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Main office: Virginia
Direct phone: (703) 992-6840
Direct fax: (800) 727-0368
jb@bpmlawyers.com
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Publications and Presentations

 

Ms. Benton advises clients in many areas including:

 

• Federal and state contract formation, including legal review of requests for proposal, requests for quotes and invitations for bids;
• Sole source contracts and Other Transactions Authority contracts;
• Security clearance issues;
• Teaming agreements and strategic alliances;
• Joint ventures;
• Performance disputes, including disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors;
• Termination of contracts, including termination for convenience and default;
• Protection of intellectual property under government contracts, including technical data rights, copyright protection, contractor patent rights, and trademark and trade secrets protection;
• Suspension and debarment proceedings;
• SBA issues including minority-owned and women-owned business set-asides, 8a and SDB certification, mentor-protégé relationships, and small business size standard issues;
• Export and import issues; The Trade Agreements Act; The Buy American Act; ITAR and FMS issues;
• GSA Schedule Contracts, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, and other multiple award contract issues;
• Ethics and procurement integrity issues;
• Litigation of bid protests and claims and disputes before the GAO, the Boards of Contract Appeals, the Court of Federal Claims and various other federal and state courts; and
• Corporation and business formation and governance issues.

 

COURT ADMISSIONS

 

• U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
• U.S District Court, E.D. Virginia
• Court of Federal Claims

 

MEMBERSHIPS

 

• District of Columbia Bar (Government Contracts, and Sports and Entertainment Law sections)
• The Virginia State Bar (Local Government and Intellectual Property Sections),
• The American Bar Association (Public Contract Law, Business Law, and Intellectual Property Law sections),
• The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association

 

EDUCATION

 

• B.A., Binghamton University
• J.D., George Mason University School of Law [Deans Scholar, Assoc. Editor of Law Review]

 

Prior to co-founding Benton Potter & Murdock, Ms. Benton chaired the Government Contracts Group at Albo & Oblon, LLP, and practiced law with the Government Contracts & Technology Group at Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

 

Ms. Benton is a frequent lecturer and author on issues related to procurement, corporate law, and other matters.

 

Ms. Benton is listed in “Who’s Who in American Law” & “Who’s Who of American Women”.

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