David J. Seidman

David J. Seidman has served as counsel in bid protests, claims, False Claims Act suits, suspensions and proposed debarments. He also developed compliance programs, responded to show cause and cure notices threatening a termination for default and drafted subcontracts. He has also assisted clients in preparing and negotiating termination settlement proposals following a terminations for convenience.

He has represented clients in litigation matters in administrative forums and federal courts including the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Mr. Seidman began his legal career as law clerk to Judge Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. of the Montgomery County Circuit Court in Maryland.

Mr. Seidman is a graduate of University of Wisconsin (B.A. 2001) and the University Baltimore School of Law (J.D. 2005). He served on the Executive Board of the University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law. He is presently enrolled in George Washington University Law School ‘s Masters in Law (LL.M.) program in Government Procurement.

He is the author of “Maximizing Termination for Convenience Settlements/ Edition II-Part I”, Briefing Papers No. 08-3 (February 2008) and “Part II”, Briefing Papers No. 08-5 (April 2008); and Tulare County v. George Bush: Courts Place High Burden on Parties Who Challenge the Scope of Presidential Authority, 11 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 245 (2004).

Areas Of Practice

• Government Contracts
• Defense Contracts
• Federal Contracts
• Government Procurement

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 2005
• District of Columbia, 2009
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2010

Education

George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia – LLM, Government Procurement (Thesis Pending)

University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland – J.D. – 2005

University of Wisconsin – B.A. – 2001

Published Works

“Maximizing Termination for Convenience Settlements/ Edition II-Part I”, Briefing Papers, 08-3 February, 2008

“Maximizing Termination for Convenience Settlements/ Edition II-Part II”, Briefing Papers, 08-5 April, 2008

“Tulare County v. George Bush: Courts Place High Burden on Parties Who Challenge the Scope of Presidential Authority”, 11 U. BALT. J. ENVTL. L. 245, 2004