DOC - Office of General Counsel - Finance and Litigation

Welcome
The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Finance and Litigation provides commercial and general legal advice and litigative representation to the Department of Commerce and its operating units. Joan Bernott Maginnis occupies the position of Assistant General Counsel for F&L; Angela Henson is the Office Administrator. The office includes three operating divisions: Mark Langstein is Chief of the Contract Law Division; Michelle O. McClelland is Chief of the Federal Assistance Law Division, and M. Timothy Conner is Chief of the General Litigation Division.

Office Description
The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Finance and Litigation ("F&L") is responsible for ensuring that administrative, regulatory and statutory requirements are met in the Department’s commercial conduct, including debt collection, loan issuance, loan guarantees, audits of Departmental Financial Statements, provision of financial assistance, and Federal procurements. F&L also represents the Department in all general and commercial litigation, which spans a range of civil actions arising from procurements, financial assistance, tort and admiralty claims, bankruptcies, foreclosures, environmental law disputes and litigation-related subpoenas for production of documents or testimony of Department officials.

F&L Offices

Main Office	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Room 5896 U.S. Department of Commerce Washington DC 20230 Voice: (202) 482-1328 FAX: (202) 482-5858	1325 East-West Highway SSMC2 9th Floor OA52 Silver Spring MD 20910 Voice: (301) 713- 2175, 2176, and 2177 FAX: (301) 713-0947	Room A-121 Building 411 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4730 Gaithersburg MD 20899-4730 Voice: (301) 975-5035 FAX: (301) 840-5976

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Office Contact:
Joan Maginnis
JMaginnis@doc.gov
202/482-1328 Voice
202/482-5858 Fax