Joyce Tong focuses her practice on government contracts and grants. She represents information technology firms, manufacturing companies, and professional service firms entering into business arrangements with, or involving, government entities, in bid protests, claims against the government, ethical and corporate compliance issues, product sourcing compliance (such as the Buy American and Trade Agreements Acts as well as the Berry Amendment) and intellectual property issues.  Ms. Tong assists clients in acquisitions of government contractors, providing guidance on government contract specific issues that may arise during the acquisition process. In particular, she counsels clients regarding in foreign acquisitions of domestic companies that trigger the voluntary filing requirement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).  Ms. Tong also advises clients on the interpretation of regulatory and statutory law and the impact of those laws on their government contracts and business in general. Ms. Tong has represented clients before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Board of Contract Appeals, and the Government Accountability Office.

Ms. Tong is a speaker on these issues with the National Contract Management Association and is also Contract Management Leadership Development Faculty.  She is an advisor to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council ("TAITRA") and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency ("KOTRA") on U.S. government procurement issues. 
 
Prior to practicing law, Ms. Tong was a technology researcher, focusing on website design and development with Forrester Research

Bar and Court Admissions

District of Columbia, 2006

Massachusetts, 2005

New York, 2005

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

United States Courts of Appeals for the First and Federal Circuits

United States Court of Federal Claims

Education

University of Michigan, J.D., 2004

Wellesley College, B.A., cum laude, 1999

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)

Speeches and Seminars

• "Organizational Conflict of Interest," NCMA, May 9, 2012
• "Protests," NCMA, April 25, 2012
• "Splitting the IP Baby: Allocation of IP Rights Between the Government and Its Contractors and Grantees,"  NCMA, March 27, 2012 Webinar
• "FAR/DFAR Updates," NCMA, January 31, 2012
• "New Developments in the FAR," NCMA, May 12, 2011
• "Contract Compliance," NCMA, March 15, 2011
• "Government Contract Regulations of Foreign Sourcing," New England Fastener Distributers Association, October 14, 2010
• "Advanced Issues in Multiple Award Schedule Contracting," NCMA, August 10, 2010
• "ARRA Contracts and Grants: Taking Government Procurement to a New Place...," NCMA, June 22, 2010 Webinar
• "FAR 3.10 and Beyond…," NCMA, May 4, 2010
• "Foreign Sourcing and Sales to the Government: Issues Facing Korean Companies," Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, June 15, 2009
• "Selling to the U.S. Government: Contracting and Supply Chain Issues Facing Taiwanese Companies," Taiwan External Trade Development Council ("TAITRA"), May 2009
• “Prime Contractor-Subcontractor Issues,” April 23, 2009, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “Contractor Ethics and Compliance Programs,” March 10, 2009, National Institutes of Health Acquisition Management Committee
• “Foreign Sourcing and Foreign Sales in Government Contracts: Issues Involving Country of Origin and Export Controls,” January 15, 2009, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “Contract Administration Challenges on Biotech, Medical and Life Sciences Contracts,” October 30, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “Contract Law Basics - Compliance Programs for Government Contractors,” October 9, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “Specialty Metals:  Berry Amendment Update”, August 4, 2008, NCMA 46th Aerospace and Defense Contract Management Conference
• “Contract Law: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Government Contract Law but Were Afraid (or Didn’t Have the Opportunity) to Ask Q&A Session,” July 17, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “Contract Law Basics: The Cats and Dogs Session,” May 15, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “They Live:  The Continuing—and Somewhat Surprising—Impact of the Buy American Act, the Trade Agreements Act, and the Berry Amendment,” March 27, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• "Contract Law Basics:  Intellectual Property Issues in Government Contracts,” March 13, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “Update on the New Mandatory Compliance Requirements: Contractor Ethics and Compliance Programs and What You Need to Know,” February 21, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• "Contract Law Basics: Contract Award Controversies,” January 24, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• “The New Mandatory Compliance Requirements: Contractor Ethics and Compliance Programs and What You Need to Know,” January 8, 2008, NCMA Audio Seminar
• "Contract Administration Basics:  Litigation in Government Contracting,” December 5, 2007, NCMA Audio Seminar
• "Contract Law Basics:  Ethics and Compliance,” October 4, 2007, NCMA Audio Seminar
• "Contract Law Basics:  The Legal Background of Government Contracts,” August 9,  2007, NCMA Audio Seminar

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Editor-in-Chief – Michigan Journal of International Law
• National Contract Management Association