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Office
of The Assistant General Counsel
for Finance and Litigation
Contract Law
| Federal Assistance Law | General
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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