Agency Playing Favorites Leads To Bad Faith Termination
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.18.05
While the government has significant discretion under the termination for convenience clause to end a contract, that discretion is not limitless. In Advanced Team Concepts, Inc. v. U.S. (Sept. 28, 2005), the Court of Federal Claims held that a termination was in bad faith and thus a breach of contract permitting lost profits when the reason for the termination was simply to shift the work to the recently departed director of the agency.
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Client Alert | 8 min read | 12.11.25
Director Squires Revamps the Workings of the U.S. Patent Office
In March 2025, President Trump nominated John A. Squires for the positions of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). After being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 20-2, Squires was confirmed by the Senate on September 17, 2025, by a vote of 51-47 after anti-filibuster measures were invoked. During and after the confirmation process, Squires emphasized several goals for the USPTO during his time as Director. Such goals included:
Client Alert | 8 min read | 12.10.25
Creativity You Can Use: CJEU Clarifies Copyright for Applied Art
Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.10.25
Federal Court Strikes Down Interior Order Suspending Wind Energy Development
Client Alert | 14 min read | 12.10.25
SBA Office of General Counsel Audit of Participants in the 8(a) Program and Beyond
