Renowned Government Contracts Lawyer Kevin Mullen Joins Jenner & Block

CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran government contracts attorney Kevin P. Mullen has joined Jenner & Block as a partner in its Washington, DC office.  Mr. Mullen will be a member of the Firm's Litigation Department and its nationally recognized Government Contracts Practice.

Mr. Mullen has broad experience in numerous facets of government contracts matters including agency procurements, subcontracting, teaming and joint venture relationships, contract performance issues, intellectual property, compliance matters, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and procurement fraud matters.  He has represented clients in the preparation and litigation of contract adjustment claims and terminations for both government contracts and construction projects.

Over the course of his 22-year career, Mr. Mullen has handled more than 100 bid protest cases, representing both protesters and contract awardees before the United States Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, federal district courts and state protest forums.  He is a former Co-Chair of the Bid Protest Committee and a former Vice-Chair of the Acquisition Reform and Emerging Issues Committee of the American Bar Association's Public Contract Law Section.  He is a current Co-Chair of the Section's Contract Claims and Disputes Resolution Committee.

"We are very excited that Kevin is joining the Firm," said Jenner & Block Managing Partner Susan C. Levy.  "His exceptional and diverse background will be an asset to our very notable Government Contracts Practice."

In addition to his experience in the more traditional areas of defense and civilian agency procurement, Mr. Mullen has a niche practice in the recently emerging areas involving homeland security and biodefense contracting, including vaccine development and production; biological, chemical and radiological detection products; diagnostics and research tools; and security guard services.  He has particular experience in the area of risk and liability mitigation for anti-terrorism technologies, and has represented clients who are active in the government's BioShield and Avian Flu programs and clients seeking liability protection under the SAFETY Act and/or government indemnification under Public Law 85-804.  

"Kevin is recognized as one of the leading government contracts attorneys in the United States," said Jenner & Block Partner David Churchill, Co-Chair of the Firm's Government Contracts Practice, "and his impressive depth and breadth of experience will serve our clients well."  Co-Chair W. Jay DeVecchio added, "Kevin's experience with the homeland security and biodefense aspects of government contracts adds another dimension to our practice, enhancing the range of services we offer clients."

"I am very pleased to be joining Jenner & Block, with its outstanding reputation for delivering exceptional client service and public service, and I am looking forward to adding my experience and knowledge to the Firm's first-rate Government Contracts Practice," stated Mr. Mullen.

Mr. Mullen has been recognized by Chambers & Partners USA as one of the leading lawyers nationwide in the area of Government Contracts and, in 2009, he was named a "Top Washington Lawyer" in government contracts law by Washingtonian magazine.

Immediately before joining Jenner & Block, Mr. Mullen was a partner at Cooley LLP in its Washington, DC office.  

Mr. Mullen received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988 and his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1984.  He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the state of Georgia, and before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Fourth Circuit, and the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Jenner & Block's Government Contracts Practice has been consistently recognized as one of the top such practices in the country by publications such as Chambers & Partners USA.  Individual members of the practice have been recognized for their achievements by Chambers, Washington DC Super Lawyers, Legal Times, Ethisphere Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, and Washington Business Journal.

SOURCE Jenner & Block