About Mr. Timothy McLister

Tim McLister focuses his practice on government contracts and procurement matters. He represents domestic and international businesses in all facets of government contracts transactional matters. He advises government contractors in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC); mergers and acquisitions; claims, disputes, and terminations; and contract formation work, including joint ventures, teaming agreements, and subcontracting. He also counsels contractors on Small Business Administration (SBA) initiatives, the Buy American Act (BAA), Trade Agreements Act (TAA), foreign military sales (FMS), and classified contracting. He serves contractors in a broad array of industries, with an emphasis on defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, and maritime.

Prior to entering private practice, Tim served as an Active-Duty Captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps where he represented the United States Army in its litigation and procurement strategy. He also served as the Senior Trial Counsel for the nation’s Contingency Corps where he managed a team of prosecutors at the nation’s largest military installation. Further, he deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, and Kuwait in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve where he advised a three-star general command in the acquisition of critical supplies and services throughout a contingency operation. He maintains an active Top Secret, Sensitive Compartment Information (TS/SCI) clearance and holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a finance concentration.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch'
•Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2025-2026
•Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2025-2026
•Government Relations Practice, 2026
•Recognized, United States Armed Forces
•Joint Service Commendation Medal
•Joint Meritorious Unit Award
•Meritorious Service Medal
•Army Commendation Medal
•Listed, Loudoun County 40 Under 40, 2023

 

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Government Contracts
  • Other 6
    • Government Contracts Bid Protest Litigation
    • Government Contractor Cybersecurity
    • Government Contract Lending
    • Government Contracts - Investigations
    • Government Contracts - Suspension & Debarment
    • Space & Satellite

Practice Details

  • Languages
    German
    Conversational
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Associate
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Regularly serves as lead counsel in high-stakes multimillion-dollar litigation, including over fifty (50) bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC), as well as appeals before the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Hearings
    Appeals (OHA).
    Served as government contracts counsel to domestic
    international businesses in connection with over forty (40) transactions involving the acquisition of a government contractor, including assisting large businesses
    private equity firms in the acquisition of government contractors performing small business set-aside contracts
    classified procurements.
    Represented the lead arranger, administrative agents
    collateral agents in connection with a $650 million syndicated senior secured credit facility to a leading commercial seafood company with several commercial fishing vessels.
    Represented numerous contractors in size protests
    appeals before the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Hearing
    Appeals (OHA).
    Experience with the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
    Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, as well as other non-traditional federal funding programs, such as Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs).
    Judge Advocate General's Corps Representations: Represented the United States Army in its litigation
    procurement strategy in complex, multimillion-dollar cases involving high-visibility contracts that are vital to national defense, including classified procurements supporting operations world-wide, before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Government Accountability Office,
    the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
    Represented the United States Army in over two-dozen bid protests totaling more than $1 billion
    over twenty contract appeals totaling more than $25 million.
    Argued as lead prosecutor on over a dozen courts-martial trials, one of which involved a large conspiracy involving the larceny of over $2 million worth of critical military equipment stored for the nation's Immediate Reaction Force just prior to its urgent deployment to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
    Prosecuted the Fort Liberty (f/k/a Bragg) Garrison (base) Comm
    er in a high-profile senior leadership procurement fraud case.
    Deployed to Baghdad, Iraq
    Kuwait in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve
    advised a three-star general comm
    on the procurement of over $300 million worth of mission-critical equipment
    services throughout a deployed contingency operation.
    Represented over one hundred individual soldiers on personal legal matters to include estate planning, real property disputes, family law matters,
    powers of attorney.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. McLister prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
    Military Experience: Active-Duty Captain, Judge Advocate (JAG), United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 2016-2021
    Trial Attorney, Contract Litigation
    Intellectual Property Law, United States Army Legal Services Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA
    Senior Trial Counsel, XVIII Airborne Corps
    Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, NC
    Internships: Legal
    Business Development Intern, Atlantic Coast Conference, 2015-2016
    Summer Law Clerk, United Technologies Corporation Aerospace Systems (n/k/a Collins Aerospace), 2015
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2016, North Carolina
    Virginia
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Board of Directors, Loudoun Golf & Country Club
    •Member, Section of Public Contract Law, American Bar Association
    •Vice-Chair, Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs, 2023-2024
    •Member, Association for Corporate Growth
    •Member, International Stability Operations Association
    •Member, Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association
    •Member, McDaniel College Alumni Council

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Wake Forest University School of Law
    J.D.
    Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law
    Other Education
    Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business
    M.B.A.
    Finance Concentration

    McDaniel College
    B.A.
    Captain, Football
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  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Mr. Timothy McLister is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Virginia.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Mr. Timothy McLister is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Federal Claims.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    Mr. Timothy McLister speaks German and Conversational.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Mr. Timothy McLister attended Wake Forest University School of Law.