About this Event
The North Alabama Federal Bar Association welcomes you to the 54th Annual Government Acquisition and Labor Law Symposium!
Please join us at the AC Hotel Downtown Huntsville for our annual three day event. This will include the two-day Government Acquisition Symposium (December 8-9, 2026) with 12 hours of CLE credit (including 2 Ethics hours) and one-day Labor Symposium (December 10, 2026) with 6 hours of CLE credit (including 1 Ethics hour). Each day will include breakfast and lunch.
FBA members are eligible for a 20% DISCOUNT and groups five or larger are eligible for a 10% DISCOUNT. Please e-mail [email protected] to verify membership or group request and receive your discount. Cancelled ticket transactions on Eventbrite incur a fee, so make sure to verify your discount before ordering. Discounts cannot be stacked.
If you are not yet a member, this is a good time to join or renew! Joining the Federal Bar Association can easily be done at the following website: https://members.fedbar.org/ Please be sure to select the North Alabama Chapter in your membership application.
Topics during the Government Acquisition Symposium will include:
-Federal Government Contracts, the Year 2026 in Review: What Happened, and So What?
-RFO: Year in Review and Looking Forward
-Procurement New Frontiers: Foreign Aid Contracts and Global GovCon Strategy
-Employer vs Employee Rights in Intellectual Property
-The Nuts, Bolts, & Screws of OTAs
-Who Decides What the Law Is? GAO, the RFO, and a Changing Bid Protest Landscape
-That TRAX: Protests, AI, and Candor to the Tribunal
-Protecting Innovation in Federal Contracting
-AMC Bid Protest Update
Topics during the Labor Symposium will include:
-Professional Responsibility for Government Ethics Officials
-Perspectives from EEOC and MSPB Practitioners/Judges
-DOJ Enforcement of Labor Requirements under the False Claims Act
-With more to come!
Agenda is tentative and subject to change
*If you're interested in attending one acquisition day and one labor day, please order the two-day acquisition ticket and send an email to [email protected] specifying which acquisition day you will attend.
Event venue & nearby stays
AC Hotel by Marriott Huntsville Downtown, Williams Avenue Southwest, Huntsville, AL, USA, United States
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