Ron focuses his practice on assisting clients with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and non-FAR based procurements including Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs), Grants, Cooperative Agreements, Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADAs), and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants. Additionally, in his role as a Sr. Director in Clark Hill Public Strategies, he advises public and private entities on a myriad of government affairs topics.
In addition to large businesses, Ron also helps small businesses navigate federal, state and local regulations including the federal Small Business Administration regulation. He advises 8(a) Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSBs) and Woman Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) through a multitude of issues.
Ron has over 24 years of federal procurement law experience. Prior to joining Clark Hill, Ron served as the Chief Counsel for Acquisition, Personnel and Ethics Law at the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC), where he was responsible for emerging technology law procurements associated with the transformation and modernization of the U.S. Army. He has advised decision makers in the AFC Headquarters, Army Applications Lab (AAL), Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C), Army Software Factory (ASWF), Futures and Concepts Command (FCC), and multiple entities and laboratories in the U.S. Army Development Command (DEVCOM). Prior that he served as Senior Procurement Law Counsel for Information Technology Acquisitions at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); there he was an enterprise-level legal counsel for major technology acquisitions across multiple VA administrations; he also drafted procurement related legislation and advised leaders during multiple catastrophic data breach incidents.
As a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army Reserve and a member of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps, Ron has served, led, and advised leaders at all levels in the U.S. Army. His distinguished and storied military career spans over 29 years, and includes an assignment as a war crimes prosecutor in the Department of Defense, Office of Military Commissions where he served as Chief of the General Crimes Prosecution Team and served as co-counsel on the initial U.S. v. David Hicks prosecution team. Most notably, he served as the Chief Judge of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals from 2021 – 2024.
*Licensed to practice in Texas and Kansas, not the District of Columbia. District of Columbia practice limited to matters and proceedings relating to or before federal courts and agencies.
