Speaker 01.16.25
01.16
Pillsbury's Annual East Coast Government Contracts Summit 2025
7:15AM - 1:00PM EST
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
The Peachgrove Ballroom
1700 Tysons Blvd
McLean, VA 22102
T: +1.703.770.7563
Areas of Focus
Aleksey Dabbs advises and represents government contractors across a wide spectrum of legal issues, including bid protests, mergers and acquisitions and compliance matters.
Aleksey’s experience also includes representing clients on employment law and general business litigation matters.
Professional Highlights
- Published Note, “The Price of a Cybersecurity Culture: How the CMMC Should Secure the Department of Defense’s Supply Chain Without Harming Small Businesses and Competition,” Public Contract Law Journal, 50:3, 2021.
Speaking Engagements
- “Top Five Bid Protest Trends in 2024,” GovCon East 2025, January 16, 2025.
- “Bid Protests: The Increasing Divide Between GAO and COFC,” Pillsbury’s 2023 East Coast Government Contracts Summit, Northern Virginia, May 16, 2023.
Education
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J.D., Government Procurement Law, The George Washington University Law School
B.S., Business, University of Maryland
Admissions
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District of Columbia
Virginia
Aleksey's Insights
Alert 01.06.25
Alert 11.22.24
Press Release 11.15.24
Alert 11.01.24
Alert 10.24.24
Press Release 09.26.24
Press Release 09.13.24
Webinar January 17 - June 26, 2024
Alert 06.06.24
Alert 05.20.24
Alert 02.29.24
Alert 02.16.24
Alert 02.16.24
Federal Circuit Reverses COFC Protest Decision on Standing
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a Court of Federal Claims ruling, finding that a bidder whose proposal was excluded from the competitive range was an interested party to protest the evaluations of awardees’ proposals.
Alert 11.03.23
Interim Rule Establishes New Supply Chain Diligence Requirements for Contractors
A new interim rule aimed at safeguarding the federal supply chain prohibits contractors from delivering or using covered articles and sources subject to exclusion or removal orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA).
Press Release 06.30.23
Alert 05.25.23
Mentor Protégé Joint Venture Experience: GAO Confirms Agency Must Consider Experience of Each Member
A recent ruling by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) may have significant implications for small business joint ventures (JV)—especially mentor-protégé JVs where the protégé does not have any experience.
Media Coverage 02.27.23
Alert 02.22.23
DoD Issues New Small Business Strategy to Bolster Participation
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued a new Small Business Strategy to reverse the significant decline in the number of small businesses participating in government contracts by launching new initiatives that will make it easier for small businesses to work with the DoD.