Professional Qualifications

Ms. Lopez counsels and represents government contractors on a broad range of matters, including bid protests, contract claims and disputes, and a variety of regulatory issues affecting government contractors, including domestic preference procurement laws.  She assists government contractors in a diverse array of industries, including energy, aerospace and defense, construction, health care and cybersecurity. Her bid protest experience includes prosecuting and opposing bid protests before the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office.

Ms. Lopez also has significant litigation experience concerning complex commercial disputes and suits against federal, state and local governments. Her contract claims and disputes experience includes representing contractors before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and representing both prime contractors and subcontractors in complex commercial disputes. Before joining Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, Ms. Lopez represented companies, state entities, non-profit organizations and individuals in suits against the federal government and state and local governments in federal courts, involving contract disputes, eminent domain, environmental law, class and mass action litigation, breach of trust claims and administrative law.

Education

J.D., American University Washington College of Law
Cum Laude
Notices of Superior Work, Administrative Law Review
Certificate of Excellence for Legal Rhetoric: Research and Writing

B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Dean’s List

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Federal Claims