Taylor M. Menlove
FAX: 303.634.4400
Experience
Taylor M. Menlove focuses on all aspects of government contracts litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on cost recovery and accounting, claims, and battlefield contracting.
Mr. Menlove has experience representing government contractors before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the federal courts in cases involving contract disputes and False Claims Act qui tam matters. He has also represented and advised corporations under investigation by the government and in the conduct of internal investigations.
A graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law, Mr. Menlove was Executive Editor of the Environmental Law Digest and a Moot Court Negotiations Competition Semi-Finalist. During law school, he interned with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Solicitor; the Federal Communications Commission, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau; and the Honorable Charles B. Day, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Maryland. Prior to law school, Mr. Menlove interned in the Washington, DC Office of U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch.
Education
- J.D., Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2006
- B.S., Utah State University, magna cum laude, 2003
Admitted
- Colorado
- West Virginia
Publications:
- "Maximizing Contractor Recovery of IR&D Costs: Federal Circuit Affrms ATK Thiokol," co-authors Thomas Lemmer and Phillip Seckman, Procurement Lawyer, Summer 2010.
- "BearingPoint Decision Confirms No Exclusive Means Exist for Supporting Incurred Costs," co-authors Steven Masiello and Arash Heidarian, Westlaw Journal - Government Contract (Vol. 23, Issue 21, February 22, 2010).
- "Successful Recovery of Defense and Settlement Costs Following The Federal Circuit’s Tecom Decision," co-authors Thomas A. Lemmer and Tyson J. Bareis, Andrews Litigation Reporter (Vol. 23, Issue 14, November 16, 2009).
- "The New Rules: What the Federal Circuit's Tecom II Decision Means for Contractor Litigation Strategy and Recovery of Legal Costs," co-authors Thomas A. Lemmer and Tyson J. Bareis, The Procurement Lawyer (Vol. 45, No. 1, Fall 2009).
Seminars and Presentations:
- Presenter, "Federal Circuit's Decision in ATK Thiokol, Inc. v. United States," American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract Law, Accounting, Cost & Pricing Committee (April 2010)
- Presenter, "Cost and Pricing Training/Update: A Dynamic Landscape," National Contract Management Association, Denver Chapter (March 2010)
- Presenter, "Effective Management of DCAA Audits/Cost and Pricing Update," National Contract Management Association, Colorado Springs Chapter (January 2010)
Professional Activities:
- American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract Law, Accounting Cost & Pricing Committee
- NCMA, Denver Chapter - Scholarship Chair
- NDIA, Contract Finance Committee
- Colorado Bar Association
- Washington and Lee Alumni Association, Denver Chapter - Board Member