Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• German
• French

Lawyer Overview

Dave Burgett advises U.S. and international clients with respect to government contracts, technology issues, intellectual property, outsourcing, and international transactions. Dave's experience includes intellectual property under government contracts; application service provider (ASP) contracting; compliance programs and audits; government health care contracting; Federal Supply Schedule contracting; international aspects of procurement; subcontracts and teaming; bid protests; and defective pricing. He is a past chair of the Government Contracts Section of the Federal Bar Association.

During a leave of absence beginning in 1988, Dave practiced with a leading German law firm in Stuttgart, concentrating on European Community law, and international acquisitions, licensing, and litigation. He rejoined Hogan & Hartson as a partner two years later. Dave participated in a Hogan & Hartson team that prepared the initial draft of the Polish procurement code for the Council of Ministers of Poland. He has lectured and published on numerous occasions on various areas of practice, including intellectual property under government contracts and grants, international procurement, and health care contracting.

Prior to entering private practice, Dave clerked for The Honorable Theodore R. Newman, Jr., chief judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals.

Areas of Practice

• Government Contracts
• Intellectual Property
• International Business Transactions
• Technology
• Government Services and Homeland Security
• IP Government Contracts
• Outsourcing

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1983
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The District of Columbia Bar (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member, Government Contract Section)
• American Bar Association (Member, Public Contract Law Section)
• International Bar Association (Member)
• Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia (Member)
• Washington Council of Lawyers (Member)
• National Contract Management Association (Member)
• DC Computer Law Forum (Member)
• German-American Law Association (Member)
• American Civil Liberties Union (Member)
• Pro Bono Committee, Public Contract Section, American Bar Association (Chairman)
• Government Contracts Section, Federal Bar Association (Past Chair)
• Federal Bar Association (Past Chair, Government Contracts Section)
• American Bar Association (Chairman, Pro Bono Committee)
• American Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Federal Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, 2002

Past Employment Positions

• The Honorable Theodore R. Newman, Jr., Chief Judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals, Clerk

Education

• Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981
  M.P.P., Master of Public Policy
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1977
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
• Universite de Provence, Aix en Provence, France

Published Works

• Substantive Due Process Limits on the Duration of Civil Commitment for the Treatment of Mental Illness, Harvard Civil Rights, 16 Civil Liberties L. Rev. 1
• Government Rights in Software and Technical Data, Briefing Papers, No. 88-3 (Fed. Pubs.), 1988
• Government Rights in Software and Technical Data Update, 8 Briefing Papers Collection, (Fed. Pubs.), 1990

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Washington, DC 20004

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