Partner, Denver
1875 Lawrence Street
Suite 200
Denver, CO 80202

TEL: 303.634.4355
FAX: 303.634.4400
EMAIL: smasiello@mckennalong.com

PROFILE

Steve Masiello is a partner in McKenna Long & Aldridge's Denver office. He joined the firm in 1999. His practice focuses on contract formation, administration and dispute resolution, including federal and state government and commercial contracts and technology agreements.  In the area of federal government procurement, Steve possesses significant experience in matters involving government contract cost allowability, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), as well as broad experience handling bid protests, contract compliance and audit issues, equitable adjustment or breach of contract claims, software and data rights matters and other contract disputes.

Steve has drafted and negotiated a wide variety of highly technical and valuable contractual actions in many different contract types. He has also participated in many facets of the contracting process, including research and development, requirements generation, writing and review of Requests for Proposal (RFPs), source selection, drafting and review of contract terms, cost and pricing analysis, overhead negotiation, contract negotiation and award, contract administration, and termination. Additionally, Steve has assisted clients in litigating matters in the state and federal courts and in the Boards of Contract Appeals for numerous government agencies. He has assisted clients with procurement protests to state and federal agencies and the Government Accountability Office. Steve has also assisted clients with matters in other state and federal administrative forums, as well as through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) procedures.

Upon receipt of his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School, Steve was selected to participate in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Fellowship Program in civil litigation. Prior to attending law school, Steve attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. He then served on active duty in the United States Air Force. He was first assigned to Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) where he was responsible for contractual matters related to the engineering support provided to the Air Force by The Aerospace Corporation. While at SMC he also worked closely with government and industry professionals to provide contractual support for the Titan IV Launch System. Steve was then assigned to Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) where he was responsible for the implementation of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) initiatives for all Department of Defense (DOD) contracts with Boeing North American, Inc.