Speeches & Presentations

• "Bid Protests: Continued March on Washington," OOPS 2017, Crowell & Moring's 33rd Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 4, 2017). Presenters: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Thomas P. Humphrey, Olivia Lynch, James G. Peyster, and Robert J. Sneckenberg.
• "What Will the New Year Bring: Issues and Developments for Government Contractors," Federal Publications Webinar, Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2017). Presenters: David B. Robbins, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Stephen J. McBrady, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Skye Mathieson, and Olivia Lynch.
• "What Will the New Year (and Administration) Bring for Government Contractors?" Crowell & Moring First 100 Days Webinar, Washington, D.C. (January 25, 2017). Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
• "SBA Opens the Floodgates: The New Government-Wide Mentor-Protégé Program," Crowell & Moring Webinar (August 4, 2016). Speakers: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, and Elizabeth Buehler.
• "Cybersecurity and Government Contracting: Regulations, Implications and Compliance," Federal Publications Seminars, Washington, D.C. (June 2016). Presenters: David Z. Bodenheimer, Olivia Lynch & Nkechi Kanu.
• "Thinking Strategically About Bid Protests: Frequently Overlooked Considerations," OOPS 2016, Crowell & Moring's 32nd Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 25-26, 2016). Moderator: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan; Presenters: Thomas P. Humphrey, James G. Peyster, Olivia Lynch, and Robert J. Sneckenberg.
• "What Will the New Year Bring," Crowell & Moring Webinar, Washington, D.C. (January 14, 2016). Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
• "Small Business Regulatory Shake-Up," OOPS 2015, Crowell & Moring's 31st Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 5-6, 2015). Moderator: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan; Panelists: Olivia Lynch and Gordon Griffin.
• "What Will the New Year Bring: Small Business," Crowell & Moring Webinar (January 7, 2015). Presenters: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan and Olivia Lynch.
• "Shifting Tides on the Bid Protest Front," OOPS 2014, Crowell & Moring's 30th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 13-14, 2014). Moderator: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan; Presenters: Thomas P. Humphrey, James G. Peyster, and Olivia Lynch.
• "Compliance and Ethics for Government Contractors," Federal Publications Seminars (February 5, 2014). Presenters: Peter Eyre and Olivia Lynch.
• "Bid Protests: Trends and Developments," OOPS 2013, Crowell & Moring's 29th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 15-16, 2013). Moderator: Daniel R. Forman; Presenters: Thomas P. Humphrey, Derek R. Mullins, and Olivia Lynch.
• "The Cybersecurity Battlefield in Federal Procurements: What You Need to Know about the Exploding Risks and Escalating Rules," Presentation to National Contract Management Association, Free State Chapter (January 17, 2013). Co-Presenters: David Z. Bodenheimer, Amelia Schmidt, Olivia Lynch, and Gordon Griffin.

Publications

• "Living in Harmony: Notable Changes to Synchronize the 8(a) and Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (July 27, 2016). Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, and Elizabeth Buehler.
• "SBA Opens the Floodgates: The Mentor-Protégé Program Expands to All Small Businesses," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (July 26, 2016). Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, and Elizabeth Buehler.
• "The SBA Final Rule Implementing the FY2013 NDAA Part IV: New Recertification Requirement Following Mergers & Acquisitions," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (June 24, 2016). Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, and Joelle Sires.
• "The SBA Final Rule Implementing the FY2013 NDAA Part III: What You Need to Know About Affiliation and Joint Ventures," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (June 15, 2016). Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan and Olivia Lynch.
• "The SBA Final Rule Implementing the FY2013 NDAA Part II: The Changes to Small Business Subcontracting Plans Have Immediate Impacts on Small and Large Businesses," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (June 9, 2016). Authors: Olivia Lynch and Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan.
• "The SBA Final Rule Implementing the FY2013 NDAA Part I: SBA Overhauls the Method for Calculating Compliance with the Limitation on Subcontracting Requirement," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (June 7, 2016). Authors: Olivia Lynch and Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan.
• "Responsible Sourcing: New Tools for Contractors to Combat Human Trafficking," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (May 17, 2016). Authors: Olivia Lynch and M. Yuan Zhou.
• "Contractors Must Deal with Integrity Issues in Proposals," Law360 (March 16, 2016). Authors: David B. Robbins, Peter Eyre, and Olivia Lynch.
• "Government Contracts Bid Protests: A Practical and Procedural Guide, 2015 ed." Thomson Reuters. Contributors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Jonathan M. Baker, Olivia L. Lynch.
• "DoD Releases Interim Rule on Cloud Service Acquisitions," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (August 27, 2015). Authors: Olivia Lynch and Peter J. Eyre.
• "GSA Announces Changes in its Contractor Assistance Visits," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (March 19, 2015). Authors: Angela B. Styles, Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, and Olivia Lynch.
• "Significant Changes on the Horizon to Key SBA Regulations, Including the Limitations on Subcontracting," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (January 15, 2015). Co-Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan and Olivia Lynch.
• "DOJ's Recently Articulated Position on the Accessibility of Point-of-Sales Devices," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer (May 6, 2014). Author: Olivia Lynch.
• "Ten FCA Decisions From 2013 That Government Contractors Need To Know," The Government Contractor, Vol. 56, No. 8 (February 26, 2014). Co-Authors: Andy Liu, Jonathan Cone, and Olivia Lynch.
• "GAO Declines to Apply the Interested Party Rule in a Protest Filed under the Name of the Wrong Company," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (January 31, 2014). Author: Olivia Lynch.
• "Trends and Developments in Bid Protests — Ounce of Prevention Seminar, May 15-16," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (April 18, 2013). Author: Olivia Lynch.
• "Contractors Caught in the Cyber Minefields: More Rules and Greater Confusion for Public Sector Cybersecurity," Bloomberg BNA Federal Contracts Report (March 12, 2013). Co-Authors: David Z. Bodenheimer and Olivia Lynch.
• "Application of GAO's Timeliness Rules for GAO Protests Filed after Agency-Level Protest Is the Same Regardless of the Nature of the Adverse Agency Action," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (February 20, 2013). Author: Olivia Lynch.
• "Information Security, Privacy, and the Government Accountability Office: Perspectives on Risks, Requirements, and Emerging Issues in the Public Sector," Crowell & Moring's E-Discovery Law Insights (February 1, 2013). Co-Authors: David Z. Bodenheimer and Olivia Lynch.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "Absent Formal Elimination, Offerors Have Standing to Pursue Size Protests," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 14, 2016). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "DoD Broadens Allowability for Cost Associated with Counterfeit Electronic Parts," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 1, 2016). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Peter Eyre, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Olivia Lynch
• "With More to Come, DoD Expands Reach of Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Parts Requirements," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 2, 2016). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Peter Eyre, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Olivia Lynch
• "The Flood Gates Are Opened: SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program Expands to All Small Business Concerns ," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 22, 2016). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "SBA’s July 2013 Small Business Subcontracting Revisions Finally Implemented in the FAR," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 21, 2016). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "Unanimous Supreme Court Says Veteran-Owned Small Business Preferences Reign," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 20, 2016). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Lorraine M. Campos, Olivia Lynch
• "SBA Regulatory Changes Affect Relationships Between Small and Large Businesses," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 9, 2016). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "GAO Proposed Rule Heralds New Electronic Filing System for Bid Protests," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 18, 2016). Contacts: Daniel R. Forman, John E. McCarthy Jr., James G. Peyster, Olivia Lynch, Robert J. Sneckenberg
• "Disclosing Fraud by Principals," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 17, 2016). Contacts: Peter Eyre, David B. Robbins, Olivia Lynch
• "Offerors Now Must Disclose Information about Owners, Subsidiaries, and Predecessors," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 9, 2016). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Olivia Lynch, David B. Robbins
• "Relying on a Parent's Experience and Resources in Your Proposal? Some Explanation Required," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 21, 2016). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Peter Eyre, Olivia Lynch
• "SBA Proposes Fundamental Revision to Subcontract Reporting," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 8, 2015). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "DoD Issues Long-Awaited Interim Rule on Cyber Requirements and Cloud Services," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 3, 2015). Contacts: David Z. Bodenheimer, Evan D. Wolff, Peter Eyre, Maida Oringher Lerner, Kate M. Growley, Olivia Lynch
• "GAO Faults Corrective Action Reevaluation," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 27, 2015). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, John E. McCarthy Jr., Olivia Lynch
• "DCMA Details Oversight of Counterfeit Electronic Parts," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 4, 2015). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Olivia Lynch
• "Post-Award Challenge to Solicitation Defect Upheld," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 15, 2015). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "NAICS Challengers at Court Must First Exhaust Administrative Remedies," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 27, 2015). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, John E. McCarthy Jr., Olivia Lynch
• "GSA Seeks Comments on Proposed Class Deviation to Address Open "Recurrent Points of Inconsistency" in Commercial Supplier Agreements," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 20, 2015). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Olivia Lynch
• "A Bold New World? GSA Proposes to Swap Its Price Reduction Clause for Monthly Reporting of All Sales Under Schedule and Other Government-Wide GSA Contracts," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 6, 2015). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Angela B. Styles, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Olivia Lynch
• "U.S. Access Board Proposes Updates to Section 508 Standards," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 20, 2015). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Olivia Lynch
• "SBA Proposes Sweeping Expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 13, 2015). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "Significant Changes on the Horizon to the Limitations on Subcontracting," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 14, 2015). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "'No Prejudice' Response to Protest of Past Performance Evaluation Tantamount to Concession of Error," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 31, 2014). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch
• "Updates on the Accessibility Front," Advertising & Product Risk Management Alert (June 19, 2014). Contact: Olivia Lynch
• "Industrial Base Sole-Source Award Deficient," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 4, 2014). Contacts: Thomas P. Humphrey, James G. Peyster, Olivia Lynch, Robert J. Sneckenberg
• "Ten FCA Decisions from 2013 That Contractors Need to Know," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 4, 2014). Contact: Olivia Lynch
• "FAR Amended to Standardize Past Performance Evaluations," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 5, 2013). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Olivia Lynch
• "OMB Issues Strategic Plan to Improve Management of Section 508," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 7, 2013). Contacts: Peter Eyre, James G. Peyster, Olivia Lynch
• "Ask the GAO Cyber Expert," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 30, 2013). Contacts: David Z. Bodenheimer, Olivia Lynch

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