Bio
Tony brings more than three decades of experience giving advice and counsel to PilieroMazza’s diverse client base. He is recognized by clients and industry peers for his ability to anticipate risks, resolve problems before they escalate, and provide practical, business-minded guidance that drives results. Clients rely on him not only as a trusted legal advisor, but as a true partner in protecting their interests and advancing their business goals.
For government contractors and commercial businesses facing high-stakes legal and regulatory challenges, Tony delivers practical, actionable solutions that help clients stay in compliance, avoid costly pitfalls, and operate with confidence. As clients’ needs evolved, Tony expanded his practice to support their corporate and transactional needs, working closely with attorneys in the Firm’s Business & Transactions Group on corporate transactions, particularly as they relate to the portfolio of government contracts held by the Firm’s clients. Tony also works with the Labor & Employment Group on employer-employee challenges in the highly regulated market of government contracting.
As PilieroMazza’s former Managing Partner and former Chair of the Firm’s Government Contracts Group, Tony draws on decades of seasoned experience to advise clients on the full spectrum of government contracting matters. He guides clients through:
- protests and claims against the federal government before the GAO, Court of Federal Claims and Boards of Contract Appeals;
- size and status protest and appeals before the Small Business Administration;
- commercial and contractual disputes;
- investigations and compliance audits;
- suspension and debarment proceedings; and
- entity formation, including joint ventures, operating agreements, and shareholder agreements.
Tony is particularly effective in representing the interests of small businesses and/or their teaming partners—large and small—pursuing opportunities as a prime, subcontractor or joint venture partner under SBA’s small business programs. He advises on teaming arrangements, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, defending awards (in size, status, and bid protests), and compliance with the FAR and small business programs. Additionally, Tony’s client base includes representing Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone firms, Woman-Owned Small Businesses, and 8(a) contractors, as well as their mentors and protégés.
Related Practice Areas
Representative Matters
Representative Matters
- Represents firms of all sizes looking to structure business and teaming arrangements, joint ventures, mentor protégé agreements and other contractual relations to compete on small business and related set-asides.
- Represents contractors in bid protests before the Court of Federal Claims, GAO and procuring agencies and size and status protests before the SBA.
- Represents clients in suspension and debarment proceedings and the development of compliance programs.
- Handles internal investigations and voluntary and mandatory disclosures.
- Assists in-house and outside counsel who need help representing their clients in navigating the complex, highly regulated government contracting market.
- Assists in the negotiation and preparation of shareholders agreements, operating agreements and partnership arrangements to qualify under different set-aside programs.
- Assists contractors with equitable adjustment claims, disputes, and appeals.
- Works closely with the Firm’s Business & Transactions Group to structure deals and facilitate the acquisition of government contractors or their assets from the due diligence stage through the contract novation process.
Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1986
- Tulane University, B.A., 1983, cum laude
- University of Madrid, Junior Year Abroad Honors Program, 1982
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyer®, Washington DC, Government Contracts, 2018-Present
- AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating