William F. Savarino
Partner
Admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; 1984, District of Columbia; 1990, Virginia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1980); University of Louisville (J.D., 1983). Editor-in-Chief, Louisville Law Examiner, 1982-1983. Member: American Bar Association; District of Columbia, Virginia and Kentucky Bar Associations; United States Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Experience: 1984-1986, Staff Attorney, Contract Law Division, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce; 1986-1989, Associate, Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin; 1990-1994, Principal, Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin; 1994-present, Partner, Cohen Mohr.
Areas of Specialization
- Bid Protest Services
- Commercial Transactions
- Document Retention Compliance
- Electronic Document Retention
- Electronic Records Management
- Employment Law
- Franchise Practice
- Government Contract Audits & Investigations
- Government Contract Compliance
- Government Contract Mergers & Acquisitions
- Government Contracts
- High Tech Business Law
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
- Security Clearance
Articles
News
- 7/29/2010-- Another SCI Clearance Victory
Bill Savarino saved another SCI clearance at the NSA. This successful appeal involved multiple allegations under Guidelines D (Sexual Behavior), H (Drug Use); and E (Personal Conduct). - 7/2/2010-- Bill Savarino named Chairman of Lawers Associated Worldwide
Bill Savarino has become the new Chairman of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), an international association of over 100 independent law firms located in over 130 commercial centres representing a global resource of approximately 4000 individual lawyers. Member firms are entrepreneurially minded, business focused firms serving middle-market clients throughout the world. Cohen Mohr has been a proud member of LAW since 2000. Membership in LAW permits us to provide viable, cost-effective solutions for the cross-border needs of our clients. - 6/7/2010-- Another DOHA Clearance Victory
Bill Savarino saved another clearance before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). The applicant was denied a clearance under Guideline E Personal Conduct based on allegations that he had (i) recently smoked marijuana, (ii) demonstrated a pattern of accessing questionable material on a Government computer system; and (iii) stole considerable property from his employer and the employers of his friends. Mr. Savarino was able to overturn the denial following a 4-hour hearing in Arlington, VA. - 5/18/2010-- Another DOHA Clearance Victory
Bill Savarino saved another clearance before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). The applicant was denied a clearance under Guideline D Sexual Behavior, Guideline E Personal Conduct, and Guideline M Use of Information Technology Systems. For over a year, the applicant had viewed pornography on his work issued laptop both at his office and while away on business. The Department of Defense also alleged that the applicant had engaged in sexual misconduct in his office. Mr. Savarino was able to overturn the denial following a 5 hour hearing in Arlington, VA.
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