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The Department of Defense (DOD) has released its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 regulations for public comment. These rules will affect 220,000 companies in the Defense Industrial Base. More than 75,000 DOD suppliers will be required to pass an independent third-party assessment as a condition for future eligibility for DOD contracts. Join RJO…
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RJO is pleased to announce that Richard Harris, Jon-Erik Magnus and Emily Murphy have been elected shareholders of the firm, effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Harris focuses his practice on construction, government contracts and white-collar criminal defense. He has extensive experience in public and private construction matters, including bid protests, contract negotiation and claims, including…
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On Tuesday December 12, 2023, Henry Stegner presented at the AGC California’s Legal Advisory Committee’s Northern California meeting hosted at the offices of Rogers Joseph O’Donnell. His presentation discussed the evolving solar laws in California, and he discussed today’s high-stakes appeal being heard about the California Public Utilities Commission’s implementation of the updated net billing…
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Shareholder Merri A. Baldwin, who co-chairs RJO’s Attorney Liability and Conduct practice group, recently published an article in the Daily Journal breaking down the California Bar’s new guidelines for integrating AI into legal work. The article, “AI in legal practice: New California Bar guidelines” discusses how the use of AI in legal practice is expected…
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Shareholder Robert Metzger, who heads RJO’s D.C. office, will present on cybersecurity issues for the Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s Fundamentals of Privacy Law 2023 program. This course will take place on December 13 at PLI’s offices in New York. Metzger’s program segment, which will run from 2:30-3:45 p.m., is titled “Vendor Security and Information Security…
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Shareholder Robert Metzger, who chairs the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy practice group, has joined the infrastructure security research group Mission Critical as a Fellow and member of the Advisory Board. Metzger’s legal practice includes cyber and related national security matters, including foreign ownership, control or influence, along with a wide range of public procurement and…
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RJO shareholder Robert Metzger, who has been widely credited as instrumental in the Pentagon’s CMMC initiative, recently joined Core4ce CEO Jack Wilmer for “The New Rule: What We Know and What’s Next” at Washington Technology’s Second Annual CMMC Ecosystem Summit on November 8. Their panel covered the ins, outs and implementation timelines of the Title…
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Shareholder Stephen Bacon will moderate a panel addressing wage and labor requirement claims at the American Bar Association Contract Claims and Dispute Resolution Committee (CCDRC) Meeting on December 6 in Washington, D.C. The panel, “Claims Arising from Wage and Labor Requirements,” will explore the challenges that Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act requirements could present…
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Shareholder Robert Metzger, who heads RJO’s D.C. office, has been featured in a recent video from Washington Technology exploring what defense contractors can expect from the soon-to-be-released Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) regulations, which has now been approved for publication by the OMB OIRA unit and should be made public very soon. It is expected…
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RJO shareholder Dennis J. Callahan presented at the 2023 Government Contracts Review & Outlook conference from November 14-15 in San Diego. Callahan and Scott Roybal of Sheppard Mullin delivered “An Update on the Civil False Claims Act, Fraud Focus on Fraud and FCA” on Nov. 15. They spoke about the procurement-focused updates on the False…
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