George W. Ash is a retired partner and business lawyer with 麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP. His practice was focused on government procurement law. George counseled clients on the preproposal, proposal, negotiation and performance of the U.S. government prime contracts and subcontracts, and on resolving contract disputes. He also has an extensive background in other types of procurements such as grants, cooperative agreements, CRADAs and Other Transactions, and assists companies with state and municipal contract issues.
George was the chair of the firm鈥檚 Government Procurement Practice, which was recognized by Chambers USA (2011, 2012 and 2013) as one of the top practices in the nation. He was former chair of the Government & Public Policy Practice and previously served as chair of the firm鈥檚 former Regulated Industries Department. He was a member of the firm鈥檚 Automotive Industry Team as well as the Privacy, Security & Information Management Practice.
George successfully litigated bid protests; negotiated the terms of contracts and subcontracts; submitted, negotiated and litigated claims; advised clients concerning audits and compliance issues and the preservation of intellectual property rights; and appeared before various Federal Boards of Contract Appeals and Courts.
Awards and Recognition
In recognition of the work of George and key attorneys in 麻豆直播’s Detroit office, U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers ranked this office as a Tier 1 provider of government relations counsel in its “Best Law Firms” Rankings Report each year from 2010 to 2015. He leads this area of practice for the firm. In addition, George has been recognized as the following:
- Leader in the field of government relations numerous times over, most recently by DBusiness magazine which listed him in its 2015 list of Top Lawyers in the area of government relations law
- A 鈥淟eading Lawyer鈥 in 2014 and 2015 in a survey of his peers by Leading Lawyer鈩
- Peer Review Rated as AV庐 Preeminent鈩, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system
- The Best Lawyers in America庐 since 2008 in the area of government relations law
- Detroit鈥檚 Lawyer of the Year in government relations for 2014 by The Best Lawyers in America聽
- Selected as a member of the Leading Lawyer Advisory Board for 2014
- 2011 鈥淟eaders in the Law鈥 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, a recognition bestowed upon only 25 attorneys in the state
- Ranked as one of the top government attorneys in the nation in 2007 by Chambers USA聽
- Named to the list of Michigan Super Lawyers庐 in 2006
Affiliations
A retired United States Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel, George spent his 20 years of active duty as a judge advocate, an associate professor of law at the USAF Academy, serving as assistant general counsel for the SDI (Star Wars) Program and was responsible for international and arms control issues. He also served as an advisor to the strategic arms reductions talks in Geneva with the former USSR.
His professional associations include memberships in the USAF Academy Association of Graduates, American Bar Association (Public Contract Law Section), Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Michigan and Iowa Bar Associations, and the Retired Air Force Judge Advocate Association.
Presentations and Publications
George co-authored the practice note, 鈥淕overnment Contracts: Reduced Risk Through Commercial Item Contracting,” Practical Law Commercial (2013). He also authored, “Practical Negotiation of Government Contracts,” Federal Publications (1996).