Sharon L. Larkin Joins Rogers Joseph O'Donnell as New Shareholder

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rogers Joseph O'Donnell announces that Sharon L. Larkin has joined the boutique litigation firm and will be a shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office.  Sharon comes to the firm from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) where she served as an Assistant General Counsel of the Procurement Law Division and as a trial judge on the GAO Contract Appeals Board.  She is the present Chair of the Public Contracts Law Section of the American Bar Association.

"Sharon is an outstanding addition to our growing Washington office and to the strength of our Government Contracts practice," said Neil O'Donnell, a founder of the firm.  "She is widely recognized for her expertise in bid protests and contract appeals.  She has great credentials for compliance counseling and deep experience in dispute resolution."

At the GAO, Ms. Larkin issued more than 370 published decisions on bid protests and contract appeals, presided over more than 40 hearings and trials, and conducted more than 65 alternative dispute resolution sessions.  She is the author of many significant GAO decisions.  Ms. Larkin won numerous awards for distinguished service, including the GAO's Distinguished Service Award from the Comptroller General in 2007 and several Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Office of General Counsel.

"Sharon builds upon RJO's long-time commitment to the public contracts law practice," said Bob Metzger, head of the firm's Washington office.  "Since our D.C. office opened in 2011, we have attracted leading companies with our experience and expertise.  Sharon adds both depth and breadth and enables us to expand our client service areas," he said.

In her role as Chair of the Public Contracts Law Section, she has presided over the premier organization of attorneys from both the private and public sector whose practice focus is on government contracts. 

"I'm truly delighted to join Rogers Joseph O'Donnell," said Ms. Larkin.  "I've known of the firm's outstanding reputation and I have valued my many years of relationships with the firm's public contracts lawyers.  This is the right platform for me to apply my experience at the GAO in private practice."

Prior to joining the GAO, Ms. Larkin was a government contracts and construction attorney in private practice.  Ms. Larkin received her J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Suffolk University Law Journal. 

About Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell is a litigation boutique founded in 1981 by a group of attorneys who believed, and still believe, that smaller is smarter.  The firm represents Fortune 100 companies, private corporations and partnerships, small businesses and new ventures, nationwide. 

The firm's government contracts practice includes 16 dedicated attorneys, five in the D.C. office and eleven in the San Francisco home office.  Chambers has ranked Rogers Joseph O'Donnell as one of the country's leading government contracts firms since the rankings' inception in 2005.  RJO is the only boutique in the top nine in the 2014 Chambers USA rankings.

More information: http://www.rjo.com

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