As co-chair of Williams Mullen's Government Contracts and Unmanned Systems practice areas, Bob Korroch helps businesses win contracts with the federal government and helps those businesses perform those contracts profitably by drawing on nearly 20 years of experience in all phases of the government acquisition process. Bob supports all aspects of his clients’ business with special focus on teaming agreements and joint ventures; bid protest litigation; corporate compliance; contract claims and dispute litigation; and the unique considerations of government contractors in mergers and acquisitions.
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As co-chair of Williams Mullen's Government Contracts and Unmanned Systems practices, Bob Korroch helps businesses win contracts with the federal government and helps those businesses perform those contracts profitably by drawing on nearly 20 years of experience in all phases of the government acquisition process. Bob supports all aspects of his clients’ business with special focus on teaming agreements and joint ventures; bid protest litigation; corporate compliance; contract claims and dispute litigation; and the unique considerations of government contractors in mergers and acquisitions. His extensive protest litigation practice reflects his understanding of proper acquisition planning and the timely use of the protest process to affect the government’s acquisition when necessary. He works very closely with businesses that must be cognizant of the complex regulations that pertain to small, veteran-owned and disadvantaged businesses. He frequently assists large and small businesses with teaming agreements and joint venture agreements to advance their business relationships.
Bob has extensive experience litigating protests and contract claims before many federal and state courts and boards. He has handled numerous size status protests before several of the Small Business Administration’s area offices and the SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals. He also has significant experience advising contractors in their responses to government investigations of alleged violations of the False Claims Act and in guiding clients through the challenges of suspension and debarment proceedings.
Prior to joining Williams Mullen, Bob completed a 20-year career with the United States Coast Guard, where his practice focused on government contract law. As a staff attorney in the Coast Guard’s Office of Procurement Law, he represented the government in the litigation of numerous bid protests and appeals of contract disputes. He also advised Coast Guard contracting officers and major acquisition program managers in their development and implementation of acquisition strategies. He was principal legal advisor to the Coast Guard’s Great Lakes Icebreaker replacement acquisition. He also handled various matters of administrative law, including the Freedom of Information Act and fiscal law. Before his assignment with the Office of Procurement Law, Bob was the sole attorney at a major Coast Guard training installation, where he advised contracting officers in the formation and administration of numerous global services and construction contracts.
Bob is admitted to practice before the Virginia Courts and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He is a member of the Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association and served on the committee that recommended rules of procedure for the consolidated Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. He is a former member of the board of editors of the Public Contract Law Journal, published by the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law in cooperation with the George Washington University School of Law. For a number of years, the journal featured his review of the government contract decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Bob has written for numerous other publications, including the Procurement Lawyer, the Virginia Lawyer, the Military Law Review, the Naval Institute's Proceedings and the William & Mary Law Review. In 1994, the American Bar Association recognized him as the Coast Guard's Outstanding Military Lawyer and the Federal Bar Association awarded him the Younger Federal Lawyer award. In 2019, BTI Consulting named him to their list of Client Service All-Stars. He has been included in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine each year since 2014. He was recognized as one of the state’s “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine in 2014 and 2019-2020.
Bob is a graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy. He received his law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary, where he was the managing editor of The William & Mary Law Review. He received his Masters of Law in government procurement from the George Washington University School of Law, where he was the student notes editor for the Public Contract Law Journal.
- Obtained favorable settlement netting our client over $1.5 million and avoiding all liability on a counterclaim. The matter stemmed from a prime-sub dispute concerning the development of satellite spectra management software and hardware.
- Represented vessel owner of a well-maintained 15-year-old vessel in protest against U.S. Military Sealift Command solicitation for vessel charter that unnecessarily limited the competition to vessels less than ten years old. As a result of the protest, the solicitation was amended to permit the client to bid.
- Represented provider of vehicle and equipment maintenance services in protest against solicitation that was vague and ambiguous. Army canceled and re-issued solicitation with terms that allowed the client to implement its bidding strategy.
- Represented contractor that maintains state roadways in protest against state agency solicitation that contained inconsistent evaluation criteria. State agency canceled, amended, and reissued solicitation.
- Defended owner of research facility against claims totaling approximately $5 million brought by a general contractor for defective specifications, delay, differing site conditions and superior knowledge against our client for alleged cost overruns and delays arising out of dewatering the project site and treating dewatering effluent for contaminants. Claims were resolved by mediation during course of contract performance without litigation or arbitration.
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12.01.2020
61 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2020
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10.15.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part II – Doing Business With the Commonwealth of Virginia
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07.09.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Selling Products and Services to the Federal Government
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05.07.2020
35 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 13 Named 2020 Rising Stars
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12.04.2019
55 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2019
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10.23.2019
PODCAST: Are You Interested in Investing in a Company With a Federal Firearms License (FFL)?
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04.10.2019
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 17 Named 2019 Rising Stars
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04.02.2019
Bob Korroch Named a BTI Client Service All-Star for 2019
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03.11.2019
PODCAST: Money Can’t Buy You Love, But It Can Buy You Experience and Past Performance
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02.22.2019
PODCAST: Virginia SWaM Recertification Pitfalls
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02.08.2019
PODCAST: An Overview of SWaM Certification in Virginia
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01.24.2019
PODCAST: Should We Call the Debarment Official or Wait?
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01.03.2019
PODCAST: 10 Factors That May Hinder a Contractor’s Ability to Repay Its Bank Loans and Threaten Its Existence
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12.21.2018
PODCAST: Effective Use of “Open and Frank” Discussions in Bid Protests
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08.10.2018
PODCAST: Computer Software and the Federal Government: Ish Kabibble?
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07.27.2018
PODCAST: What Do Government Contractors Need to Know About the Affordable Care Act in 2018?
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04.24.2018
PODCAST: Stop Losing Your Bid Protests, Part 1
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04.18.2018
53 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 20 Named 2018 Rising Stars
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02.28.2018
PODCAST: M&As — Novation and Recertification
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02.13.2018
PODCAST: Facility Security Clearances for U.S. Subsidiaries of Foreign-Owned Companies
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01.22.2018
Tony Anikeeff and Bob Korroch Discuss Impact of Government Shutdown on Contractors with Federal Times
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01.03.2018
PODCAST: Nonpayment of Subcontractors: Can Subcontractors Get Any Help from the Government
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12.06.2017
PODCAST: Teaming Arrangements: Pros and Cons of Teaming Agreements vs. Joint Ventures
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11.08.2017
PODCAST: Award Protests: Choosing the Forum
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10.26.2017
Williams Mullen Launches GovCon Perspectives Podcast
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10.26.2017
Williams Mullen Launches GovCon Perspectives Podcast
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04.14.2017
54 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 21 Named 2017 Rising Stars
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10.31.2016
Unmanned Systems Team Provides Insight on Drone Industry to Virginia Business
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06.22.2016
FAA Issues Final Rule for Businesses to Use Drones
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02.17.2016
56 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers; 22 Named 2016 Rising Stars
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08.20.2015
Williams Mullen Represents BOSH Global Services in Sale to Momentum Aviation Group
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03.12.2015
White House Memo Will Impact How Federal Contractors Can Use Drones
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12.01.2014
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2014 “Legal Elite”
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10.20.2014
The American Lawyer mentions Williams Mullen's UAS practice
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08.11.2014
UAS practice group highlighted in Virginia Lawyers Weekly
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06.23.2014
Williams Mullen UAS practice featured in Inside Business
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06.20.2014
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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03.12.2014
Special Due Diligence Concerns When Buying Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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05.03.2013
Attorney Bob Korroch quoted in Inside Business magazine
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09.13.2011
DOL Issues Final Rule on Right-of-First-Refusal of SCA Employees on Successor Contracts
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06.29.2011
North Carolina's Version of E-Verify Signed Into Law
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02.17.2011
New Joint Venture and Mentor/Protégé Regulations in Changes to the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program
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02.15.2011
New Annual Income and Total Asset Standards in Changes to the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program
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12.03.2010
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Size and Status Protests
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02.22.2010
North Carolina Contractors Benefit from Governor's Order
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10.01.2009
Recent OCI Decision Upholds FCA Liability and Emphasizes Need to Assess Business Interests
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01.28.2009
New E-Verify Requirements For Government Contractors Now Effective on Feb. 20, 2009
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04.12.2021
Changes in Small Business Ownership or Control: When is it Time to Recertify?
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05.14.2020
Webinar: Opportunity During Economic Uncertainty
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04.23.2020
M&A Considerations in Government Contracts Transactions
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09.12.2019
An Insider's View of Mergers & Acquisitions in Ship Repair
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06.06.2019
Joint Ventures: Who, What, When, Why, and How
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10.25.2018
Navigating the Affiliation Maze – Preserving Control and Small Business Size Status
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10.25.2018
Bid Protests: Catch-Up on All the News; There's a Lot!
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11.15.2017
Selling Unmanned Systems Products and Services to Federal, State and Local Government Agencies
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11.07.2017
Commercial Expansion & Diversification of Revenue Streams - Virginia Ship Repair Association
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10.24.2017
22nd Annual Government Contracting Update: Shaping Today's Challenges Into Tomorrow's Success
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01.24.2017
Organizational Conflicts of Interest - National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Hampton Roads
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10.13.2016
Virginia Ship Repair Association, Contracts Committee Seminar - Growing Your Business
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03.21.2015
TAGLaw 2015 Southeastern U.S. Regional Meeting - “Drone Law: The Business Potential and Legal Obstacles for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)”
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02.13.2015
LLC or Corporation: Which Form Will Provide the Most Value for My Company?
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12.11.2014
Drone Law: Business Considerations for Providers of Unmanned Vehicle Systems
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05.07.2014
Opportunities and Pitfalls of Doing Business and Communicating Effectively with the Federal Government in Leaner Times
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04.24.2014
2014 RMA Carolinas-Virginias Spring Conference
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02.26.2014
NCMA Hampton Roads Contracts & Procurement Symposium
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10.24.2013
Special Considerations for Small Business Buyers & Sellers in the Government Contracts Market
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07.29.2013
4 YEAR Anniversary - FED GOVT Contractors Networking Event
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06.06.2013
Contract Terminations – A Consequence of the Times
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04.30.2013
Sequestration and the Budget Battle's Impact on Lending to Government Contractors
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02.21.2013
Update to DCAA "Hot Buttons"
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10.23.2012
How to Thrive in a Challenging Economy: 17th Annual Government Contracting Update
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05.24.2011
Bid Protests, Teaming Agreements and Other Pitfalls to Navigating the FAR
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04.22.2010
FAR-3 Conflicts of Interest and Contractor Ethics
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04.16.2010
VTCA 2010 Spring Conference & Trade Show
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02.23.2010
What to Expect in Government Construction Contracting
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08.27.2009
What to Expect In Government Construction Contracting
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07.14.2009
Matchmaking and Seminars
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12.18.2008
Finance and Investment Strategies for Government Contractors
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12.17.2008
Finance and Investment Strategies for Government Contractors