Lillie Drenth

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Lillie Drenth is an associate in the Government Contracts Group in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. Lillie’s practice focuses on a range of government contract issues, including advising buyers and sellers in complex M&A transactions involving government contractors and representing contractors in internal and government investigations.

Lillie maintains an active pro bono practice, primarily focused on immigration issues.

While in law school, Lillie interned at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Career & Education

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    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
      Intern, Honorable Adalberto Jordan, 2022
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
      Intern, Honorable Adalberto Jordan, 2022
    • University of Florida, B.A. Political Science and Economics, cum laude, 2021
    • Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2024
    • University of Florida, B.A. Political Science and Economics, cum laude, 2021
    • Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2024
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia
    • Spanish
    • Spanish

Lillie's Insights

Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.24.25

Brace for Impact: Final SBA Rule Changes to Recertification and Negative Controls Will Reverberate in GovCon M&A and Investment Market

On December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule amending multiple aspects of all of the SBA’s small business size and status programs.  Among other notable changes, SBA (1) introduced a new rule that changes the impact of a recertification as other than small or as other than the relevant small business status following a merger or acquisition, and (2) introduced a standardized set of permissible negative controls for minority shareholders in all types of small businesses, thereby significantly expanding the controls investors may have in service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs), women-owned small businesses (WOSBs), and participants in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. ...

Lillie's Insights

Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.24.25

Brace for Impact: Final SBA Rule Changes to Recertification and Negative Controls Will Reverberate in GovCon M&A and Investment Market

On December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule amending multiple aspects of all of the SBA’s small business size and status programs.  Among other notable changes, SBA (1) introduced a new rule that changes the impact of a recertification as other than small or as other than the relevant small business status following a merger or acquisition, and (2) introduced a standardized set of permissible negative controls for minority shareholders in all types of small businesses, thereby significantly expanding the controls investors may have in service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs), women-owned small businesses (WOSBs), and participants in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. ...