Reggie Jones

Practice Areas

Reggie is Chair of the firm’s Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Practice Group.

He has a well-established federal compliance and litigation practice with a focus on large, complex claims prosecution and defense, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, as well as significant internal investigations with potential civil and criminal False Claims Act implications. Reggie’s clients include national and international corporations, including defense contractors and suppliers, design and engineering firms, and large national construction contractors. He has also represented the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, to provide litigation support for the agency’s defense of numerous cases in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Reggie litigates bid protests, claims and disputes before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the various Boards of Contract Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He represents clients in connection with claims and performance disputes, including terminations, past performance evaluation challenges, DCAA/DCMA audits and investigations, Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI), Rights in Data challenges, and suspension and debarment proceedings. Reggie regularly works to resolve complex and sensitive matters with the counsel with the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Reggie advises clients on transactional, project administration issues including contract and subcontract negotiations, teaming arrangements and strategic alliances, and contract negotiations due to changes in corporate structure. Reggie assists clients in developing, implementing, maintaining and improving their federal business ethics and compliance programs. He also works with clients to help them comply with and manage:

| DFARS cybersecurity requirements, including the Cybersecurity Maturation Model Certification (CMMC)

| Affirmative Action Plans (AAP)

| Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules and regulations

| Federal Small Business Subcontracting Plans

| The SBA’s All Small mentor-protégé program

| The Buy American Act (BAA)

| International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and export control issues

| Contract Cost Principles and Procedures under FAR Part 31

| The Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)

| Combating Trafficking in Persons Regulations (CTIP)

Reggie has conducted numerous internal investigations, assisted with voluntary disclosures, and defended numerous civil False Claims Act cases, including whistleblower claims brought by private relators (Qui Tam) and the various Offices of Inspector General (OIG).

In the area of commercial and federal construction, Reggie assists clients with claims prosecution and defense before federal and state courts, boards of contract appeals, and in commercial arbitration and mediation. Representative claims include constructive changes, delay, acceleration, and lost labor productivity claims, differing site conditions, defective specification claims, as well as defense of design and construction management professionals against professional negligence and breach of contract claims. Representative projects include central utility plants, nuclear fuel fabrication facilities power plants, petrochemical facilities, water filtration and water treatment plants, mixed-use retail/residential, hotels, convention centers, hospitals, parking structures, universities and museums, as well as bridge and highway projects.

Reggie is a former Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office and a former member of the firm's Executive Committee.

Career

Prior to joining Fox, Reggie was a partner with a federal government contracts and construction litigation boutique. He also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army (3/77 Armor Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armor Division and the 28th Transportation Battalion) from 1991 to 1996, serving four of those years in Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. While in law school, Reggie was a member of University of Georgia Law Review.

Professional Memberships

Greater Washington Board of Trade | Associated Builders and Contractors Metro Washington Chapter | Associated General Contractors of America, Mississippi Valley Chapter | American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Construction Division Co-Chair (2009-2010), Operations Division Co-Chair (2002-2004) | Washington, DC Bar Association | Virginia Bar Association, Construction Law Section | Georgia Bar Association | Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section (1999 to present) | Washington Building Congress, Board of Governors (2010-2020), Board of Directors (2020-Present) | Greater Washington Board of Trade | Associated Builders and Contractors, Virginia Chapter, Board of Directors (2013-2017) | Associated Builders and Contractors, Metro Washington Chapter | Associated General Contractors of America, Mississippi Valley Chapter | American Bar Association (Construction Division Co-Chair, 2009-2010; Operations Division Co-Chair, 2002-2004) | American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry | Washington, DC Bar Association | Virginia Bar Association, Construction Law Section | Georgia Bar Association | Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section (1999 to present)

Personal

University of Georgia School of Law (J.D.) | The College of William and Mary (B.A.)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: District of Columbia, Virginia, Georgia