Marques Peterson

Practice Areas

Marques Peterson is the managing partner of the firm’s Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on counseling and representing aerospace/defense and civil contractors in both federal procurement and international defense sales.

Marques has significant experience in bid protests and contract performance disputes before the Government Accountability Office, the Court of Federal Claims and the Boards of Contract Appeals. He also regularly counsels clients on a wide array of government contracts compliance issues, including contracting with the General Services Administration (GSA), pricing issues and mandatory disclosure requirements.

An important aspect of Marques’ practice is helping clients navigate the intersection of government contracting and international defense sales processes. He represents and advises clients on foreign military sales, direct commercial sales and contracts, and the complex regulatory compliance requirements associated with such international defense sales. Clients seek Marques’ counsel on their international business sales on topics including compliance with anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws, export control laws, national security issues and economic sanctions. He has represented several U.S. government contractors before international arbitration tribunals.

Prior to entering private practice, Marques served on active duty in the Air Force Office of General Counsel at the Pentagon, where he counseled senior leaders on numerous acquisition-related matters including services contracting and space acquisitions.

Marques is an active author and speaker in the government contracts field. He has written for various publications on issues such as foreign military sales, government contractor tort liability, trade issues and emerging markets, and the Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act. He is an instructor in government contracts courses for the Public Contracting Institute, covering topics such as foreign military sales, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, export controls and offsets. He serves in a leadership position for the American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section’s International Procurement Committee.