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MoFo Advises Boecore on Government Contracts Matters Related to Its Acquisition of La Jolla Logic

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Morrison Foerster served as government contracts regulatory counsel to Boecore, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, in its acquisition of La Jolla Logic. Boecore is a leading provider of technology solutions to customers within the space, missile defense, hypersonics, and strategic deterrent mission areas.

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Morrison Foerster served as government contracts regulatory counsel to Boecore, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, in its acquisition of La Jolla Logic. Boecore is a leading provider of technology solutions to customers within the space, missile defense, hypersonics, and strategic deterrent mission areas. La Jolla Logic is an advanced technology and engineering provider of cybersecurity, software development, and artificial intelligence/machine learning solutions.The MoFo team was led by Washington, D.C., partner Damien Specht with assistance from Associates Locke Bell, Nicole Giles, Lyle Hedgecock, Roke Iko, and Alissandra Young McCann.Read more in Enlightenment Capital’s <a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/1DAZCkROBgiO1NEKnh2hzPv?domain=enlightenment-cap.com/" target="_blank">press release</a>.

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Damien is a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement practice. Damien represents clients in all facets of government contracts transactions, as well as regulatory counseling, subcontract and teaming agreement negotiations, contract disputes, size protests, and protests. Damien has been recognized as a leading Government Contracts lawyer by various publications. Chambers USA explains that he “is a strong choice for advising government contractors on M&A transactions,” with sources saying that he has “excellent knowledge of government contracts M&A” and that “his biggest strength is that he is very commercial, thinking about both the legal and business side of things.” National Law Journal named him a Trailblazer and found that federal lawmakers turn to him when they “need expert advice about small-business policy.”Damien has played a significant role in more than 200 government contracts transactions, representing industry leaders, private-equity firms and entrepreneurs. He also regularly serves as lead counsel in high-stakes litigation, including pre- and post-award protests at the GAO, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and state tribunals, as well as in size protests and appeals.The co-editor of books on small business litigation and government contracts transactions, Damien was a founding member of the ABA Public Contract Law Section Mergers and Acquisitions Committee and serves in the leadership of the American Bar Association Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs Committee. Damien has testified about procurement issues before the United States House of Representatives.<h4>GAO PUBLISHED DECISIONS</h4><ul><li>Dawson Solutions, LLC, B-418587, B-418587.2, Jun. 19, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 216</li><li>LATA-Atkins Technical Services, LLC, B-418602,B-418602.4, Jun. 10, 2020, 2020 WL 3265159</li><li>Inquiries, Inc., B-418486, B-418486.2, B-418486.3, May 27, 2020, 2020 WL 3034820</li><li>BEAT, LLC, B-418235, B-418235.2, Jan.30, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 64</li><li>Battelle Memorial Institute, B-416263.5, Jan. 23, 2020, 2020 WL 508726</li><li>ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies, LLC, B-418028; B-418028.2, Dec. 26, 2019, 2019 WL 7370424</li><li>IPKeys Technologies, LLC, B-416873.2, B-416873.3, Apr. 5, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶138</li><li>ActioNet, Inc., B-416557.4, February 27, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ 97</li><li>Advanced Software Systems, Inc., B-414892.2, B-414892.3, B-414892.4, B-414892.5, B-414892.6, Jan. 7, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ 51</li><li>Chenega Healthcare Services, LLC, B-416158, Jun. 4, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ 200</li><li>Federal Acquisition Services Alliant JV, LLC, B-415406.2, B-415406.3, April 11, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ 139</li><li>VT Halter Marine, Inc., B-415510.2, B-415510.3, B-415510.4, Jan. 24, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ 62</li><li>OBXtek, Inc., B-415258, Dec. 12, 2017, 2017 CPD ¶ 381</li><li>Katmai Health Services, LLC, B-413816.3, Jul. 12, 2017, 2017 CPD¶ 220</li><li>Verdi Consulting, Inc., B-414103.2, B-414103.3, B-414103.4, Apr. 26, 2017, 2017 CPD ¶ 136</li><li>Threat Management Group, LLC, B-413729, Dec. 21, 2016, 2017 CPD ¶ 9</li><li>Analytic Strategies LLC; Gemini Industries, Inc.; B-413758.2, B-413758.3, Nov. 28, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 340</li><li>Kollsman, Inc., B-413485, B-413485.2, B-413485.3, Nov. 8, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 326</li><li>The Boeing Company, B-412441, Feb. 16, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 269</li><li>Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., B-411359; B-411359.2, Jun. 16, 2015, 2015 CPD¶ 219</li><li>IAP World Services, Inc.; EMCOR Government Services, B-407917.2, B-407917.3, B-407917.4, B-407917.5, B-407917.6, B-407917.7, 2013 CPD ¶ 171</li><li>AT&T Government Solutions, Inc. , B-406926, B-406926.2, B-406926.3, B-406926.4, B-406926.5, B-406926.6, 2013 CPD ¶ 88</li><li>Weibel Equipment, Inc., B-406888, B-406888.2, 2012 CPD ¶ 279</li><li>O'Gara Training and Services, LLC, B-404901.2, 2011 CPD ¶ 171</li><li>Harrington, Moran, Barksdale, Inc., B-401934.2, B-401934.3, 2010 CPD ¶ 231</li><li>CIGNA Government Services, LLC, B-401068.4, B-401068.5, 2010 CPD ¶ 230</li><li>ITT Corporation, Systems Division, B-310102.6, B-310102.7, B-310102.8, B-310102.9, 2010 CPD ¶ 12</li><li>FedSys, Inc., B-401453, 2009 CPD ¶ 181</li><li>Academy Facilities Management, B-401094.3, 2009 CPD ¶ 139</li><li>Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., B-400771; B-400771.2, 2009 CPD ¶ 49</li><li>TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, B-310801.6, B-310801.7, B-310801.10, 2013 CPD ¶ 204</li><li>Evans Security Solutions, Inc. , B-311035, 2008 CPD ¶ 58</li><li>DRS C3 Systems, LLC, B-310825; B-310825.2, 2008 CPD ¶ 103 </li></ul><h4>COFC PUBLISHED DECISIONS</h4><ul><li>HomeSource Real Estate Asset Servs. v. United States, No. 10-416 C, 94 Fed. Cl. 466 (Fed. Cl. 2010)</li><li>ACTA, LLC v. United States, No. 20-356C</li><li>Chenega Healthcare Servs., LLC v. United States, No. 18-861C, 141 Fed. Cl. 254 (Fed. Cl. 2019)</li><li>Trans Digital Techs., LLC v. United States, No. 18-121C, 138 Fed. Cl. 34 (Fed. Cl. 2018)</li><li>Precise Sys. v. United States, No. 14-1174C, 122 Fed. Cl. 263 (Fed. Cl. 2015)</li><li>Palladian Partners, Inc. v. United States, No. 14-317C, 119 Fed. Cl. 417 (Fed. Cl. 2014)</li><li>Pyramid Real Estate Servs., LLC v. United States, No. 10-599 C, 95 Fed. Cl. 613 (Fed. Cl. 2010)</li><li>Acad. Facilities Mgmt. v. United States, No. 09-302C, 87 Fed. Cl. 441 (Fed. Cl. 2009)</li><li>L-3 Communs. EOTech, Inc. v. United States, No. 08-515 C, 83 Fed. Cl. 643 (Fed. Cl. 2008)</li></ul>

Damien C. Specht

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Locke Bell is a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement practice.Locke is a recognized authority on intellectual property in government contracting, which he teaches as an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School. Locke is a trusted counselor, litigator, and strategic partner to technology-driven clients as they engage with the U.S. government and others in the complex landscape of public procurement, grants, and government-sponsored initiatives, including nontraditional acquisition methods such as other transaction agreements (OTs or OTAs), cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs), and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. He represents clients across all industries, including aerospace and defense, commercial software and information technology, and healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology, on issues that arise throughout the full lifecycle of engagement with federal, state, and local governments.As a litigator, Locke represents clients in data rights challenges and claims related to patent and copyright infringement, trade secrets misappropriation, and reverse-FOIA disputes, as well as complex contract claims, bid protest, and civil fraud and qui tam actions under the False Claims Act. Locke also regularly advises clients on government contracting issues in transactional matters, having guided large and small businesses, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs through more than a hundred mergers and acquisitions. He is a skilled negotiator of commercial and noncommercial licensing agreements, contracts and subcontracts, and teaming agreements, and he is intimately familiar with selling commercial software and other products through the GSA Federal Supply Schedules and other government-wide acquisition vehicles, such as NASA SEWP and DoD ESI, having acted in an in-house capacity on secondment to a large, publicly traded commercial software company.Locke has been recognized as a Rising Star by Law360 and the National Law Journal. Locke is also involved in the American Bar Association, where he formerly served as co-chair for the Intellectual Property Committee of the Section of Public Contract Law.Locke holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and previously worked at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a patent examiner, specializing in mechanical arts. He earned his J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, where he received the Patricia A. Tobin Government Contracts Award for excellence in government contracts law. Locke also clerked for Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams at the Court of Federal Claims.

Locke Bell

Nicole Giles is an associate in the Government Contracts practice in Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Nicole represents government contractors on various contract matters, including mergers and acquisitions, bid protests, contract claims and disputes, and compliance issues. Before joining the firm, she worked as a government contracts associate for a leading law firm and clerked for the U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.Nicole’s experience includes advising on mergers and acquisitions involving both the purchase and sale of government contracting concerns or related assets, including performing due diligence and negotiating purchase agreements; prosecuting and defending bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC); representing government contractors in disputes with the federal government, including appeals of contracting officer final decisions to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA); and counseling clients on various compliance issues, including those involving the Service Contract Act (SCA).Nicole graduated magna cum laude from Gettysburg College with a B.A. in History and Philosophy. She earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. While in law school, Nicole served as Editor-in-Chief of the Public Contract Law Journal and served as Co-Chair of the Judges Committee for the GW Law Moot Court Board. She also interned for the Honorable Thomas C. Wheeler at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and at the Bureau of Arms Control of the U.S. Department of State.

Nicole E. Giles

Associate

Roke Iko is an associate in the Litigation Department in Morrison & Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Roke assists clients in the full range of government contracts litigation and compliance matters.Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Roke managed and executed large government contracts and grants for a health and education association based in Washington, D.C. and worked at a consulting firm supporting business development strategy for clients.During law school, Roke worked as a law clerk in Morrison & Foerster’s Government Contracts practice, and participated in the firm’s summer associate program. She is active in pro bono and most recently contributed to a business guide targeted toward minority-owned small businesses interested in federal contracting. Roke received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where she was a senior editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law, research assistant to Professor Caroline Fredrickson, a RISE Academic Teaching Fellow, and active in the Black Law Students Association and Women of Color Collective.

Roke Iko

Ali Young is an associate in the Government Contracts practice in Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Ali’s practice focuses on a full range of government contract litigation and compliance matters including bid protests, contract claims and disputes, small business compliance and disputes, and mergers and acquisitions. She has represented clients in both pre- and post-award bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). She has also assisted clients draft requests for equitable adjustments and certified claims and has litigated claims disputes at the COFC and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA).Ali’s practice additionally includes counseling clients on a variety of regulatory and contractual compliance issues, particularly in small business matters such as and size determination and appeals at the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals, mentor protégé joint venture agreements, and socioeconomic status eligibility.She has worked on a number of mergers and acquisitions involving the purchase of government contracting concerns or related assets, including performing due diligence, negotiating purchase agreements, and counseling on post-transaction structures.Ali has taught several seminars on various small business matters and organizational conflicts of interest.Ali graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2013, receiving her B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science and History. In 2017, she earned her J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, where she received the Patricia A. Tobin Government Procurement Law Award for excellence in the area of government contracts law and served as the editor-in-chief for the International Law in Domestic Courts Journal. Ali was also a Thurgood Marshall Scholar.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Ali practiced government contracts law at a mid-sized law firm. While attending law school, Ali clerked at a large Washington, D.C. law firm in the government contracts group, and interned at various international human rights non-profit organizations.Ali is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.