Aron Beezley leads Bradley’s nationally ranked Government Contracts Practice Group. He was recently named Law360 “MVP of the Year” for Government Contracts and is widely recognized as one of the nation’s premier government contracts attorneys by Chambers USALaw360Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, Washington Business Journal, Thompson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyers, Lexology, and Super Lawyers.

Aron has litigated some of the most high-profile and consequential government contracts matters in recent years, with a practice centered on high-stakes contract claims and bid protests before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Boards of Contract Appeals. Reflecting the significance of his work, Law360 has observed that his “work on high-stakes government contracts litigation [] has included some of the most consequential recent decisions in the area…” Law360 also has noted that Aron “has racked up victories for clients in challenges to government contract awards, including Integrated Nuclear Productions Solutions’ successful bid protest of a $22.8 billion Department of Energy deal…”

Aron also provides strategic day-to-day counseling to government contractors on a wide array of regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters, including:

  • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliance
  • False Claims Act (FCA) matters and investigations
  • Small business, socio-economic, veteran-owned, HUBZone, woman-owned, and AbilityOne contracting issues
  • Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence for federal contractors
  • SBA mentor-protégé programs
  • Federal construction contracting
  • SBA size and status protests and appeals
  • Joint venture (JV) and teaming arrangements
  • Organizational conflicts of interest (OCI)
  • Terminations for convenience and default
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) issues
  • Cost and pricing matters
  • Ethics compliance and internal investigations
  • Buy America and Buy American requirements
  • Executive orders and labor/employment standards applicable to federal contractors
  • Mandatory disclosure obligations
  • State and local procurement matters and protests
  • Suspension and debarment proceedings
  • Corporate governance issues for federal contractors
  • Civil antitrust issues involving government contractors
  • Service Contract Act (SCA) compliance
  • Commercial item contracting
  • Intellectual property and data rights issues
  • Subcontracting disputes and flowdown compliance
  • U.S. Postal Service protests and contract disputes
  • Anti-Deficiency Act issues
  • Audit and oversight matters
  • Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority bid protests
  • Unsolicited proposals under FAR Subpart 15.6
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance issues
  • Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) compliance
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) procurement and protest matters
  • Cybersecurity compliance
  • Contract novations and change-of-name agreements
  • Revolving door restrictions and procurement integrity issues
  • Truthful Cost or Pricing Data (formerly TINA) compliance
  • Grants and cooperative agreements, including Uniform Guidance compliance
  • Government sanctions
  • Department of Energy grant matters
  • FEMA arbitrations
  • Small business loan programs, including PPP appeals and fraud matters arising under the CARES Act
  • Concession contracting
  • CPARS challenges
  • Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements
  • NAICS appeals
  • Bid protests before the FAA Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA)

Aron earned his LL.M. in Government Contracts Law from The George Washington University Law School. He also served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Susan G. Braden, former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, assisting with a broad range of matters arising in the government contracts arena.

Aron currently serves on the PubKLaw Advisory Board and previously served on the Law360 Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board, as well as vice chair of the ABA Bid Protest Committee.

A five-time JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards honoree, Aron is a prolific author and widely recognized thought leader on legal issues impacting government contractors. He is a highly sought-after speaker on critical developments and emerging trends in procurement law, and is frequently quoted by leading news outlets for his insights on significant government contracts matters and litigation trends.