Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service law firm with more than 260 lawyers in 11 East Coast offices, today announced that Judith B. Kassel has joined the firm as a partner in the Business and Finance and Government Contracts Practices, resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
Ms. Kassel provides legal advice and representation relating to a broad array of issues related to doing business with the Federal Government and state governments. These issues include acquisition planning, proposal preparation, source selection, rights in and protection of intellectual property, cost accounting and reimbursement, contract administration, socio-economic programs, and terminations for convenience and default. Ms. Kassel spent two decades serving in senior in-house legal positions of publically-traded Government contractors. Clients turn to Ms. Kassel for her practical advice and deep experience in the overlay and convergence of regulatory with corporate matters. Her practice spans multiple industries, including information technology, design and construction, health care services, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and security services, among others.
Before re-joining private practice, Ms. Kassel served as General Counsel for two publically traded government contractors and in a senior legal capacity for a third such company. In these roles, she had the full range of duties of a chief legal officer. She has handled antitrust, government contracts and corporate issues generally and has taken a leading role on a large number of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, teaming agreements, and other transactions.
Ms. Kassel earned her law degree from National Law Center, George Washington University, and her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Macalester College.
Source: www.saul.com
