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How Firms, State and Local Government Attorneys Can Conquer Top Challenges

Webinar | 05.27.20, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT

There’s a new legal landscape for government attorneys and the law firms that work alongside them. State attorneys general are approaching their work in new ways, spearheading litigation in targeted areas like data privacy and public health. And in the private practice world, there’s a complementary trend – a number of law firms are creating or building up their state AG practices in response.


Join this webcast to gain an understanding of the legal landscape for state attorneys general and other government attorneys, including how law firms are responding to the demand for state AG work, the challenges and triumphs of modern state AGs and the issues they are targeting most through litigation.


6 critical issues will be addressed during this webcast:

  • Working within budget constraints to get mission-critical litigation and transactions accomplished.
  • Making sure justice is served despite complex legal issues in myriad areas requiring special knowledge.
  • Using technological innovation to simplify work processes.
  • Staying abreast of legislation and watching federal and jurisdictional developments, decisions, and trends.
  • Juggling limited resources with an increasing task, case and transaction load.
  • Advancing research skills and keeping knowledge updated.

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Webinar | 03.12.26

On-Going Government Audits of Small Business Programs: Why the Federal Government’s Focus on ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse’ Impacts Both Large and Small Contractors

The federal government has identified purported ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in small business programs as a major focus of its current enforcement efforts. As it relates to federal procurement, we have seen audits and investigations rolled out not only of active participants in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program but also reviews of various types of small business contracts (such as 8(a) sole source and set-aside awards, preference-based awards, and small business set-aside awards over particular values). Join Crowell & Moring as we discuss what aspects of contract performance and teaming arrangements are being scrutinized (e.g., size/status eligibility, limitations on subcontracting compliance, reasonableness of market rates, etc.) and how these considerations can impact both small government contractors holding the prime contracts under review and their subcontractors. ...