Patrick K. Burns is Co-Chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Practice Group. His practice focuses on representing government contractors, Indian tribes, and other regulated entities in bid protests, claims, disputes, and complex regulatory compliance matters.
- Government Contracts Legal Update, GRSM Insights, published monthly, October 2023-present
- Enhancing U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure: Implications for Government Contractors in AI Implementation, March 4, 2024
- Navigating the AI Frontier: GAO’s Guidance and Insights into Federal Agencies’ Implementation, January 4, 2024
- President Biden’s AI Executive Order Highlights Likely Impacts on Government Contractors, November 15, 2023
- U.S. Coast Guard’s Original Equipment Manufacturer License Requirement Declared Unlawful, August 23, 2023
- BLOG: Liquidated Damages Clauses: Important Considerations for Business Owners, JD Supra Blog, December 16, 2019
- BLOG: SCOTUS Clarifies Vague Arbitration Clauses Affecting Class Disputes for Growing Businesses, JD Supra Blog, October 10, 2019
- BLOG: SCOTUS Strengthens Protections for Federal Government Contractors Under FOIA, JD Supra Blog, August 9, 2019
- Comments Submitted in Response to RIN 3245-AG75, Proposed Rule on Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantage Women-Owned Small Business Certification, July 15, 2019
- Panelist, Festivus Grab Bag: Emerging Policy Gifts (or Coal) and Impacts to Government Contract Controversies, American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, Contract Claims and Disputes Resolution Committee, December 17, 2025
- Presenter, President Trump’s Executive Orders: Navigating Compliance, Terminations, the False Claims Act, and Contractual Disputes, TRTCLE, May 22, 2025
- Panelist, Navigating Federal Procurement: A Primer for Tech Entrepreneurs, The AI Expo for National Competitiveness, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., May 8, 2024
- Presenter, Contract Pricing and Price Analysis Fundamentals, Lorman Education Services, April 26, 2024
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- Maryland
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth District
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Memberships
- Fairfax Bar Association
- Vice Chair, Contract Claims and Disputes Resolution Committee, Public Contract Law Section, American Bar Association (2024-Present)
Community Involvement
- President, Fairfax Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Section (2015-2016)
- Member, Board of Directors of the Fairfax Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Section (2012-2017)
- Member, Board of Directors of the Fairfax Bar Association (2016-2017)
- Member, Board of Directors of the Fairfax Law Foundation (2014-2015)
- Member, Fairfax County General District Court Committee (2013-2015)
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Michigan State University College of Law, 2010
- B.A., Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Honors
- SuperLawyers® Rising Star, Washington D.C. and Virginia (2018-2021)
- Arlington Magazine – Top Attorney (2022)
- Virginia Legal Elite, Labor & Employment (2015) and Civil Litigation (2016)