About Aron
Aron Beezley is the co-leader of Bradley’s nationally ranked Government Contracts Practice Group. Aron was recently named the “Law360 MVP of the Year for Government Contracts” and is nationally recognized for his government contracts practice by Chambers USA, Law360, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers. His vast experience includes representation of government contractors in numerous industries and in all aspects of the government-contracting process, including negotiation, award, performance and termination.Having litigated some of the most high-profile and noteworthy government contracts cases in recent years, Aron's practice is particularly focused on the litigation of 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. In this connection, Law360 noted that his “work on high-stakes government contracts litigation [] has included some of the most consequential recent decisions in the area…” Law360 has also remarked 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’s practice also is focused on day-to-day counseling of government contractors, including matters involving:Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) complianceFalse Claims Act (FCA) matters and investigationsSmall business/socio-economic/veteran-owned business/ HUBZone/woman-owned business/AbilityOne contractingMerger and acquisition (M&A) due diligence reviews for federal contractorsSmall Business Administration (SBA) mentor-protégé programsFederal construction contractingSBA size/status protests and appealsJoint venture (JV) and teaming issuesOrganizational conflict of interest (OCI) issuesTerminations for convenience and defaultFreedom of Information Act (FOIA) issuesCost and pricing mattersEthics compliance and investigationsBuy America and Buy American requirementsExecutive Orders and other labor and employment standards applicable to federal contractors“Mandatory disclosure” issuesState and local government contracts issues and protestsSuspension and debarment actionsCorporate issues for federal contractorsCivil anti-trust issues pertaining to federal contractorsService Contract Act (SCA) issuesCommercial item contractingIntellectual property and data rights issuesSubcontracting issues and disputesU.S. Postal Service protests and disagreementsAnti-Deficiency Act issuesAudit issuesMetropolitan Washington Airports Authority bid protestsUnsolicited proposal issues under FAR Subpart 15.6Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) issuesDavis-Bacon Act (DBA) compliance issuesWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) procurement and protest issuesCybersecurity issuesContract novation and change-of-name issues“Revolving door” restrictionsTruthful Cost or Pricing Data (f/k/a Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)) requirementsGrant and cooperative agreements, including compliance with the Uniform Guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Department of Energy grant mattersFEMA arbitrationsSmall business loan programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) established by the CARES Act of 2020, including PPP appeals and fraud mattersConcession contractingContractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) challengesOther Transaction Authority (OTA) agreementsNAICS appealsBid protests before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA)Aron received his LL.M. in Government Contracts Law from The George Washington University Law School. Aron also served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Susan G. Braden, the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, where he assisted in handling a variety of cases in the government contracts context.Aron currently serves on the PubKLaw Advisory Board, and he recently served on the Law360 Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board and as a vice chair of the ABA Bid Protest Committee. Additionally, Aron is a prolific author of articles on legal issues affecting government contractors. He is also a frequent speaker on – and regularly is quoted by news outlets about – legal issues impacting government contractors.
Aron Beezley is the co-leader of Bradley’s nationally ranked Government Contracts Practice Group. Aron was recently named the “Law360 MVP of the Year for Government Contracts” and is nationally recognized for his government contracts practice by Chambers USA, Law360, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers. His vast experience includes representation of government contractors in numerous industries and in all aspects of the government-contracting process, including negotiation, award, performance and termination.
Having litigated some of the most high-profile and noteworthy government contracts cases in recent years, Aron's practice is particularly focused on the litigation of 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. In this connection, Law360 noted that his “work on high-stakes government contracts litigation [] has included some of the most consequential recent decisions in the area…” Law360 has also remarked 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’s practice also is focused on day-to-day counseling of government contractors, including matters involving:
Aron received his LL.M. in Government Contracts Law from The George Washington University Law School. Aron also served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Susan G. Braden, the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, where he assisted in handling a variety of cases in the government contracts context.
Aron currently serves on the PubKLaw Advisory Board, and he recently served on the Law360 Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board and as a vice chair of the ABA Bid Protest Committee. Additionally, Aron is a prolific author of articles on legal issues affecting government contractors. He is also a frequent speaker on – and regularly is quoted by news outlets about – legal issues impacting government contractors.