CHRISTOPHER R. YUKINS
Christopher Yukins is Professor of Government Contracts Law; Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program at The George Washington University School of Law.

Professor Yukins has many years of experience in public procurement law. He was for several years a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled trials and appeals involving bid protests and contract claims against the U.S. government.

Mr. Yukins teaches on government contract formations and performance issues, bid protests, Contract Disputes Act litigation, and comparative issues in public procurement, and focuses especially on emerging public policy questions in U.S. procurement.  He is an active member of the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association, serves on the steering committee to the International Procurement Committee of the ABA International Law Section, and previously served as the president of the Tysons Corner Chapter of the National Contract Management Association.

He is a faculty advisor to the Public Contract Law Journal, and has contributed pieces on procurement reform, international procurement, electronic commerce and information technology to a broad range of journals, including Washington Technology, Government Contractor, Legal Times, and Federal Computer Week.  Mr. Yukins has published on procurement reform in scholarly journals, including the Public Contract Law Journal, Georgetown Journal of International Law, and Public Procurement Law Review (United Kingdom).

In private practice, Professor Yukins has been an associate, partner, and of counsel at leading national firms; he is currently of counsel to the firm of Arnold & Porter LLP. He is an advisor to the U.S. delegation to the working group on reform of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Procurement Law, and he teaches and speaks often on issues of comparative and international procurement law.

ALLEN B. GREEN
Allen Green is a Partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.

With 36 years of experience, Allen B. Green has engaged in extensive litigation and counseling on a wide range of international matters. He represents clients in international arbitration and court litigation, focusing on those involving governmental parties.

Mr. Green counsels and represents clients before federal agencies concerning the U.S. government's regulation of exports, including, in particular, U.S. export controls, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and trade embargoes. He has testified before the Congress on FCPA amendments and has worked on all aspects of international government contracting over the years, including foreign military sales, direct “FMF” sales and US AID contracts and regulations.

Mr. Green currently heads the firm's International Practice Group.