Todd Overman joined Bass, Berry & Sims' Washington, D.C. office in February 2014, and is chair of the firm's Government Contracts practice. Todd has more than a decade of experience advising companies on the unique aspects of doing business with the federal government. Since 2010, he has been involved in more than 40 transactions involving the purchase or sale of a government contractor. Todd has particular experience in structuring transactions and corporate reorganizations to ensure compliance with the Anti-Assignment Act, as well as navigating the rules impacting the acquisition of small businesses. He also has significant experience in advising on issues that may arise during the sale of government contractors to foreign-owned businesses, including national security reviews under Exon-Florio by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) mitigation by the Defense Security Service.
Todd's practice includes a combination of regulatory and compliance advice, transactional issues, and litigation and dispute resolution:
Todd also has extensive experience counseling clients on SBA's size and affiliation rules, as well as helping companies obtain assistance through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), 8(a) Business Development, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVO) programs.
Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Todd was a partner at Hogan Lovells US LLP, and prior to entering private practice, served as a law clerk for The Honorable Loren A. Smith of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.