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"Federal Circuit Keeps Blue & Gold Waiver Rule, But Questions Remain,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 9, 2021).
Contacts: Robert J. Sneckenberg, Issac D. Schabes
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"White House Announces Reforms to Increase Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Disadvantaged Businesses,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 6, 2021).
Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Issac D. Schabes
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"File Your Pre-Award Protest Early. Just Not Too Early.,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 23, 2021).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"Executive Order Provides for Nondisplacement of Certain Workers Covered by the Service Contract Act,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 22, 2021).
Contacts: Peter Eyre, Trina Fairley Barlow, Issac D. Schabes
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"Agencies Continue to Lay Groundwork for Consideration of Potential FAR Amendments Aimed at Climate Change Risks,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(October 15, 2021).
Contacts: Paul Freeman, Peter Eyre, Elizabeth B. Dawson, Issac D. Schabes