
Frank M. Rapoport
FAX: 610.687.9755
Experience
Frank M. Rapoport is widely regarded for his ability to strategize and implement profitable business initiatives for clients in the transportation, real estate development, construction, design and engineering, defense and aerospace, security, life sciences, healthcare and IT, and government services industries.
He recently led a real estate developer from project inception to achieve a $2B inventory in the military housing privatization initiative. His team at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP includes specialists in U.S. and international government contracting, government affairs at all levels, and seasoned business and economic advisors with years of transportation, infrastructure and privatization experiences, both domestic and internationally.
Rapoport’s business acumen is sharpened by his many years of “big ticket” litigation where he represented contractors in all phases of large government-funded infrastructure projects.
Rapoport routinely counsels companies on bid protests, debarment and suspension, defective pricing, procurement fraud and voluntary disclosure, change order claims, differing site condition claims, government-caused delay claims, convenience and default termination claims, breach of contract claims, subcontractor claims, business and minority issues, joint venturing, privatization, and marketing to the federal, state, and local government.
Trial Attorney
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Washington, D.C.
Rapoport served for five years as a Trial Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Concentrating his practice in the area of federal government contracts and litigation, Rapoport litigated contract disputes and false claim matters before the then-U.S. Court of Claims, the Armed Services Boards of Contract Appeals, the Federal District Courts, and the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. He personally briefed and argued over 20 cases at the appellate level. He also received recognition from the Attorney General for this legal work on behalf of the Department of Defense, NASA, Commerce, FBI, DEA, SBA, GSA, SEC, USIA, and the Office of the President.Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Rating
Notable Engagements
Litigation Experience (Lead Counsel)
Fluor Enterprises, Inc. f/k/a Fluor Daniel, Inc., (Ct. Cls. No. 00-207C) (decision of March 24, 2005)
AEL Industries, Inc. v. Loral Fairchild, 882 F. Supp. 1477 (E.D. Pa. 1995)
DTH Management Group v. Kelso, 844 F. Supp. 251 (E.D. N.C. 1993)
Action Services Corporation v. Garrett, 797 F. Supp. 82 (Fed. Dist. Ct. of Puerto Rico, 1992)
Clay Bernard Systems International, Ltd. v. United States of America, 22 Cl. Ct. 804 (1991)
Ralcon, Inc. v. United States, 13 Cl. Ct. 294 (1987)
United States of America v. Medico Industries, Inc., 685 F.2d 230 (7th Cir. 1982)
Sofarelli Associates v. United States of America, 1 Cl. Ct. 241 (1982)
Yeghiayan v. United States of America, 649 F.2d 847 (Ct. Cl. 1981)
Sangemino v. United States of America, 645 F.2d 34 (Ct. Cl. 1981)
Kania v. United States of America, 650 F.2d 264 (Ct. Cl. 1981)
Triponi v. United States of America, 633 F.2d 933 (Ct. Cl. 1980)
First Multifund for Daily Income v. United States of America, 603 F.2d 332 (Ct. Cl. 1979)
Dravo Corporation v. United States of America, 594 F.2d 842 (Ct. Cl. 1979)
Braude v. United States of America, 585 F.2d 1049 (Ct. Cl. 1978)
Education
- J.D., Temple University School of Law, 1976
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, 1973
Admitted
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
Publications:
- A Roadmap to Success for Public-Private Partnerships of Public Infrastructure Initiatives, The Journal of Private Equity, Winter 2008
- Discovery in Construction Litigation, The Michie Company, 3rd Edition, 1995
Seminars and Presentations:
- "Forbes Magazine Business Conferences"
- "American Bar Association, Annual Meeting - ISTEA Update" Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - Guest Lecturer
- Pennsylvania State University - Adjunct Faculty, Master of Public Administration Program (MPA)
Professional Activities:
- American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Chair, State and Local Procurement Division, Health Care Procurement Committee, Section of Public Contract Law
- National Contract Management Association, Board of Advisors
- CBMTS Executive Advisory Group



