Biography
Roger Abbott helps government contractors minimize risk and maximize opportunities for growth by providing a broad range of legal services, with a focus on bid protest and claims litigation, compliance, teaming negotiations and disputes, government audits and fraud investigations and mergers and acquisitions involving government contractors.
He has extensive experience prosecuting and defending protests before the GAO and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, as well as pursuing appeals before the SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals. He assists clients with disputes and challenges involving contract administration, if necessary, pursuing appeals before the Boards of Contract Appeals.
Roger helps contractors grow their business by advising them on small business issues, joint ventures and teaming and matters relating to the Multiple Award Schedule and other contracting vehicles. A co-chair of the ABA’s Committee on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Emerging Technology, Roger also counsels clients on cybersecurity, supply chain management and domestic preferences.
Roger joined Miles & Stockbridge from Mayer Brown. Following law school, he spent two and a half years as a judicial law clerk for Judge Lawrence Block and Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Services
Education
- Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America (J.D., magna cum laude, 2013)
- Oxford University (M.Phil., 2008)
- Oxford University (B.A. Hons., 2006)
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2013
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
Professional Affiliations
- Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP): National Instructor (2023)
- American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract Law: Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Committee, Co-Chair
- Catholic University Law Review: Staff Member (2011-2012); Editorial Assistant (2011-2012)
Special Honors
- Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch: Selected for inclusion in the area of Commercial Litigation (2025)
- Catholic University Student Scholar Series Awardee (2013)
- Quinn Foundation Scholar
Languages
- Italian
