Terry L. Elling, Esq.
Terry Elling has significant experience in government contracting rules and procedures.
He provides counsel and representation across the spectrum of government contract matters -- including bid protests, claims, prime contractor-subcontractor disputes and civil false claims. Mr. Elling also has significant experience with due diligence in connection with the merger and acquisition of government contractors, as well as post-transaction matters such as novations.
Mr. Elling has deep experience in related areas such as:
• Government ethics
• Industrial and personnel security
• Federal appropriations and fiscal law
• Export controls - Foreign ownership, control and influence (FOCI)
• Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act
Mr. Elling brings a broad-based, strategic perspective to government contracts matters. He advises clients on the impact legal issues will have upon planned and ongoing programs, and helps them identify and implement efficient and cost-effective solutions.
Clients call on his experience in litigation of protests and claims, as well as in internal investigations of potential false claims and similar issues.
As an Army judge advocate prior to joining Venable, he was responsible for litigating many "high visibility" procurement and personnel cases.
While an Army trial attorney in the 1990s, Mr. Elling was an early advocate of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve disputes while maintaining a positive working relationship between the government and its contractors.
Mr. Elling retired from active duty in 2002. Prior to retirement, he held a number of government contract and litigation assignments, including Chief of the Commercial Litigation Branch, U.S. Army Litigation Division, and as Assistant General Counsel (Ethics and Fiscal Policy), Department of the Army.
Activities
Mr. Elling serves child support and veteran's benefits clients, as part of Venable's pro bono program.
Mr. Elling is a member, and the immediate past chairman of, the board of directors of the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure and to improving the lives of those affected by tuberous sclerosis.