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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
ruscher@pecklaw.com
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Ronald
H.
Uscher
specializes
in
energy
and
defense
matters,
including
government
contracting
and
energy
regulation.
He
represents
petroleum
refining
and
marketing
companies,
traders,
banks,
pipeline
and
terminal
operators,
transportation
companies
and
defense
contractors.
Mr.
Uscher
has
a
range
of
specialized
experience,
in
both
the
public
and
private
sectors,
in
energy
and
defense
matters
including
competing
for
and
performing
U.S.
military
contracts.
He
represents
clients
in
regulatory,
compliance
and
legislative
matters
affecting
the
operations
of
petroleum
companies
and
defense
contractors.
Mr.
Uscher
represents
energy
and
defense
firms
before
federal,
state
and
local
courts
and
agencies
in
transactions,
contracts
and
disputes.
He
appears
as
counsel
before
Defense
Department
agencies
(DLA-Energy),
military
commands,
Boards
of
Contract
Appeals,
the
Government
Accountability
Office,
the
U.S.
Court
of
Federal
Claims
and
other
forums.
Mr.
Uscher’s
professional
work
includes
bidding
and
negotiation
of
contracts,
litigation
of
contract
claims,
congressional
and
criminal
investigations,
the
amicable
settlement
of
disputes,
and
planning
how
to
win
and
expand
government
business.
Among
the
more
significant
matters
Mr.
Uscher
has
handled
are:
-
Successful
prosecution
of a
bid
protest
on
behalf
of a
large
petroleum
refiner
resulting
in
the
award
of a
$300
million
jet
fuel
contract.
-
Successful
defense
of
bid
protests
resulting
in
our
client
retaining
military
contracts
valued
in
excess
of
$3.0
billion.
-
Successful
settlements
at
the
Department
of
Justice
in a
$9.0
million
False
Claims
Act
case
and
a
$3.5
million
contract
termination
claim.
Mr.
Uscher
is
the
author
of
Selling
Energy
to
the
United
States
Military,
National
Petrochemical
and
Refiners
Association
(1999)
and
Facing
a
Fraud
Investigation,
Federal
Publications,
Inc.
(1986).
He
speaks
to
government
and
industry
groups
on
energy
and
defense
matters.
He
has
been
quoted
by
Newsweek,
the
Nation
the
Washington
Post,
the
New
York
Times
and
the
Miami
Herald
on
energy
and
defense
contracting
issues.
Mr.
Uscher
served
for
ten
years
as
an
attorney
with
DLA-Energy
(formerly
the
Defense
Energy
Support
Center)
and
the
Department
of
Justice
(Defense
Procurement
Fraud
Unit).
He
is a
graduate
of
the
State
University
of
New
York
(B.A.
1969)
and
the
George
Washington
University
National
Law
Center
(J.D.
1973;
LL.M.
1980).
He
is a
member
of
the
bars
of
the
District
of
Columbia
and
Virginia
and
is
admitted
to
practice
before
the
U.S.
Court
of
Federal
Claims,
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
District
of
Columbia
and
the
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
Eastern
District
of
Virginia.
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