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The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Nov. 10 in GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal, a case that has significant implications for federal government contractors. The justices have been asked to decide whether an order denying a government contractor’s claim of derivative sovereign immunity is immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine. Lisa…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC shareholder Gregory P. Rosen co-authored an Oct. 29 article in Law360 that covered the recent investigation into border czar Tom Homan and whether private citizens can be prosecuted as public officials under federal bribery law. In the article, Rosen and co-author Jason Manning from Levy Firestone Muse LLP, highlighted a wide…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC shareholder Aaron P. Silberman is co-chairing this year’s American Bar Association (ABA) Public Contract Law Section Fall Forum on Nov. 13 – 15 in Reston, Virginia. Of Counsel Lisa N. Himes will also attend. This year’s theme is “Contracts, Compliance, and Change: Legal Perspectives in Shifting Times.” Session topics include managing…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell shareholder Aaron P. Silberman will speak on a panel on Nov. 5 at the 2025 NASPO Law Institute in Savannah, Georgia. Silberman’s panel, “Federal and State Law: A Discussion with the Experts,” will discuss how state governments are experiencing legal conflicts with U.S. federal government laws, regulations and policies in contracts and…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC shareholder Jon-Erik W. Magnus will moderate a panel on vapor intrusion (VI) issues for redevelopment projects for a Bar Association of San Francisco Environmental Law Section event on Nov. 6. The panel will highlight common redevelopment project VI challenges and identify tools for developers to overcome them. Speakers will also provide…
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On November 3, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in Hencely v. Fluor Corp., a case that could reshape the legal landscape for government contractors supporting U.S. military operations worldwide. Lisa N. Himes, Of Counsel at Rogers Joseph O’Donnell P.C., appeared on the Federal News Network’s The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC shareholder Gregory P. Rosen will be a featured speaker at a virtual CLE hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) San Francisco Bay Area on October 29, 2025. The program, “Prosecutors Who Led the Investigation into January 6: Lessons for Large-Scale Litigation,” will offer an inside look at the largest…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell shareholders Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Gregory P. Rosen, along with associate S. Amber Lee, successfully defended community-based nonprofit Collective Impact against debarment by defeating 65 counts of willful misconduct. Collective Impact provides after-school and summer programming for low-income youth, workforce development and literacy programs in San Francisco. It receives grants from several…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC Of Counsel Lisa N. Himes will attend the Joint NDIA/AIA Fall Industrial Security Conference on Oct. 21 in Washington, D.C. The bi-annual conference serves as a key forum for executive-level security leadership and policymakers across federal agencies and industry to address major government security topics. The event will offer expert panels…
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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC has named shareholder Joseph C. McGowan as co-chair of the firm’s Construction Practice Group. “We are pleased to elevate Joe to this position at the firm,” said founding shareholder Neil H. O’Donnell. “He has decades of experience in construction law and is consistently driving new ideas at the firm. Joe is…
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