Flying at a high level, this presentation will provide a context for recognizing and working with common types of government contracts. Government agencies accomplish many of their responsibilities through a variety of contracting mechanisms. You will learn about legal and policy requirements that present unique challenges in government contracting and some best practices for handling contract documents and monitoring contract performance.

Objectives:

Identify common types of contracts entered into by all levels of government
Recognize unique government contracting issues such as competitive process and public disclosure requirements
Determine best practices for contract management

CLM Credits: (Note that only the CLM credit available for this webinar is stated below. If a credit is not stated, it is not available for this program.)

CLMSM Recertification Credit: 1 hour in the subject area of Legal Industry/Business Management (LI)

CLMSM App Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour in the subject area of Legal Industry/Business Management (LI) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.

Speaker:

Suzanne Shaw is a former assistant attorney general and senior counsel for the state of Washington Attorney General’s Office. Her 20-year public practice centered on open government, administrative law, constitutional law and government contracting, with an emphasis on IT procurement. Shaw is now in private practice with Gallitano & O’Connor LLP, a nationally-recognized law firm that represents public and private sector organizations and businesses in technology and outsourcing transactions.


Practice Areas:		Business, Finance, and Accounting, Government Contracting

Online Media Type:		Interactive Text

Production Date:		05/13/2014 3:00 PM EDT

Level:		Intermediate

Category:		Standard

Duration:		1 Hours, 0 Minutes

Online Format:		Live

Course Type:		Public

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Speakers:

•	Suzanne Shaw - Gallitano & O'Connor LLP


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