Richard Meene is a principal in CohnReznick’s Government Contracting practice. He has 20 years of experience working with recipients of government funds, helping to assess and implement accounting and compliance systems, manage disputes and investigations, and optimize recovery for contracts and grants.

Rich advises government contractors and commercial clients across many industries on ways to successfully win opportunities and maintain compliance within the unique regulatory and accounting environment for local, state, and federal government procurement. He specializes in helping clients address the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act; Cost Accounting Standards; General Services Administration Schedule compliance, and disaster recovery funds compliance (e.g. COVID-19 Funds, FEMA, and US Army Corps of Engineers). Within this scope, he assists contractors with business proposals, requests for equitable adjustment, claims for termination, and government audits.

Bob Metzger heads the Washington, D.C. office of Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC, a firm that has specialized in government contracts for over 40 years. Chambers USA 2022 placed RJO in “Band 2,” among the “Elite” group of government contracts law firms nationwide. Chambers describes RJO as:
Well-respected government contracting boutique capable of handling a diverse array of federal, state and local procurement mandates on behalf of domestic and foreign clients. Notable litigation and regulatory capabilities, which include internal investigations, false claims proceedings and bid protests. Possesses particular expertise in technology matters, regularly representing clients in this space.

Chambers USA 2022 ranked Bob in Band 2 for Government Contracts – Nationwide and said that he is “routinely called upon by clients in cybersecurity matters, assisting clients with high-stakes contract procurements, qui tam litigation and compliance issues.” The Legal 500 (2022) describes him as a “key contact for data rights and cybersecurity issues, as well as procurement fraud and national security matters.” Who’s Who Legal (2022) again identifies Bob as among “Global Leaders” in Government Contracts, and in 2021 commented on his “wide-ranging” expertise in government contracting and technological issues.”

Bob was Counsel of Record for Microsoft in the 2019-2021 litigation at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims defending the protest brought by Amazon Web Services to the DoD award of the “JEDI” cloud services contract to Microsoft. He also was lead counsel in the successful 2021 GAO protest brought by Microsoft to the award by the National Security Agency of the “WildandStormy” cloud services contract to AWS.

Bob is recognized for subject area leadership in cyber, supply chain and related security matters. As a Special Government Employee of the Department of Defense, Bob was on the Defense Science Board task force that produced the “Cyber Supply Chain Report” (April 2017) which subsequently received the SANS Institute “Difference Maker” award. He is a co-author of August 2018 MITRE “Deliver Uncompromised” Report that is widely credited with significant influence on a broad range of security initiatives of the Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies. The Report team received a “Program Recognition Award” from MITRE in 2019. Bob has participated in several other MITRE projects on national security and public policy subjects, with subjects including ransomware, digital asset crimes and cyber insurance. He was named a 2016 “Federal 100” awardee by Federal Computer Week which cited his “ability to integrate policy, regulation and technology” and said of him: “In 2015, he was at the forefront of the convergence of the supply chain and cybersecurity, and his work continues to influence the strategies of federal entities and companies alike.”

Bhavesh Vadhani is a principal and the national leader of the Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, and Privacy Practice with over 20 years of experience in the field of information risk management, security consulting and privacy advisory services. He has led and managed such engagements as privacy assessments, information technology (IT) controls assessments, vendor security assessments, SSAE 16/SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestations, IT risk assessments, information security consulting, information assurance, IT strategy, IT portfolio management, and project management and quality assurance reviews. Bhavesh is intimately familiar with regulatory requirements and standards, including, but not limited to, GDPR, CMMC, NYDFS, DFARS, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 (SOX), OMB A-123, PCI-DSS, 201-CMR 17, Red Flags, FedRAMP and FISMA.

In his current role, Bhavesh works with organizations in different industry verticals including consumer product and retail, financial services, health care, government contracting, manufacturing and distribution, and technology. He helps organizations adopt industry best practices and frameworks to improve efficiencies in day-to-day processes and identifies IT governance initiatives that help corporations and organizations enhance their existing IT environment. He assists IT department executives with their information assurance, IT strategy, and information security initiatives.