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Jayna Marie Rust

Jayna Marie Rust

Associate

Washington, D.C.
202 585 6929 direct

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  • Education

    • The George Washington University Law School,

      J.D., With Honors

      Notes Editor & Technology Editor, Public Contract Law Journal

    • Loyola Marymount University,

      M.A.

    • University of Missouri-Columbia,

      B.J., magna cum laude

  • Admissions

    • Virginia

    • District of Columbia

    • Virginia USDC, Eastern District

    • US Ct of Federal Claims

    • US Ct Appeals, Federal Circuit

    • US Supreme Ct

  • Affiliations

    • American Bar Association

      Public Contract Law Section, Vice Chair of State & Local Procurement Committee and Co-Chair of Diversity Committee

    • D.C. Bar Government Contracts and Litigation Community

      Steering Committee Member

    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association

    • National Contract Management Association

    • National Grants Management Association

    • Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association

    • Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)

    • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of D.C.

  • Recognitions

    • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of D.C. Rising Star, 2018

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      Associate, 2013-Present

      Summer Associate, 2012

    • The George Washington University Law School

      Professorial Lecturer in Law - Scholarly Writing, Public Contract Law Journal, 2017-Present

  • Community

    • Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

      Mentor

Jayna advises companies, transportation authorities and other entities  throughout the various stages of the contracting process and litigation. In doing so, she works with her fellow attorneys and clients to help the clients recover money owed under Federal contracts, protest problematic contract awards and challenge adverse agency actions.

She also counsels clients on contract- and grant-administration matters, including analyzing and negotiating subcontractor and subrecipient agreements, following small-business requirements and complying with domestic preference policies, such as the Buy American Act, the Trade Agreements Act, the Military Cargo Preference Act and the Civilian Cargo Preference Act.  Combining her work in both contract- and grant-administration matters, she also advises clients on developing procurement standards and policies and procedures that meet 2 C.F.R. 200 (Uniform Grant Guidance)  requirements.

Jayna uses some of her earliest legal experiences to work with  clients in identifying and crafting practical, yet resourceful, points and arguments when controversies arise during contract award and administration. She credits her judicial internships at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims, as well as her internships with the Department of Transportation and a Korean shipbuilder, as having heavily influenced her approach to resolving and litigating disagreements and disputes.

A former middle school teacher and current adjunct law school professor, Jayna has been praised by clients and peers for her ability to take complex legal issues and make them interesting and understandable to others, even non-attorneys.

TCLEs

The ABCs of REAs

A Tough Act to Follow: How to Comply with the Complex Trade Agreements Act

Government Contracts Update – Stay Informed

Thompson Coburn Publications

3 compliance obligations you may not know you have

Grant and cooperative-agreement recipients: Are your procurement standards compliant yet?

Gift-giving policies: Seven ethics checks in light of OGE’s Updated Standards

Connecting more: Two ways the revised OGE gift standards ease communication with government employees

Government contractors must address domestic trafficking

Publications

3 Compliance Obligations You May Not Know You Have,
Law360, December 2017

Gift-Giving Policies: Seven Ethics Checks in Light of OGE’s Updated Standards,
Public Contracting Institute Blog, April 2017

Government contractors must address domestic trafficking,
Law360, January 2016

Note, How to Win Friends and Influence Government Contracts Law: Improving the Use of Amicus Briefs at the Federal Circuit,
Public Contract Law Journal, 2012

Presentations

"Contract Compliance and Dispute Avoidance,"
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Legal Symposium, October 2018

"Federal Appropriations/Fiscal Law: Fact or Fiction,"
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section Annual Meeting, August 2018

"SBA's All-Small Mentor Protégé Program: What Businesses Want to and Should Know,"
AFCEA Scott AFB, June 2018

"SBA's All-Small Mentor Protégé Program: What Businesses Want to and Should Know,"
Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center, June 2018

"Fun with the FAR--FAR Part 28 (Bonds and Insurance) and Part 29 (Taxes),"
Public Contracting Institute, May 2018

"Ethics in Government Contracts,"
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section Federal Procurement Institute, March 2018

"Fun with the FAR--FAR Part 16, Types of Contracts,"
Public Contracting Institute, February 2018

"The 5 Differences Between Commercial and Government Contracts You Need to Know,"
November 2017

"SBA's All-Small Mentor Protégé Program: What You Should Know Before Jumping In,"
Eastern Foundry, October 2017

"Buy American!,"
July 2017

"Recent Small Business Developments,"
Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, April 2017

"Recent Small Business Developments,"
AFCEA Scott AFB, March 2017

"The Trade Agreements Act,"
June 2016, August 2016

"Regulatory Update: How Will Select New Rules and Regulations Impact Our Business? Are Human Trafficking Regulations Really a Concern for Us?,"
Government Contracts Update (CLE), Thompson Coburn, May 2016

"Formal Contract Changes, 'Constructive' Changes, and Requests for Equitable Adjustments,"
Eastern Foundry, February 2016