Emily A. Reid

After serving as an Attorney Advisor in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), Emily brings firsthand insight into SBA decision-making to her government contracts practice. She advises businesses on a broad range of federal contracting matters, with a particular focus on SBA programs, regulatory compliance, and small business eligibility issues.

Her practice includes counseling clients on navigating federal procurement requirements, filing and defending bid protests, and maximizing federal contracting opportunities. She also regularly represents contractors in size and status protests and appeals before the SBA.

Small businesses rely on her guidance regarding eligibility for and participation in the SBA’s socioeconomic programs, including the 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB/EDWOSB, and HUBZone programs. She assists contractors with participation in the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program and the formation of joint ventures to pursue set-aside contracts. In addition, she advises clients in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID-Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loan matters before the SBA.

In the corporate transactions space, Emily counsels federal contractors on mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions, helping ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and SBA regulations. Her work includes conducting due diligence and advising buyers and sellers on pre- and post-closing notification, consent, and recertification requirements.

Beyond her client work, Emily serves as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs Committee and the Section’s Young Lawyers Committee.

Related Practice Areas

• Government Contracts
• Audits & Investigations
• Bid Protests
• False Claims Act
• REAs, Claims, and Appeals
• Native American Law & Tribal Advocacy
• Intellectual Property & Technology Rights

Articles

• SBA Update: New Rule Makes Major Changes to Eligibility and Certification Requirements for HUBZone Program, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 01.16.25
• SBA Proposed Material Changes to HUBZone Program Impacts Eligibility, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 09.25.24
• Is It Time for Regulations on GSA’s Contractor Teaming Arrangements?, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.29.24
• SBA’s 8(a) Program Again Challenged and the Potential Impacts on Native Owned Entities, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.11.24
• Federal Judge Orders Minority Business Development Agency to Serve All Business Owners Regardless of Race, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.08.24

Events

• Regulatory and Legislative Changes Affecting Small Business Contractors, National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit, 03.10.26
• Careers in Government Contracts, ABA Section of Public Contract Law: Panel & Networking Event, 02.19.26
• Mergers & Acquisitions in Government Contracting: Novations and Recertification, Virginia APEX Accelerator Event, 01.15.26
• The FAR Overhaul, AFCEA Central Maryland’s Monthly Luncheon, 12.10.25
• FAR Changes Unlocked: Your Guide to the New Regulations, AFCEA NOVA’s November Small Business Breakfast, 11.10.25

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Education

• Vanderbilt Law School, J.D.
• Saint Louis University, B.A., magna cum laude

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Missouri

Activities

• Co-Chair, Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs Committee, American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, 2021-Present
• Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Committee, American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, 2021-Present

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