MEET THE INSTRUCTOR: Louis I. Rosen

Dr. Louis I. Rosen is the President of Potomac Partners R & M, LLC and the founder and former National Director of Ernst & Young’s Government Contract Services. He is a leading advisor to companies doing business with the Government. His services include:

interpretation, evaluation, and application of Government regulations to specific contract situations;
preparation and review of contract-related systems; assistance and support in contract negotiation;
training;
claims preparation;
resolution of disputes;
compliance reviews; and
litigation support and expert witness services.

Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Dr. Rosen served as Associate Director of the Cost Accounting Standards Board. In this role, he contributed significantly to Cost Accounting Standard 410, “Allocation of Business Unit General and Administrative Expenses to Final Cost Objectives,” Cost Accounting Standard 418, “Allocation of Direct and Indirect Costs”, and the definitions of “Cost Accounting Practice” and “Change to a Cost Accounting Practice.”

Dr. Rosen is a member of the faculty of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Dr. Rosen earned a B.S. in Accounting, an MBA in Management, and a D.B.A. in Accounting at the University of Maryland. In addition, he received a JD from that University’s School of Law. A CPA in the State of Maryland, he is also a member of the Bar of the State of Maryland.