M. Yuan Zhou
Overview
M. Yuan Zhou advises government contractors on a wide array of legal issues, including internal and government-facing investigations, crisis management, compliance counseling, and transactional matters. Yuan handles contract and nonprocurement (e.g., grant, cooperative agreement, and other transaction) matters at the federal, state, and local levels. She guides companies through complex regulatory compliance requirements, including supply chain security, data rights, revolving door, gifts and gratuities, and general ethics and compliance considerations. She helps companies with reviewing, enhancing, and standing-up compliance programs, and advises both prime contractors and subcontractors on a variety of issues related to prime/sub relationships. Yuan also has deep experience representing contractors in complex internal and parallel government investigations, as well as voluntary and mandatory disclosure obligations related to the False Claims Act, Procurement Integrity Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, and other civil and criminal matters.
Career & Education
- Barnard College, B.A., psychology, 2010
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2014
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
M. Yuan's Insights
Podcast | 11.13.24
Fastest 5 Minutes: Incoming Administration, SAM, OFCCP, Rule of Two
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Podcast | 10.25.24
Podcast | 10.10.24
Fastest 5 Minutes: Compliance, TINA, Disaster Response Contracting
Client Alert | 1 min read | 10.09.24
Hurricanes Helene and Milton Put a Spotlight on Disaster Response Contracting Efforts
Insights
Goodbye Commercial “Items”: FAR Council Replaces Definition with Commercial Products and Services
|11.10.21
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10.29.18
Westlaw Journal Government Contract
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10.01.18
Government Contracting Law Report
The Impact of Criminal Conviction on Public Sector Contractors and Grantees
|03.03.16
The 30th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime
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04.05.14
American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law, Vol. 43, No. 3
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10.05.16
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
Responsible Sourcing: New Tools for Contractors to Combat Human Trafficking
|05.17.16
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
M. Yuan's Insights
Podcast | 11.13.24
Fastest 5 Minutes: Incoming Administration, SAM, OFCCP, Rule of Two
Click below to listen or access from one of these links:
Podcast | 10.25.24
Podcast | 10.10.24
Fastest 5 Minutes: Compliance, TINA, Disaster Response Contracting
Client Alert | 1 min read | 10.09.24
Hurricanes Helene and Milton Put a Spotlight on Disaster Response Contracting Efforts