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Blank Rome Attorneys Appointed to American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section Leadership for the 2024–2025 Term

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that eight attorneys from the firm’s nationally recognized Government Contracts group have been appointed to leadership roles in the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) Public Contract Law Section for the 2024–2025 term.

Partners Robyn N. Burrows, Dominique L. CasimirJustin A. ChiarodoStephanie M. HardenElizabeth N. JochumLuke W. Meier, and Jennifer A. Short and associate David L. Bodner began their terms in August 2024.

Their roles for the 2024–2025 term are:

  1. Robyn Burrows: Vice-Chair – Contract Claims & Disputes; Vice-Chair –Cybersecurity, Privacy and Emerging Technology
  2. Dominique Casimir: Vice-Chair – Debarment & Suspension
  3. Justin Chiarodo: Vice-Chair – Contract Claims & Disputes; Vice-Chair – Diversity Committee
  4. Stephanie Harden: Co-Chair – Accounting, Cost & Pricing
  5. Elizabeth Jochum: Co-Chair – Bid Protest
  6. Luke Meier: Vice-Chair – Bid Protest; Vice-Chair – Procurement Fraud & False Claims
  7. Jennifer Short: Co-Chair – Procurement Fraud & False Claims; Vice-Chair – Debarment & Suspension 
  8. David Bodner: Co-Chair – Intellectual Property; Vice-Chair – Bid Protest

The ABA Section of Public Contract Law serves to provide balanced recommendations on procurement policy, provide a forum to engage with colleagues across all segments of the procurement industry, and gain insight into and develop unique perspectives of federal, state, and local public contract law. For more information, please visit the Section’s webpage.