Sullivan & Worcester LLP Announces a New Partner

Press Release, September 11, 2008

Washington, D.C. – September 11, 2008 – Sullivan & Worcester LLP is pleased to announce that John A. Howell has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner and leader of the Government Contracts & Grants Group.

Mr. Howell brings more than 25 years of experience in government contracts law. His background covers contract formation and administration, claims and protest activity, litigation, procurement fraud investigations, and international procurement – with a special emphasis on commercial products and services contracting, biodefense and healthcare contracting, patent and data rights, proposal preparation, technology transfer, the procurement of telecommunications and information technology, homeland security, and Iraqi reconstruction contracting. He also advises clients with respect to export and munitions controls under the various U.S. export-controls regimes.

As a partner in Sullivan & Worcester’s Government Contracts & Grants Group, Mr. Howell will work with clients doing business with all of the federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the intelligence communities, as well as with those doing business with state and local governments.

Mr. Howell most recently was a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP in Washington, D.C.

“Government contracting continues to be an important area for many of our clients, and we feel it is important to offer this service alongside our other corporate legal services,” said Joel R. Carpenter, co-managing partner of Sullivan & Worcester. “John’s deep experience with government contracts enhances our ability to serve these clients.”

About Sullivan & Worcester LLP

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