Atty. Michael J. Schaengold
Michael J. Schaengold focuses his practice on government contracts litigation, investigations and counseling, and on litigation before the U.S.
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Michael J. Schaengold is a Shareholder, Co-Chair Government Contracts & Projects Practice based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at Greenberg Traurig Llp. They have 40+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1986. Their practice focuses on ip, litigation, government, and appellate. Admitted to practice in Maryland (1986) and District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fou (1988). Educated at University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1986) and Dickinson College (B.A., 1981). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, Advisory Council to the U, S, and Court of Federal Claims, 2006-Present •Member, Advisory Council to the U. Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael J. Schaengold focuses his practice on government contracts litigation, investigations and counseling, and on litigation before the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S
- Court of Federal Claims
- From 2014 to 2024, he was Chair or Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts Group
- Mike's substantial government contracts dispute and bid protest experience includes litigation of major cases before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Court of Federal Claims, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Boards of Contract Appeals
- He has represented clients in disputes involving most major departments and agencies of the U.S. government and, in recent years, has focused on procurements involving the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the Department of Energy, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Aeronautical and Space Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of State, among others
- He has substantial experience in False Claims Act (including qui tam) and Inspector General investigations and litigation, including negotiating Settlement and Administrative Agreements related thereto
- suspension and debarment matters
- and drafting and implementing compliance programs
- Mike regularly represents clients in patent/government contracts litigation in the Court of Federal Claims and in patent appeals to the Federal Circuit, and has represented clients in some of the largest Federal Circuit appeals, including several valued at more than $500 million
- He has been appointed by four Federal Circuit Chief Judges to that Court’s Advisory Council and/or Rules Advisory Committee, and has been appointed by three Court of Federal Claims Chief Judges to that Court’s Advisory Council
- He currently serves on the Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council and, from 2004-2010, was Co-Chair of the Federal Circuit Advisory Council
- Mike is a frequent lecturer on government contracts, Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims topics
- He has lectured at Thomson Reuters (West) Government Contracts Year in Review Conferences, PubKGroup’s Year in Review Conferences, Federal Circuit Judicial Conferences, Federal Circuit Bar Association Conferences, ABA Public Contract Law Section seminars, the Association of Board of Contract Appeals Judges seminars, the Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association Conferences, Court of Federal Claims Bar Association Conferences, the George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement Law Program, the University of Virginia School of Law, University of Maryland School of Law and George Mason University School of Law programs
- He has published more than 80 articles on Government Contracts, Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims topics
- Concentrations •Government Contracts •Bid Protests •Contract Disputes Act •Court of Federal Claims, Board of Contract Appeals, GAO and Federal Circuit litigation •False Claims Act and qui tam litigation and investigations •Inspector General and other government investigations •Suspension, debarment and ineligibility determinations, Administrative Agreements, and compliance programs •COVID-19 matters •Mergers, acquisitions, sales and spinoffs of government contractors •Grants and cooperative agreements •Technology, defense and national security, homeland security •Patent litigation including against the U.S
- Government under 28 U.S.C. 1498 •Construction projects •Litigation, dispute resolution and mediation Judicial Clerkships •Hon
- H. Robert Mayer, U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1987-1988 •Hon
- H. Robert Mayer, U.S
- Court of Federal Claims, 1986-1987 Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Government Contracts, 2024-2025 •Selected, Lexology, 'Lexology Client Choice Awards,' 2022 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Washington, D.C
- Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2013-2023 •Listed, Who's Who Legal •Government Contracts, 2015-2024 •Thought Leaders: USA, 2023-2024 •Listed, Washingtonian magazine, Top Lawyers - Government Contracts, 2017 •Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate and Construction - Construction, 2015 and 2024
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
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Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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