The McGrath Law Group, LLC

Matthew J. McGrath counsels companies on government contracts and international business transactions. He is experienced in the areas of export controls; foreign military sales; international commercial disputes; international finance, including dealings with the Agency for International Development (AID), the Export-Import Bank, the World Bank, and the Defense Security Cooperation  Agency; and issues associated with bid protests and cost recovery and allocation.

Mr. Matthew McGrath is a frequent lecturer on international procurement. He authored a paper on regulatory trends in foreign military financing of commercial contracts for the National Contract Management Association's Topical Issues in Procurement series. He has also written articles on international contracts and financing for Procurement Lawyer, CP&A Report, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, and Federal Publications' Briefing Papers. Mr. McGrath chaired the American Bar Association's International Law & Practice Section, as well as the Public Contract Law Section of the ABA's International Procurement Committee.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Government Contracts
• Foreign Sales and Foreign Ownership
• International Business Transactions
• International Trade
• Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs

EDUCATION

• J.D., George Washington University, 1986
• B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1978

BAR ADMISSIONS

• District of Columbia, 1986
• Maryland, 1986

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• "Encouraging Voluntary Disclosures," The Export Practitioner (Sept. 2002)
• "The Chemical Weapons Convention, Part II: Verification and Inspection," The Export Practitioner (June 2002)
• "The Chemical Weapons Convention, Part I: Trade Restrictions," The Export Practitioner (May 2002)  
• "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Trap for the Unwary," Contracts Magazine (March 1997)
• "Use of Agents in Sales to Foreign Governments," Federal Publications, Briefing Papers (Aug. 1995)
• "Audits and Investigations of Commercial Contracts under the Foreign Financing Program,"  Federal Publications, CP&A Reporter (July 1994)