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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.