Recently I was in a meeting with ten other people and we were trying to resolve a risky business situation that had legal and financial implications for the company. Discussing risky business situations with this group of folks was nothing new. In fact, we were having the same conversation over the same situation without any...

“Non-traditional defense contractor” – sounds like a start-up run by hipsters that has decided to sell its cutting-edge tech to the Department of Defense when it has never before done so. In other words, an anti-establishment, small business looking to sell to DoD. That is not really the case. In fact, some very traditional defense...

U.S. technology and products are ending up in North Korean missiles which are ending up in Russia which Russia then uses in its war against the Ukraine.  One does not need to be a knowledgeable on U.S. export control laws to reach the conclusion that this fact demonstrates that U.S. companies with export-controlled items and...

The Government Has Banned TikTok The U.S. Government has banned from Government IT systems and Government devices, the TikTok app, or any application created or sold by ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok. The ban applies Government contractors and subcontractors to some degree as well. The ban was issued because of U.S. Government concerns that...

Overview There are times, when a government employee may ask a contractor to provide supplies or services without a contract; to provide supplies and services for free; or to start performance before a contract is signed. Most contractors will do so since they are relying on the guidance of those in the government on how...

Who Am I? A philosophical question that people have asked themselves for centuries is, “Who am I?” A big question that arguably we spend our lives trying to answer but never really get there. A question that is closely related to “Who am I” that you may be asking of your business is, “Am I...

Today I had to deliver unwelcome news to a client – it is costly to do this. There are essentially two buckets of costs when a lawyer delivers unwelcome news: The cost of the lawyer’s time – borne by the client The cost of a broken heart – borne by the lawyer. Read on for...