Mr Jay DeVecchio > Morrison Foerster > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Morrison Foerster Offices
2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
SUITE 6000
WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1888
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Jay DeVecchio
Work Department
Government Contracts + Public Procurement
Position
Partner and Co-Chair, Government Contracts Practice
Career
W. Jay DeVecchio is Co-Chair of the Government Contracts and Public Procurement practice. Clients from the aerospace, technology, and health care sectors seek his representation in all facets of government procurement law, from bid protests to complex claims and disputes through suspension and debarment. He represents clients in related issues such as criminal and civil fraud, qui tam actions, and internal investigations. His litigation practice encompasses the largest defective pricing appeal tried to date, the leading case on latent defects, and the Eleventh Circuit’s decision on false claims immunity for Medicare contractors. He is a recognized leader in the field of intellectual property rights in government contracts, regularly writing and speaking on the subject. In addition, Mr. DeVecchio conducts nationwide seminars on changes, claims, and disputes.
Education
The Catholic University School of Law, J.D., 1978; Editor, Law Review; Duke University, B.A., 1974; cum laude
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Government > Government contracts
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)