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-- Six years antitrust litigation and merger investigation experience with the Federal Trade Commission (focus on transportation, automobile, rental car, concrete, paper, and pipe industries);-- Sixteen years as Chief Counsel of Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. (focus on defense of constitutional challenges to MBE and DBE programs under Equal Protection Clause; class action discrimination cases; procurement reforms and public contracting law; disparity studies; federal disadvantaged business enterprise program and regulations; airport concessions; SBA 8(a) program and regulations; commercial nondiscrimination policies; public policy advocacy);--Private law practice as partner with Tydings & Rosenberg LLP (focus on small business representation; entity formation; DBE and M/WBE program certification applications; bid protests; commercial nondiscrimination policies; minority distributorship development programs; small local business enterprise programs; mentor-protege programs; representation of state and local government clients in the development and legal defense of small and minority business programs and policies; legislative drafting of procurement reforms and other policies; representation of corporate clients in compliance with government regulations established under small and minority business programs and in creation of supplier diversity policies; Equal Credit Opportunity Act litigation.)Main Practice Areas: Civil rights business litigation; merger antitrust analysis; legislative and regulatory drafting re: small and minority business programs, procurement reforms, and renewable energy policy and regulations; contract disputes; construction industry disputes; procurement law reform; and supplier diversity programs; bid protests.

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Public Policy, Public Speaking, Mergers And Acquisitions, and 23 others.