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Washington D.C.
Two Lafayette Centre
1133 21st Street, N.W.
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20036
tel. +1 202.293.8815
fax +1 202.293.7994
mbranca@pecklaw.com
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Michael
A.
Branca
specializes
in
construction
and
government
contract
law.
Mr.
Branca's
practice
includes
the
representation
of
general
and
prime
contractors,
construction
managers,
and
other
members
of
the
construction
and
government
contract
industries.
Mr.
Branca
has
provided
a
wide
range
of
services
to
his
clients
including
the
review
and
negotiation
of
contract
documents,
contract
administration,
and
the
preparation
and
litigation
of
bid
protests
and
claims.
Mr.
Branca
defends
and
counsels
contractors
with
respect
to
claims
and
allegations
of
violations
of
the
Federal
and
state
False
Claims
Acts,
and
also
counsels
clients
on
corporate
compliance
matters
and
conducts
internal
investigations
regarding
allegations
of
fraud,
waste,
or
abuse.
Mr.
Branca
has
represented
his
clients
in a
variety
of
forums,
including
state
and
federal
courts
throughout
the
country,
arbitration
tribunals
and
administrative
boards.
Mr.
Branca
has
been
recognized
since
2007
as
one
of
the
Leading
Lawyers
in
the
field
of
Construction
Law.
In
Chambers
USA,
America’s
Leading
Lawyers
for
Business
2007,
Mr.
Branca
was
noted
as
having
“a
niche
specialty
relating
to
federal
acquisition
regulations.”
One
client
reported
that
Mr.
Branca
was
“very
knowledgeable
in
how
federal
law
applies
to
federal
projects”
and
was
“deemed
to
be a
go-to
lawyer
for
projects
that
involve
the
Navy
and
US
Army
Corps
of
Engineers.”
He
was
also
recognized
by
Super
Lawyers
in
Construction
Law
in
2010.
Mr.
Branca
is a
member
of
the
Board
of
Governors
of
the
Construction
and
Public
Contract
Law
Section
of
the
Virginia
State
Bar.
Mr.
Branca
is a
member
of
the
Virginia
and
District
of
Columbia
bars
and
is
admitted
to
practice
before
the
United
States
District
Court
for
the
Eastern
and
Western
Districts
of
Virginia,
the
District
of
Columbia,
and
Maryland,
the
United
States
Courts
of
Appeals
for
the
Third,
Fourth,
District
of
Columbia
and
Federal
Circuits,
the
Court
of
Federal
Claims,
as
well
as
the
courts
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia.
Mr.
Branca
received
his
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
in
economics
from
the
University
of
Virginia
in
1990,
and
his
Juris
Doctor
with
Distinction
from
George
Mason
University
in
1993.
Mr.
Branca
is
lead
editor
and
an
author
of
Federal
Government
Construction
Contracts,
2nd
edition,
published
by
the
ABA’s
Forum
on
the
Construction
Industry.
He
is
also
co-author
of
Virginia
Construction
Law,
a
treatise
published
by
Thomson
West
in
2008,
and
has
also
authored
numerous
articles
and
is a
frequent
lecturer
on
various
topics
affecting
the
construction
and
government
contract
industries.
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