Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, a law firm representing government contractors, corporate clients, midsized privately held businesses and construction-related companies, has announced that Robert G. Ruggieri has been named Partner, effective January 1, 2019, in the Government Contracting Group in the firm’s Philadelphia office.

“On behalf of everyone at Cohen Seglias, I congratulate Bob on this well-deserved accomplishment,” said Michael H. Payne, Chair of the Government Contracting Group. “Bob is a valued member of our practice; a skilled litigator and negotiator who is highly regarded among clients and colleagues. Bob’s dedication to Cohen Seglias has been unsurpassed.”

Ruggieri focuses his practice in the areas of government contracts, procurement, and construction. His clients include prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers who routinely seek his advice in protesting government procurement decisions, size and NAICS code protests, interpreting the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), preparing Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REAs), prosecuting claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), and responding to government investigations, suspensions, and debarment proceedings.

Moreover, Ruggieri regularly handles complex construction claims relating to delays, inefficiency, differing site conditions, defective plans and specifications, acceleration, and lost productivity. His experience includes matters relative to marine construction, dredging projects, bridges, roads, environmental cleanups, power plants, municipal convention centers, office buildings, residential complexes, wastewater treatment plants, and schools.

Prior to joining Cohen Seglias in 2005, Ruggieri served as a Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Arthur R. Tilson of the Montgomery County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas.

Ruggieri received his J.D., cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law, his M.B.A from Villanova University School of Business, and his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. He is a member of HUBZone Contractors National Council, the National Defense Industry Association, and the Society of American Military Engineers Philadelphia Post, as well as the American Bar Association and The Justinian Society.

Cohen Seglias’ Government Contracting Group advises clients in a range of industries on every aspect of government procurement. With specific experience in Construction, the Group focuses on military and civil works construction contracts and has handled some of the leading cases decided by the courts and the boards of contract appeals concerning differing site conditions, defective specifications, constructive changes and cardinal changes, suspensions of work, delays, terminations for convenience, terminations for default, variations in estimated quantities, over-inspection, and liquidated damages. In addition, the Federal Construction Contracting Group handles job site issues to help clients avoid conflict and ensure they receive payment, as well as government contracting cases through the dispute process using requests for equitable adjustment and litigating CDA claims.

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Founded in 1988, Cohen Seglias is a law firm with 70 lawyers in offices across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Kentucky, and in Washington, DC. The firm provides client service on a national basis in areas including construction, government contracting, labor & employment, commercial litigation, business transactions, real estate, financial services, insurance coverage & risk management, energy & utilities, government law & regulatory affairs, internal investigations and wealth preservation. For more information, please visit www.cohenseglias.com.