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RJO shareholder Stephen Bacon has been appointed to the Howard County Chamber of Commerce’s GovConnects Advisory Council. The 13-member advisory council helps the Maryland-based group and its board of directors vet, structure and administer the chamber’s GovConnects program for local federal government contractors. GovConnects helps county-area contractors grow their businesses and develop key government contacts…
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RJO regularly defends businesses of all sizes against PAGA claims and in other wage and hour actions. We understand that a PAGA notice can be a significant concern for corporate leadership, especially if a company has not faced one in the past. We invite you to join shareholders Sharon Rossi, Emily Murphy and Dennis Huie…
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RJO Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Group Chair Robert Metzger will discuss the new CMMC Proposed Rule during a webinar hosted by PreVeil on February 1 at 1 p.m. EST. Mr. Metzger is a nationally recognized lawyer for cyber and supply chain security with past experience on the Defense Science Board Cyber Supply Chain study and…
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Neil O’Donnell, a shareholder in and former chair of RJO’s Government Contracts and Construction Practice Groups, will address key recent federal court decisions of importance for contractors at the Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association (BCABA)’s Annual Program on February 1 at 3:30 p.m. EST in Washington, D.C. Mr. O’Donnell will join two other panelists…
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has released its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 regulations for public comment. These rules will affect 220,000 companies in the Defense Industrial Base. More than 75,000 DOD suppliers will be required to pass an independent third-party assessment as a condition for future eligibility for DOD contracts. Join RJO…
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RJO is pleased to announce that Richard Harris, Jon-Erik Magnus and Emily Murphy have been elected shareholders of the firm, effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Harris focuses his practice on construction, government contracts and white-collar criminal defense. He has extensive experience in public and private construction matters, including bid protests, contract negotiation and claims, including…
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On Tuesday December 12, 2023, Henry Stegner presented at the AGC California’s Legal Advisory Committee’s Northern California meeting hosted at the offices of Rogers Joseph O’Donnell. His presentation discussed the evolving solar laws in California, and he discussed today’s high-stakes appeal being heard about the California Public Utilities Commission’s implementation of the updated net billing…
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Shareholder Merri A. Baldwin, who co-chairs RJO’s Attorney Liability and Conduct practice group, recently published an article in the Daily Journal breaking down the California Bar’s new guidelines for integrating AI into legal work. The article, “AI in legal practice: New California Bar guidelines” discusses how the use of AI in legal practice is expected…
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Shareholder Robert Metzger, who heads RJO’s D.C. office, will present on cybersecurity issues for the Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s Fundamentals of Privacy Law 2023 program. This course will take place on December 13 at PLI’s offices in New York. Metzger’s program segment, which will run from 2:30-3:45 p.m., is titled “Vendor Security and Information Security…
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Shareholder Robert Metzger, who chairs the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy practice group, has joined the infrastructure security research group Mission Critical as a Fellow and member of the Advisory Board. Metzger’s legal practice includes cyber and related national security matters, including foreign ownership, control or influence, along with a wide range of public procurement and…
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