Raymond F. Monroe

Ray Monroe counsels and represents local, national, and multi-national businesses and quasi-public entities in a broad array of industries from aerospace to utilities in matters across the full spectrum of government contracts and grants law.

His over 40 years of experience includes bid protests; claims; compliance programs; construction; corporate governance; cybersecurity; disaster response and hazard mitigation grants; Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs); False Claims Act; FCPA; internal and external investigations; mandatory disclosures; public-private partnerships; Public Law 85-804 indemnification; subcontracts; suspension and debarment; terminations; the Truthful Cost and Pricing Data Act (previously known as the Truth in Negotiations Act, or “TINA”); and white collar matters. He has appeared before the federal bid protest forums that have existed over the past 40 years (including the GAO and the GSBCA), the federal Boards of Contract Appeals, and federal and state courts. He has also participated in arbitrations as both an advocate and a party arbitrator.

Ray counsels clients regarding the implementation of policy and procurement initiatives at the cutting edge of procurement law; the creation and refinement of corporate compliance policies and procedures; and the development and financing of renewable energy projects, including hydrogen, offshore wind, and solar.

Ray received his law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1980, with distinction, where he served as Executive Editor of the Duke Law Journal. Ray received his undergraduate degree from Hobart College in 1977, Phi Beta Kappa, where he majored in physics and history. Following law school graduation, Ray clerked for Justice Stewart G. Pollock of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Ray is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New Jersey.