Toghrul Shukurlu's practice focuses on a broad spectrum of government contracts law.

Toghrul represents clients in bid protests, size protests, claims against government agencies, as well as disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors. Togh regularly advises on contract and regulatory compliance matters and assists clients with negotiations of transactional instruments like teaming agreements, subcontracts, mentor-protégé agreements and joint venture agreements. Togh has extensive experience counseling buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions involving government contractors, and leads Pillsbury’s Government Contracts M&A focus group.

A magna cum laude graduate of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, Togh served as editor-in-chief of the George Mason Law Review. He interned during law school with the Loudoun County (Va.) Public Defender’s Office.

Representative Experience

  • Represented protestors and intervenors in federal government contract bid protests before both the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office.
  • Represented protesters in bid protests in various state and local jurisdictions.
  • Performed government contracts and regulatory due diligence and advised companies and private equity firms on multi-million acquisitions of small and mid-size businesses in the defense and healthcare IT industries.

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  • Advised clients on government contracts compliance matters related to organizational conflicts of interests, cost accounting and small business size regulations.
  • Represented clients in claims against the federal government.
  • Represented clients in suspension & debarment proceedings.
  • Represented clients in size protests and advised clients on small business issues relating to federal procurement programs as well the Paycheck Protection Program.

Professional Highlights

  • A Review of the Key Labor Statutes Applicable to Government Contractors – How to Keep your Workforce Happy and Stay Off DOL’s Radar, Public Contracting Institute, Webinar, March 20, 2024.
  • “M&A and Small Businesses: Government Contracts Issues and Strategies,” Pillsbury’s 2023 East Coast Government Contracts Summit, Northern Virginia, May 16, 2023.

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External Publications

  • Kingdomware Revisited: VA’s “Rule of Two” takes priority over AbilityOne, Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report, Authors: David B. Dixon, Toghrul Shukurlu, January 2019, Vol. 5 No. 1.

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (2022 – 2024)

Education

  • J.D., George Mason University School of Law, 2018
    magna cum laude, Editor-in-chief, George Mason Law Review, Board of Governors Member, Student Bar Association

    B.S., Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, 2014
    cum laude

Admissions

  • Virginia

Languages

  • Russian

    Turkish

    Azerbaijani