Rina M. Gashaw is an associate in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where she is a member of the Government Contracts and International Dispute Resolution groups. Rina’s practice focuses on a range of government contracts issues, including government investigations, client counseling, and providing government contracts due diligence in transactional matters. Her practice also includes bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Rina earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a member of the Law Students in Court clinic focused on tenant rights and president of the Georgetown Law Teach-In program. She externed for the Honorable Lynn Leibovitz at the D.C. Superior Court and the Honorable Senator Kamala D. Harris and was also a consultant with the World Bank Group.
Prior to law school, Rina earned her B.A. in international development studies and political science from McGill University.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: California
Rina is admitted in California only, practicing under the supervision of D.C. Bar members.
Speeches & Presentations
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"GAO Issues Rare Sustain of a Corrective Action Protest,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 17, 2020).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Christian N. Curran, Rina M. Gashaw, William B. O'Reilly
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"Lack of Security Clearance Renders Key Person Unavailable,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 7, 2020).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Robert J. Sneckenberg, Rina M. Gashaw
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"Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Highlights COVID-19 Enforcement Trends and Priorities,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 12, 2020).
Contacts: Peter Eyre, Mana Elihu Lombardo, Rebecca Monck Ricigliano, Paul M. Rosen, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Rina M. Gashaw
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"Launch of GSA Coronavirus Procurement-Related Website,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 25, 2020).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Rina M. Gashaw
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"New Rules Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Impact E-Commerce,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 11, 2020).
Contacts: John B. Brew, David R. Stepp, Lorraine M. Campos, Paul M. Rosen, Peter Eyre, Rina M. Gashaw
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"GAO Denies Air Force "Leeway" to Conduct Tradeoff Using Paired Proposals,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 9, 2019).
Contacts: Jonathan M. Baker, Rina M. Gashaw
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"GAO Finds Eight Days Insufficient for FPR Response,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 3, 2019).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Rina M. Gashaw