Program on Law & Government

Government Contracts
Advisory Board

Through the Government Contracts Initiative, the Program on Law and Government seeks to provide students with the academic training, extracurricular programming and career counseling necessary to succeed in the dynamic field of government contracts law. Comprised of leading experts in the field, the Advisory Board provides advice and assistance to the Program to ensure its success.


Steven Shapiro, Advisory Board Chair
American University Washington College of Law

Nicholas Beadle
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of the Solicitor

William H. Carroll
American University Washington College of Law (Ret.)

Dean Dastvar
UnitedHealth Group

Jonathan R. Davey
Reed Smith, LLP

W. Jay DeVecchio
Morrison & Foerster, LLP

Sean K. Griffin
Smith Pachter McWhorter, PLC

Martin J. Harty
Administrative Judge (Ret.)

Kathleen Murphy
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy

Brian Stanford
NASA, Office of the General Counsel

Chris White
American University Washington College of Law

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Law and Government Highlights

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