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Education
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The George Washington University Law School,
J.D., With Honors
Notes Editor & Technology Editor, Public Contract Law Journal
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Loyola Marymount University,
M.A.
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University of Missouri-Columbia,
B.J., magna cum laude
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Admissions
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Virginia
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District of Columbia
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Virginia USDC, Eastern District
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US Ct of Federal Claims
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US Ct Appeals, Federal Circuit
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US Supreme Ct
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Affiliations
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American Bar Association
Public Contract Law Section, Vice Chair of State & Local Procurement Committee and Co-Chair of Diversity Committee
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U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
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National Contract Management Association
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National Grants Management Association
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Asian Pacific American Bar Association of D.C.
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Recognitions
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2021-22 Leadership Advancement Program, NAPABA
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Asian Pacific American Bar Association of D.C. Rising Star, 2018
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 2023-Present
Counsel, 2022
Associate, 2013-2021
Summer Associate, 2012
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The George Washington University Law School
Professorial Lecturer in Law - Government Contracts Advocacy, 2021-Present
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The George Washington University Law School
Professorial Lecturer in Law - Scholarly Writing, Public Contract Law Journal, 2017-2020
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Jayna advises companies, transportation authorities, educational institutions, and other entities regarding their rights and obligations when doing business with (or receiving financial assistance from) the Federal Government.
She works with her fellow attorneys and clients to help the clients recover money owed under Federal contracts, protest problematic contract awards, defend against competitors' protests, and challenge adverse agency actions. In doing so, she represents them before agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Boards of Contract Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as necessary.
She also counsels and advises clients on contract- and grant-administration matters. This work includes 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, and the Cargo Preference Acts. It also includes helping companies and grant recipients understand labor-and-employment obligations specific to their funding. Additionally, Jayna works with clients to prepare for and complete mergers, acquisitions, conversions, name changes, and other corporate transactions when Government contracts are involved. Combining her work in both contract- and grant-administration matters, she also advises clients on developing and applying policies and procedures that meet 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (Uniform Grant Guidance) requirements and in preparing for and responding to investigations, audits, and Federal Transit Administration triennial reviews related to those obligations.
She serves clients in a variety of industries, including defense, pharmaceuticals, logistics, information technology (IT) services, hardware and software, healthcare, construction, financial services, private equity, insurance, utilities, higher education, and manufacturing. A former middle school teacher and current teacher of Government Contracts Advocacy at The George Washington University Law School, Jayna has been praised by clients and peers for her ability to take complex legal issues and make them interesting and understandable to others.
Thompson Coburn Publications
The changing landscape of domestic preferences for federal infrastructure projects under BABA
Do you want your EEO-1 reports made public?
Federal contractor COVID safety protocols may reach further within your workforce than you expect
Three key differences between the Cargo Preference Act clauses
12 answers: The federal contractor vaccine and masking requirements
A two-minute overview of the September 9 executive order on contractor “vaccines”
The federal contractor $15 minimum wage: Who, what, when, where, why, how
Don’t get sunk: 5 common misunderstandings when shipping cargo under government contracts
Your guide to the SBA’s certification requirement for women-owned small business concerns
Seven tips for companies or organizations seeking or receiving federal funds to fight COVID-19
A government contractors’ checklist for building a FAR combating-trafficking compliance plan
Could your company’s freebie for furloughed workers be an ethics problem for them?
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
Government contractors must address domestic trafficking
Blogs
HEERF audit guide and webinar recording now available
TCLEs
Managing Contractors' Combating - Trafficking Compliance
A Tough Act to Follow: How to Comply with the Complex Trade Agreements Act
Government Contracts Update – Stay Informed
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
“How to Access Federal Grants for Your Campus,”
Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day by The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), February 2023
"Non-Traditional Matters at the Government Contracts Courts and Boards"
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section, Federal Procurement Institute, March 2022
"Recent Labor & Employment Issues for Government Contractors,"
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Webinar, November 2021
"Working with Other Companies as a Government Contractor Small Business,"
Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition, October 2021
"HEERF Audit Guide for Proprietary Institutions: Key Takeaways,"
McClintock & Associates Webinar, May 2021
"COVID-19 Legal Update,"
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section, March 2020
"Anti-Trafficking Requirements: Recent Updates,"
Government Contracts Roundtable, October 2019
"Talking About FAR 52.222-26 and EO 11246: What Government Contracts Attorneys Need to Know about Bias,"
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section Webinar, July 2019
“Assigning Contracts with State Entities”
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section, State and Local Committee Meeting, June 2019
"SBA's All-Small Mentor Protégé Program: What Businesses Want to and Should Know,"
AFCEA Scott AFB, June 2018
"Contract Compliance and Dispute Avoidance,"
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Legal Symposium, October 2018
"Ethics in Government Contracts,"
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section Federal Procurement Institute, March 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,"
Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center, June 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
Various Topics (Including Contract Types, Cargo Preference Act, Differing Site Conditions, Small Business Requirements, Anti-Trafficking Obligations)
Public Contracting Institute, Ongoing
"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