• Represent AE Industrial Partners HorizonX Ventures fund in several investment transactions.
• Structured and drafted suite of commercial transactional documents for a kinetic launch services startup, including booking, launch and engineering services, satellite manufacturing, and partnership agreements
• Assisted a new reusable rocket launch services company in obtaining frequency authorizations and related waivers for launch activities.
• Acted as lead corporate and regulatory counsel on the sale of Spaceflight to Firefly
• Represented a strategic investor in the investment in Firefly Series C Preferred Stock
• Negotiated teaming agreements for satellite services company with prime contractors for capture of defense and security technology development awards

Represented Boeing in international arbitration venued in Paris relating to satellite constructive total loss resulting in alleged damages of several hundred million dollars. The ICC issued a final decision rejecting insurers’ claims and awarding defense costs to Boeing.

Represented Spectrum Astro Inc. in a trade secret misappropriation case regarding the design of satellite subsystems, including command and data handling, data acquisition software, ground support equipment, power design and development and test tools. Case settled.

Represented client in successfully avoiding termination of $150 million satellite procurement contract and renegotiation of the contract.

Represent satellite manufacturer in international arbitration relating to satellite constructive total loss resulting in alleged damages of $400 million.

Represented provider of satellite services in its investment in companies delivering entertainment services and content.

Counsel to Boeing, Sea Launch regarding satellite launch services contracts.

Successfully represented Boeing in a major satellite arbitration before the ICC in Paris. The ICC Tribunal rejected the satellite insurers' claims and awarded Boeing full costs.

Sought advisory opinion on treatment of public service announcements featuring federal candidate.

Representation of satellite manufacturer in contract disputes.

Represented Boeing in international arbitration venued in Paris relating to satellite constructive total loss resulting in alleged damages of several hundred million dollars. The ICC issued a final decision rejecting insurers’ claims and awarding defense costs to Boeing.

Successfully represented Corning Inc. against product liability and commercial claims arising out of the alleged degraded performance of six telecommunication satellites, with $135 million in damages claimed. Judgment in Corning Inc.'s favor affirmed by the Ninth Circuit. 254 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (C.D. Cal. 2003), aff'd, 197 F. App'x. 575 (9th Cir. 2006)

Represent third party in presenting evidence in international arbitration relating to $80 million in satellite insurance coverage.

Represent satellite manufacturer in international arbitration under UNCITRAL rules relating to satellite constructive total loss resulting in alleged damages of $400 million.

Represented third party in presenting evidence related to an eight-figure insurance coverage dispute arising from the constructive total loss of a commercial communications satellite.

Protested the award of a $450 million contract to provide comprehensive satellite services contract to the United States Navy.

Led representation of Boeing in international arbitration venued in Paris relating to satellite constructive total loss resulting in alleged damages of several hundred million dollars. The ICC issued a final decision rejecting insurers’ claims and awarding full defense costs to Boeing.

Handled multiple bid protests before the GAO and the ODRA involving wide range of issues, including unequal treatment of bidders, failure to adhere to solicitation criteria, inappropriate technical / cost - price evaluations and flawed best value analysis. Recent representative protest matters include:

• Matter of Intelsat General Corporation, B-412097
  Led the successful protest against the award of $450 million contract to provide comprehensive satellite services contract to the United States Navy.
• Matter of Harris IT Services Corporation, B-41169; B-411796
  Led the successful protest and developed a precedent-setting argument challenging a $335 million IDIQ contract award from the FBI for Land Mobile Radio System equipment.
• Matter of MTU Maintenance Canada, Ltd., B-41185
  Led the successful defense of an award from the United States Air Force to The Boeing Company to maintain specialized, nuclear-hardened aircraft used to protect and convey the nation’s senior leadership in the event of nuclear war.
• Matter of First Coast Service Options, Inc., B-409295.1
  Overturned CMS’s decision to exclude First Coast from the competitive range
• Matter of ITT Information Systems, 12-ODRA-00628; Matter of Lockheed Martin Corporation, 12-ODRA-00631
  Led successful defense of $330 Million contract award to Harris Corporation to upgrade FAA’s air traffic control communications system.

Defended a satellite manufacturer in international arbitrations in Paris and Toronto. The Paris arbitration resulted in an award for the client after a full evidentiary hearing. The adverse party in the Toronto arbitration abandoned its claims for a walk-away settlement before trial.