Associate Professor of Government Contract Law at George Washington University
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Associate Professor of Government Contract Law at George Washington University
- Of Counsel at Arnold & Porter LLP
- Past
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- Senior Counsel, Partner and Of Counsel at Holland & Knight LLP
- Associate at Wiley Rein LLP
- Trial Attorney at U.S. Department of Justice
- Associate at Arnold and Porter
- Judicial Clerk at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Education
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- University of Virginia School of Law
- Harvard University
- Connections
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- Industry
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Christopher Yukins’s Summary
Professor of government contract law in leading international procurement law program at the George Washington University Law School; teaches on contract formation, bid protests, claims litigation, emerging procurement reform issues, anti-corruption efforts, and international and comparative procurement law. Of counsel with international firm of Arnold & Porter LLP, in government contracts group.
Christopher Yukins’s Specialties:
Government contracts law; admininistrative litigation; alternative dispute resolution.
Christopher Yukins’s Experience
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Associate Professor of Government Contract Law
George Washington University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
Associate professor and co-director of United States’ leading public procurement law program. Teaches on contract formations, bid protests, contract claims, information technology procurement, and international and comparative public procurement law; writes regularly on developments in procurement policy; submits comments and speaks publicly on U.S. regulatory reform; participates with legal scholars internationally on emerging issue of procurement policy. Joined the faculty August 2002; named co-director of program, October 2005. Contributing Expert and Advisor, U.S. Delegation, Working Group on Reform of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Procurement Law (Mar. 2004 (Experts, Vienna), Sept. 2004 (Working Group, Vienna), January 2005 (Experts, Vienna); April 2005 (Working Group, New York); Nov. 2005 (Working Group, Vienna); April 2006 (Working Group, New York); Sept. 2006 (Experts, Washington); Sept. 2006 (Working Group, Vienna); May 2007 (Working Group, New York); Jan. 2008 (Experts, Vienna); Apr. 2008 (Working Group, New York); Dec. 2008 (Experts, Washington, D.C.); Feb. 2009 (Working Group, New York)). Member, Board of Advisors, West International Government Contractor (2004-); Member, Board of Advisors, National Contract Management Association (NCMA); Member, NCMA University Outreach and Relations Committee (2004-); Board of Advisors, Procurement Law Center, International Law Institute (2004-); Member, Board of Advisors, The Government Contractor (Thomson West, 2006-); Member, Council, American Bar Association - Public Contract Law Section (2008-).
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Of Counsel
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Provides legal advice regarding complex government contracting matters and litigation; experience as arbitrator and in other forms of alternative dispute resolution in disputes involving public procurement law.
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Senior Counsel, Partner and Of Counsel
Holland & Knight LLP
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
February 1997 — February 2007 (10 years 1 month)
Senior member of government contracts group. Senior counsel, February 1997-February 1998; partner, March 1998 - December 2000; equity partner, January 2001-September 2002; of counsel, September 2002 - February 2007. Highest (“AV”) rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
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Associate
Wiley Rein LLP
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
April 1994 — January 1997 (2 years 10 months)
Associate in government contracts and litigation groups.
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Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
(Government Agency; Law Practice industry)
May 1991 — April 1994 (3 years )
Represented the United States in contracts litigation; handled major claims against the United States, including large and complex construction and weapons systems claims; tried substantial monetary claims before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and agency boards; argued federal contracts appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Associate
Arnold and Porter
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
September 1989 — May 1991 (1 year 9 months)
Handled a broad variety of civil matters, including contract claims, antitrust investigations, criminal investigations, and high-technology government contract bid protests.
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Judicial Clerk
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
(Government Agency; Judiciary industry)
August 1988 — August 1989 (1 year 1 month)
Judicial clerk to Hon. Lawrence W. Pierce.
Christopher Yukins’s Education
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University of Virginia School of Law
JD , 1985 — 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- Virginia Law Review (Executive Editor); Virginia Journal of International Law; Order of the Coif
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Harvard University
A.B. , U.S. History , 1980 — 1984
A.B. 1984, magna cum laude, in United States History.
Undergraduate thesis: The “Other” War in Vietnam, on U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in the Vietnam War.
Additional Information
Christopher Yukins’s Websites:
Christopher Yukins’s Groups:
Facebook Group: Government Contracts at GW Law
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Government Contracting Consortium
Christopher Yukins’s Honors:
Member of Section Council, American Bar Association - Public Contract Law Section
Christopher Yukins’s Contact Settings
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