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Stacia Davis Le Blanc
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Stacia Davis Le Blanc is a recognized leader in the areas of government contracts and grants, federal audit defense, and administrative law and is currently serving as chair of the Government Contracts Section of the Federal Bar Association.
Ms. Le Blanc possesses significant expertise in contract and grant compliance, bid protests, disputes, terminations, audit resolutions and appeals, cost disallowances, conflicts of interest, suspensions and debarments, eligibility determinations (including faith-based organizations), intellectual property and federal real and personal property rights under grants and contracts, subcontractor and subgrantee issues, statutory construction, regulatory interpretation, legislative earmarks, appropriations law, and legal challenges under the Administrative Procedures Act.
Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Le Blanc had a long and distinguished career in the federal government serving in the Office of General Counsel within the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce. In that capacity she represented the federal government in numerous actions in federal district court, the Court of Federal Claims, Government Accountability Office, and the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals. Of special note is her work on the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, Public Law 106-107, by assisting the interagency committees drafting the future grant rules, terms, and conditions that are now being codified in the new Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Ms. Le Blanc has provided training to federal grantees and contractors, grants officers, program officials, contracting officers, and several Congressional committees and has been both a speaker and panel moderator at meetings of the National Grants Management Association, National Contract Management Association, Federal Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
Senior Counsel
Government Grants & Contracts
Federal Grants
Audit Appeals
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia,
1981 J.D.
Law Review:
American University Law School, Member, 1980
Michigan State University, Michigan,
1978 B.A.
Honors: Honors Graduate
Perils of Congressional Earmarks, NGMA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1993
Implementation of TSCA, American Chemical Society Journal, 1983
Questions & Answers: Legal Round Table, Panelist, FBA - NGMA Annual Conference,
2007
Competition in Grants, Panelist, FBA - NGMA Annual Conference,
2002
Grants vs. Procurement, Presenter, NCMA Seminar,
1996
Grants Law Panel, Moderator, FBA - NGMA Annual Conference,
1995
Grants Law Panel, Moderator, FBA-Federal Publications Eastern Conference,
1995
Enforcement & Remedies, Presenter, FBA Essentials of Grants Law,
1994
Earmarked Grants, Presenter, FBA-NGMA Annual Conference,
1994
General Counsel's Award,
2004
National Grants Management Association Award,
2003
Secretary's Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Achievement,
2000
Secretary's Silver Medal Award for Meritorious Service,
1996
Award for Unusually Outstanding Attorney,
1994
Award for Outstanding Attorney,
1993
Federal Bar Association, Government Contract Section, Chair
National Grants Management Association, Member and Presenter
LMI Government Consulting, Research Fellow
U.S. Department of Commerce, Chief, Federal Assistance Law Division
U.S. Department of Commerce, Government Contract Division
U.S. General Services Administration, Claims and Litigation Division
Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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