Stephen R. Snodgrass
Stephen R. Snodgrass
Stephen R. Snodgrass
Biography
Stephen Snodgrass has represented government contractors in audits and civil and criminal investigations relating to progress billing, material management, time charging, defective pricing and estimating fraud; represented contractors in negotiations and litigation relating to terminations, both for convenience and for default; represented protestors and interveners in bid protests of federal, state, and local government procurements; advised government contractors on compliance with the FAR and executive orders applicable to government contracts; and advised regarding novation and other government contracting requirements applicable in mergers and acquisitions in which a party to the transaciton is a government contractor. Mr. Snodgrass also has extensive experience representing banks, telecommunications manufacturers, and government contractors in complex commercial litigation.
Professional Affiliations
- The Missouri Bar, 1980-present
- 22nd Judicial Circuit Bar Committee – Special Assistant, 1984
- American Bar Association – Member, Section of Litigation; Public Contracts Law Section; Securities Litigation Section; and Forum on the Construction Industry
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Missouri Special Assistant Attorney General, 1987-1988
Admissions
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Missouri, 1980
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Education
Washington University, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1980
Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., 1973
Johns Hopkins University, M.A., 1971
Boston College, A.B., with honors, 1969
Related Practice Areas
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White Collar
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Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
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Investigations
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Business & Commercial Disputes
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False Claims Act
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Government Contracts & Public Procurement
Experience
- McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. SCI Technology, Inc., US District Court, E.D. MO (A-12 subcontractor default termination)
- Appeal of McDonnell Douglas Corporation under Contract N00019-84-C-0240, ASBCA No. 46582: T-45 claim
- Lockheed Corporation v. Itek Division, Litton Industries, Inc., American Arbitration Association, Boston, Mass.: extra work and delay claims of aircraft modification subcontractor
- Northrop Corporation v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, US District Court, C.D. CA: aircraft teaming agreement and antitrust dispute
- Navy A-12 program: processed convenience terminations of major subcontractors
- NASA Space Station Freedom Program: processed convenience terminations of subcontractors; responded to DCAA and NASA proposed disallowances of subcontractor costs and fee (in excess of $100 million for one subcontractor); responded to DCAA proposed disallowance of prime contract settlement costs
- Responded to DCIS and grand jury investigations of material handling, labor charging and contract pricing issues at several defense contractors
- GAO bid protests representing, among others, medical equipment manufacturers and their distributors selling to VA and military hospitals, a maintenance contractor for the federal courts building in St. Louis, and a manufacturer of navigational buoys
- State and local government bid protests representing businesses such as construction contractors and software service providers, including a successful protest of an award of a contract to extend the DC light rail system
- Negotiation and advice regarding acquisition by lease of excess distance learning spectrum from state and local government entities for use in development of a carrier’s nationwide 4G cell phone network
- Advice to an international consortium of banks and construction companies bidding on an innovative contract with the Missouri Department of Transportation to design, rebuild, and finance 800 Missouri bridges
- Miscellaneous counseling regarding bidding on government contracts and compliance with the FAR and executive orders affecting government contractors, to government contractor clients and non-government contractor clients contemplating mergers with or acquisitions of government contractors
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