David C. Petrone

Dave is the former Counsel to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northeast Region. During his over 25-year tenure with the Navy, he was responsible for leading a staff of attorneys in the defense of contractor bid protests, claims, and appeals. In addition, he was involved with the development, review, and administration of construction, facility support, environmental remediation, and public private venture contracts, to include providing legal counsel with respect to the negotiation, resolution and litigation of complex construction/design issues. In this role, he also provided his clients training related to federal contract law, contract/project management, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and ethics.