Biography

Reggie is Chair of the firm’s Federal Government Contracts Department.

He has a well-established federal compliance and litigation practice with a focus on large, complex claims prosecution and defense, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, as well as significant internal investigations with potential civil and criminal False Claims Act implications. Reggie’s clients include national and international corporations, including defense contractors and suppliers, design and engineering firms, and large national construction contractors. He has also represented the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the DOE, to provide litigation support for the agency’s defense of numerous cases before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Reggie litigates bid protests, claims and disputes before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the various Boards of Contract Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He represents clients in connection with claims and performance disputes, including terminations, past performance evaluation challenges, DCAA/DCMA audits and investigations, Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI), Rights in Data challenges, and suspension and debarment proceedings. Reggie regularly works to resolve complex and sensitive matters with the counsel with the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Reggie advises clients on transactional, project administration issues including contract and subcontract negotiations, teaming arrangements and strategic alliances, and contract negotiations due to changes in corporate structure. Reggie assists clients in developing, implementing, maintaining and improving their federal business ethics and compliance programs. He also works with clients to help them comply with and manage:

  • DFARS cybersecurity requirements, including the Cybersecurity Maturation Model Certification (CMMC)
  • Affirmative Action Plans (AAP)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules and regulations
  • Federal Small Business Subcontracting Plans
  • The SBA’s All Small mentor-protégé program
  • The Buy American Act (BAA)
  • International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and export control issues
  • Contract Cost Principles and Procedures under FAR Part 31
  • The Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)
  • Combating Trafficking in Persons Regulations (CTIP)

Reggie has conducted numerous internal investigations, assisted with voluntary disclosures, and defended numerous civil False Claims Act cases, including whistleblower claims brought by private relators (Qui Tam) and the various Offices of Inspector General (OIG).

In the area of commercial and federal construction, Reggie assists clients with claims prosecution and defense before federal and state courts, boards of contract appeals, and in commercial arbitration and mediation. Representative claims include constructive changes, delay, acceleration, and lost labor productivity claims, differing site conditions, defective specification claims, as well as defense of design and construction management professionals against professional negligence and breach of contract claims. Representative projects include central utility plants, nuclear fuel fabrication facilities power plants, petrochemical facilities, water filtration and water treatment plants, mixed-use retail/residential, hotels, convention centers, hospitals, parking structures, universities and museums, as well as bridge and highway projects.

Reggie is the former Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office and has served several terms on the firm's Executive Committee.

Reggie is Chair of the firm’s Federal Government Contracts Department.

He has a well-established federal compliance and litigation practice with a focus on large, complex claims prosecution and defense, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, as well as significant internal investigations with potential civil and criminal False Claims Act implications. Reggie’s clients include national and international corporations, including defense contractors and suppliers, design and engineering firms, and large national construction contractors. He has also represented the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the DOE, to provide litigation support for the agency’s defense of numerous cases before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Reggie litigates bid protests, claims and disputes before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the various Boards of Contract Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He represents clients in connection with claims and performance disputes, including terminations, past performance evaluation challenges, DCAA/DCMA audits and investigations, Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI), Rights in Data challenges, and suspension and debarment proceedings. Reggie regularly works to resolve complex and sensitive matters with the counsel with the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Reggie advises clients on transactional, project administration issues including contract and subcontract negotiations, teaming arrangements and strategic alliances, and contract negotiations due to changes in corporate structure. Reggie assists clients in developing, implementing, maintaining and improving their federal business ethics and compliance programs. He also works with clients to help them comply with and manage:

  • DFARS cybersecurity requirements, including the Cybersecurity Maturation Model Certification (CMMC)
  • Affirmative Action Plans (AAP)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules and regulations
  • Federal Small Business Subcontracting Plans
  • The SBA’s All Small mentor-protégé program
  • The Buy American Act (BAA)
  • International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and export control issues
  • Contract Cost Principles and Procedures under FAR Part 31
  • The Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)
  • Combating Trafficking in Persons Regulations (CTIP)

Reggie has conducted numerous internal investigations, assisted with voluntary disclosures, and defended numerous civil False Claims Act cases, including whistleblower claims brought by private relators (Qui Tam) and the various Offices of Inspector General (OIG).

In the area of commercial and federal construction, Reggie assists clients with claims prosecution and defense before federal and state courts, boards of contract appeals, and in commercial arbitration and mediation. Representative claims include constructive changes, delay, acceleration, and lost labor productivity claims, differing site conditions, defective specification claims, as well as defense of design and construction management professionals against professional negligence and breach of contract claims. Representative projects include central utility plants, nuclear fuel fabrication facilities power plants, petrochemical facilities, water filtration and water treatment plants, mixed-use retail/residential, hotels, convention centers, hospitals, parking structures, universities and museums, as well as bridge and highway projects.

Reggie is the former Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office and has served several terms on the firm's Executive Committee.

Before Fox Rothschild

Prior to joining Fox, Reggie was a partner with a federal government contracts and construction litigation boutique. He also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army (3/77 Armor Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armor Division and the 28th Transportation Battalion) from 1991 to 1996, serving four of those years in Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. While in law school, Reggie was a member of University of Georgia Law Review.

Beyond Fox Rothschild

Reggie is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Greater Washington Board of Trade where he has been involved with the Connected DMV Task Force’s Framework, Governance, & Law Solution Group, the Vaccine Task Force, and the WTOP Business Insights radio spots.  Previously, Reggie served on the Board of Directors of the Washington Building Congress (WBC), the Board of Directors for the Virginia Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC Virginia Chapter), and as Chair of the Construction Division of the American Bar Association's Section of Public Contract Law.

He has authored numerous scholarly and business-friendly articles on federal government contract issues that have been published in American Bar Association publications, The Procurement Lawyer, the Public Contract Law Journal and The Construction Lawyer, as well as industry publications such as Construction Executive, the magazine of the Associated Builders and Contractors. Most recently, Reggie co-authored the "Data/Cybersecurity and Insurance" chapter of the American Bar Association's Technology in Construction Law Legal Guide.

In terms of community service, Reggie chairs the University of Georgia’s School of Law DC Semester Advisory Committee, which supports Georgia law students who are interested in exploring federal government, public interest, and public policy positions. He also serves on the College of William and Mary’s Reves Center for International Studies Global Engagement Board of Directors, where he advocates for his alma mater's international initiatives and advises the Associate Provost for International Affairs. Lastly, but most importantly, Reggie served for many years on the board of directors of two domestic and sexual assault service providers — the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (LAWS) in Virginia, where he served as the Treasurer of the Board of Directors, and the International Women’s House in the Atlanta metropolitan community, where he served as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Reggie continues to be a dedicated advocate of safety, hope and empowerment for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
  • Georgia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
  • Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
  • Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law (J.D.)
  • The College of William and Mary (B.A.)

Memberships

  • The Economic Club of Washington, DC
  • Greater Washington Board of Trade
  • Associated Builders and Contractors Metro Washington Chapter
  • Associated General Contractors of America, Mississippi Valley Chapter
  • American Bar Association
    • Forum on the Construction Industry
    • Construction Division Co-Chair (2009-2010)
    • Operations Division Co-Chair (2002-2004)
  • Washington, DC Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association, Construction Law Section
  • Georgia Bar Association
  • Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section (1999 to present)
  • Georgia Law DC Semester Program, Chair (2023 to present)

Board of Directors

  • Greater Washington Board of Trade, Board of Directors (2023-present)
  • College of William and Mary’s Reves Center for International Studies Global Engagement, Board of Directors (2026-present)
  • Washington Building Congress, Board of Directors (2020-2023)
  • Washington Building Congress, Board of Governors (2010-2020)
  • Associated Builders and Contractors Virginia Chapter, Board of Directors (2013-2017)

Languages

  • German

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized by Chambers USA for Construction in Washington, DC (2020-2025)
  • Named a “Recognized Practitioner” for Construction in Washington, DC by Chambers USA (2018-2019)
  • Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow (2019 to present)
  • Selected to the "Best Lawyers in America" list for Construction Law in Washington, DC by Best Lawyers (2019-2025)
  • AV Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Included in a list of "Super Lawyers" for Construction Litigation (2012-2025) and Government Contracts (2022-2025) in Washington, DC
  • Included in a list of “Super Lawyers” by Georgia Super Lawyers (2010, 2011)
  • Included in a list of “Rising Stars” by Georgia Super Lawyers (2005, 2009)
  • Named as an “Up-and-Coming Individual” in construction law in Georgia by Chambers USA (2006, 2007)
  • Recipient, Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Legal Services, International Women's House (a women's shelter) (2005)
  • Recipient, Meritorious Service Medal, United States Army (1996)
  • Omicron Delta Kappa (1990 to present)