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Meghan D. Doherty, Associate

Meghan D. Doherty

Partner
Northern Virginia & Los Angeles

Partner, Northern Virginia & Los Angeles

T: +1.703.770.7519
T: +1.213.552.7100
T: +1.703.770.7519
T: +1.213.552.7100

Areas of Focus

Meghan Doherty represents government contractors in high-stakes litigation and compliance matters, as well as on the regulatory aspects of mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

An experienced bid protest attorney, Meghan has handled matters resulting in more than 100 published decisions before the Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She has successfully represented contractors in disputes involving both civilian and defense agencies.

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Meghan also regularly advises clients in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions involving government contractors, bringing both deep regulatory knowledge and significant transactional experience to these matters. In addition, she counsels government contractors on cybersecurity issues, including incident response and compliance with CMMC and FedRAMP requirements. Meghan was named a Rising Star of 2026 in the Government Contracts field by Law360 and has also been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Administrative/Regulatory Law (2024–2026).

Representative Experience

  • Represented HEICO Corporation in its acquisition of Axillon Aerospace’s Fuel Containment Business from affiliates of SK Capital Partners.
  • Represented Bellese Technologies LLC in its GAO bid protest challenging an $86 million CMS ACME BPA task order award for Hospital Quality Reporting Enhancement and Advancement Technologies (HEAT) services. After filing the protest, the agency took corrective action and cancelled the award. Bellese Technologies, LLC, B-423664.6, March 3, 2026.
  • Represented Aries Defense in its sale to Sigma Defense, a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital.

Professional Highlights

Honors and Awards

  • Named a Rising Star of 2026 in the Government Contracts field by Law360
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch  (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Administrative/Regulatory Law (2024–2026)

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  • Speaking Engagements
    • “The New Protest Playbook: Key Strategies for a Changing Legal Landscape,” Pillsbury’s 2026 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 12, 2026.
    • “Navigating Change: Emerging Priorities and Opportunities in Defense Contracting,” Pillsbury’s 2026 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 12, 2026.
    • “Emerging Priorities & Opportunities in Defense Contracting,” Pillsbury’s Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, January 22, 2026.
    • “Navigating Bid Protest Updates and Reforms,” SECAF Webinar, February 26, 2026.
    • “Merges & Acquisitions,” Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review, Washington, D.C., February 11, 2026
    • “Navigating Bid Protest Reform: What Contractors Need to Know,” Pillsbury’s Annual East Coast Government Contracts Summit, McLean, Va., January 22, 2026.
    • “From Compliance to Confidence: Navigating CUI, CMMC, and the New Cyber Mandates,” Pillsbury’s Annual East Coast Government Contracts Summit, McLean, Va., January 22, 2026.
    • “Hack-Proofing Your Contracts: CMMC, Compliance and Cyber Risks,” Pillsbury’s 2025 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, June 17, 2025.
    • “CMMC is Getting Closer—Are You Ready?,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024.
    • “Best Practices and Hot Topics in GovCon M&A,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024.
    • “Federal Bid Protests for State and Local Practitioners,” Public Procurement Symposium and Fall Council Meeting, October 13–14, 2022.
    • “CMMC–New Cybersecurity Rules Will Change the Way DoD Contractors Do Business,” Pillsbury’s 2020 GovCon Series: Navigating Government Contract Issues, November 10, 2020.
    • “DoD’s New Cybersecurity Requirements,” National Contract Management Association SubCon, April 1, 2020.
    • “The Reviews Are Inaccurate: Challenging Adverse Past Performance Ratings,” Pillsbury’s Annual East Coast Government Contracts Summit, McLean, Va., May 14, 2019.
    • “Don’t Blow Your Business Opportunities: Key Cases Affecting Government Contracts M&A Deals,” Pillsbury’s 5th Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit, May 9, 2019.
    • “Best Practices in Executing Subcontracts, Teaming Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements,” March 20, 2019.
    • “Aviation-Focused PE Firm Completes $220 Million Acquisition with Help of Pillsbury Team,” Law360, February 3, 2016.
  • Publications
    • “DoD Issues Interim Rule Implementing CMMC Cyber Rules for All DoD Contractors,” Client Alert, October 2020. Coauthor.
    • “DoD Has Released Model Version 1.0 of the Cyber Maturity Model Certification Framework,” Client Alert, February 2020. Coauthor.
    • “DoD Cyber Rules Will Affect All Government Contractors,” Client Alert, December 2019. Coauthor.
    • Government Contractor M&A Deals Beware, Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report, January 2019, Vol.5, No.1. Coauthor.

  • Associations

    • American Bar Association

Education

  • J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2013

    B.A., American University, 2008
    magna cum laude

Admissions

  • Virginia

    Registered Military Spouse Attorney (RMSA), California

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