| | Law Firm in Washington, District of Columbia |
| | Address | | 1120 19th Street N.W., Suite 460 | | Washington, District of Columbia 20036 | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Sonenthal & Overall, PC practices in the following areas of law:
Government Contracts, Federal Grants, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Corporate Governance; International Government Contracts, Renewable Energy, Civil Litigation. | | Year Established: 1997 | Firm Profile:
Sonenthal & Overall, PC is devoted primarily to the establishment, operations and corporate governance of international non-governmental organizations (NGO's) involved in humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, development and technical assistance projects in developing and transitional countries. All of the firm's attorneys formerly served together in the General Counsel's Office of USAID, and are highly experienced in the statutes, rules and practices relating to activities financed by USAID, other U.S. government agencies (e.g., Department of Energy, Department of State, EPA, Department of Labor, and CDC); foreign bilateral aid agencies (e.g., DFID and KFW); the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank and other international financial institutions; UN agencies; global funds; and other international organizations. The firm's practice includes all aspects of federal grants and cooperative agreements; U.S. government contracts, both for NGOs and commercial contractors; the establishment and governance of U.S. tax-exempt organizations and their overseas affiliates; employment issues; intellectual property; civil litigation; OFAC licensing; social marketing; and other related fields. | | Firm Size: 3 | | Scott C. Overall (Member) born Fort Benning, Georgia, June 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee; 1986, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1978); American University (J.D., 1983; LL.M., 1989). Recipient: Meritorious Honor Award, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1995; Samuel Lamport Prize in International Understanding, Brown University, for essay on Laos. Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Contracts and Commodity Management, Attorney Advisor, USAID, 1980-1995. Consultant: World Bank Procurement Reforms and Capacity Building Project in Samoa, 2006; World Bank Procurement Law and Directive Review Project in Vietnam, 2005-2006; African Development Bank Project on COMESA - Public Procurement Reform, 2002-2004. Procurement Legislation Advisor: Asian Development Bank China Project, National Procurement Regulations for the Public Sector, 1998-2000, Formulation of PRC Government Provement Law, 2001-2004. Author: "Key Elements of Existing Models, Directives and Best Practices for Public Procurement Reform," ILI/AFDB, 2003. Co-Author: Website: USAID Sourcebook on Results-Oriented Grants and Cooperative Agreements, 1998. Articles: Towards Streamlining USAID Assistance Requirements for Foreign Awards, 8 Assistance Management Journal 73, Summer 1998 with Diana Esposito; Report Calls for Procurement Reform to Improve Collaboration Between NGOs and MDIs, InterAction Monday Developments, October 6, 1997; Partners or Hired Hands? Procurement Reform for Effective Collaboration Between NGOs and Multilateral Institutions (1997); Cost or Pricing Data under U.S. Government Contracts, USAID CONET Electronic Magazine, March and April, 1995. Speaker: Association of PVO Financial Managers Seminar on USAID Source/Origin, Fly American, Cargo Preference, and Related Rules, 1999; LAWASIA Conference on Combating Corrupt Practices in Government Procurement: U.S. Law, Policy and Practice, Manila, 1997. Guest Instructor, International Development Law Institute, Development Lawyer's Course, 1992. Lecturer: International Project Procurement & Negotiation, International Law Institute, 1989-1992. Presenter: Procurement and Grants Law, USAID Conferences in Washington, 1994; Singapore and Bangkok, 1992; Baltimore, 1991. Member: American, Federal, Inter-Pacific and International Bar Associations; National Contract and Grant Management Associations. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Government Procurement; International Government Contracts; Federal Grants; International Contracts; International Nonprofit Organizations; NGO Law. Email: Scott C. Overall | | Robert B. Sonenthal (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Columbia University (M.A., 1972; M.Phil., 1973); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Co-Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1979-1980. Recipient: John H. Maurer Award, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1980; Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1992. Co-Author: "Section 301 and Exhaustion of Intra-Union Remedies: A Misbegotten Marriage" 128 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 989, 1980. Attorney Advisor, Bureau for Private Enterprise, 1985-1989, Bureau for Asia and Private Enterprise, 1989-1991; Assistant General Counsel, Litigation and Enforcement, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1991-1993. General Counsel: Population Services International, 1997—; National Hydrogen Association, 1997—; Solar Electric Power Association, 1998—; Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability, 1999—; International Research & Exchanges Board, 2000—; Partnership for Advancing the Transition to Hydrogen, 2002—; United States Advanced Ceramics Association, 2004—. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Nonprofit Corporations; Corporate Governance; Government Contracts and Grants; Renewable Energy; Civil Litigation. Email: Robert B. Sonenthal | | OF COUNSEL | | Renee R. Matalon (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, November 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, 1981-1984; Associate, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, 1984-1985. Editor-in-Chief, Washington Jewish Week, 1985-1986. Attorney Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1987-1994. Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of Commerce: Legislative Counsel for Intellectual Property and Technology, 1997-1998. Member: District of Columbia Bar. Languages: French, Hebrew. Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Corporations; Employment; Government Contracts and Grants; Federal Legislative Practice; Federal Regulatory Law; Commercial and International Transactions; General Practice. Email: Renee R. Matalon | | Nina Glickman Nathani (Of Counsel) born Haverford, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1986). Member, Editorial Board, 1984-1986 and Executive Editor, 1985-1986, Virginia Journal of International Law. Associate: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, 1986-1988; Steptoe & Johnson, 1988-1992. Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1992-1998. Author: "Note, Keep Your Pollution to Yourself," 25 VA. J. Int'l. L. 693 (1985). Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Government Procurement; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Corporate Governance; Intellectual Property. Email: Nina Glickman Nathani |
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