Brad Reaves

Brad counsels his government contractor clients to help them avoid risk and grow more profitable, thriving businesses.  He helps his clients make sense of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Small Business Regulations, and other statutory, regulatory, and legal minefields that keep business owners up at night. He has particular expertise in Small Business Program compliance, including the 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB - SBA & CVE), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small business (WOSB and EDWOSB) programs.  In fact, Brad regularly provides training and education on Government Contracts and Small Business Compliance issues.  He provides private, in-house compliance training for his clients, but Brad is also sought after as a subject matter expert and speaker by national trade associations, governmental organizations, accounting firms, professional associations (such as the Virginia Society of CPAs), Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs), as well as government contractors, consultants, and other professionals in the industry.
 
Together with ReavesColey’s Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team, Brad also counsels his government contractor and other business clients through business transactions that must take into account small business and other government contract regulations. Whether creating a new Mentor-Protégé Agreement, a Joint Venture Agreement, or simply creating the right Teaming and Subcontracting Agreements, Brad makes sure that his clients have the tools they need to make their businesses successful, and to take full advantage of government contracting programs as well as teaming and joint venture relationships – all while avoiding compliance problems. 

In addition to his government contracts counseling and compliance work, Brad has successfully defended and prosecuted numerous bid protests, size and status protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Court of Federal Claims (COFC), and the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). Before co-founding ReavesColey, Brad gained significant litigation experience practicing in the Government Contracts and Trial Sections of one of Virginia’s premier law firms, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. He has trial and appellate experience in complex litigation in state and federal courts both inside and outside Virginia, including appeals to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Court of Appeals of Virginia, and successful arguments before the Virginia Supreme Court. Through this experience, Brad is able to help his clients both inside and outside the courtroom.

Born and raised in Hampton Roads, Brad is a long-time member and contributor to the Tidewater Government Industry Counsel and Tidewater Association of Service Contractors, where he served as President.  Brad has also served on the Board of Directors of Women in Defense, Greater Hampton Roads Chapter and has served on the National Board for the SDVOSB Council.  Brad is a member of the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association and also a member of the Virginia State Bar Construction Law and Public Contracts Section. Virginia Law & Politics has selected Brad as a “Rising Star” 2009-2015, and Brad has been recognized as one of the “Legal Elite” in the area of Construction Law from 2013-2015.

Speaking Engagements:
  • 2015 Hampton Roads PTAC – Certification and Verification for SDVOSBs and VOSBs
  • 2015 Dixon Hughes Goodman Government Contracts Annual Year-in-Review Limitations on Subcontracting, Mentor-Protégé and Small Business Compliance
  • 2015 SBA/Chesapeake Economic Development – WOSB Certification Changes and Proposed Mentor Protégé Regulations
  • 2015 DC Metro Chapter of the SDVOSB Council – CVE Verification and Update on Proposed Regulations
  • 2015 SDVOSB Council Hampton Roads Chapter – Mentor Protégé Expansion to SDVOSB and other Small Business Programs
  • 2014 CRATER PTAC – Advanced Issues in Teaming Agreements
  • 2014 Virginia Continuing Legal Education – Federal Small Business and Socio-Economic Programs
  • 2014 San Antonio, Texas – SDVOSB CVE Verification Boot Camp
  • 2014 Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) – WOSB and EDWOSB Certification
  • 2014 Tidewater Government Industry Council (TGIC) – Small Business and Socio-Economic Set-aside Programs Updates
  • 2013 Women In Defense (NDIA) – Teaming Agreement Enforcement, Negotiation, Pitfalls, and Keeping your Competitive Edge
  • 2013 TargetGov.com – Certification and Verification for SDVOSBs and VOSBs (Webinar)
  • 2013 SDVOSB Council – SDVOSB CVE Verification and Compliance
  • 2013 Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) – Small Business and Government Contracts Legal and Regulatory Update
  • 2013 Joint Warfighting Conference – Key Federal Acts and Compliance Issues Every Government Contractor Should Know
  • 2013 Dixon Hughes Goodman Annual Government Contracts Update – Legislative, Regulatory, and Small Business Update
  • 2013 Old Dominion University/Women Impacting Public Policy – Taking Advantage of the WOSB and EDWOSB Programs
  • 2012 Women In Defense – Pressure Points in Government Contracting
  • 2012 Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce – Leveraging Small Business Prime and Subcontracting Opportunities
  • 2012 CRATER PTAC – Recent Developments in the 8(a) Program 
  • 2012 Monarch Bank – Federal Government Contractor Compliance and Ethics
  • 2012 Virginia State Bar, Public Contracts Law Section, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification and Regulations
  • 2012 East Coast SDVOSB Conference – SDVOSB Certification Issues (VA CVE Certification vs. SBA Self-Certification)
  • 2012 Women in Defense, Joint Ventures for Federal Government Contractors  
  • 2012 Contract Management Training (Pressure Points in Government Contracting)
  • 2011 Dixon Hughes Goodman Government Contracts Annual Year-in-Review – Legal and Regulatory Update
  • 2011 Women in Defense, Professional Development Day – Teaming Agreements in Federal Contracting
  • 2011 Women Impacting Public Policy/American Express Open - Women Owned Small Business Program
  • 2011 Women in Defense, Greater Hampton Roads – WOSB and EDWOSB Boot Camp
  • 2011 Tidewater Government Industry Council – Changing Landscape for Federal Small Business Contractors
  • 2010 Dixon Hughes Goodman Government Contracts Annual Year-in-Review – Legal and Regulatory Update
Contact Brad

brad.reaves@reavescoley.com
757.410.8066 office

Recognition:
  • Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2009-2015
  • Senator Kenneth W. Stolle; Legislative Office, 2002-2005
  • Old Dominion University; Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law
  • William & Mary National Moot Court Team
  • William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal


Education:
  • The College of William & Mary School of
    Law, J. D.
  • Old Dominion University, B.A.
    magna cum laude