Bret C.Marfut
Associate
Government Contracts
bmarfut@seyfarth.com
Bret helps owners, developers, and contractors manage complex construction projects and navigate project-related disputes.
More About Bret
Bret has substantial experience litigating construction disputes related to public and private projects across a range of industries, with a particular focus on defect- and delay-related claims and claims arising from the procurement of government contracts.
Additionally, Bret has extensive experience counseling owners and contractors on everything from commercial renovations to multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects. Bret helps clients manage risks, navigate contract requirements, and pursue or defend claims.
Before joining Seyfarth, Bret clerked for the Honorable Elizabeth K. Dillon of the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Additionally, Bret has extensive experience counseling owners and contractors on everything from commercial renovations to multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects. Bret helps clients manage risks, navigate contract requirements, and pursue or defend claims.
Before joining Seyfarth, Bret clerked for the Honorable Elizabeth K. Dillon of the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
- JD, Washington & Lee University School of Law
- BA, Christopher Newport University
Philosophy and Classical Studies
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- US District Court, Western District of Virginia
Related Key Industries
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Drafted amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari over a case involving undocumented immigrants seeking sanctuary in places of worship.
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Defended international organization on immunity grounds against an action to attach $130 million in international reserve assets to satisfy a judgment against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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Defended international organization against action to vacate an arbitration award on appeal to the D.C. Circuit.
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Defended million- and billion-dollar contract awards against bid protests at the GAO and Court of Federal Claims.
Related News & Insights
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Attorney Publication
11/26/2024
Zachary Jacobson and Bret Marfut Write on Contract Perils of Perfunctory Interpretation in Law360
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Attorney Publication
11/07/2024
Seyfarth’s Government Contracts Group Authors 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook
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Attorney Publication
06/28/2024
Stephanie Magnell and Bret Marfut Write on Addressing Dispositive Motions in Contract Disputes in Law360
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Attorney Publication
05/20/2024
Teddie Arnold and Bret Marfut Write on Meaning and Effect of Contractual Releases in Three Recent Decisions in Law360
- Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Business Litigation, Washington, DC (Thomson Reuters) (2019)
- Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Business Litigation, Virginia (Thomson Reuters) (2019)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Perils Of Perfunctory Interpretation," Law360 (November 26, 2024)
- Co-Author, "The Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, 6th Edition," Thomson Reuters (2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Addressing Dispositive Motions," Law360 (June 28, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Saying What Needs To Be Said," Law360 (May 20, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Jurisdictional Challenges," Law360 (January 30, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Claims Recap: Termination and Accrual," Law360 (December 20, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Nonmonetary Claims, Timeliness," Law360 (August 21, 2023)
- Author, "Federal Circuit Holds Termination for Convenience Clause Inoperative in Services Contract," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 10, 2022)
- Presenter, "Government Contracts Compliance," Federal Publications Seminars’ Training Academy (hybrid in-person/webinar), La Jolla, California (May 2022)
- Presenter, "Government Contracts Compliance," Federal Publications Seminars’ Virtual Training Academy (March 2022)
- Presenter, "Government Contracts Compliance - Training Academy," Federal Publications Seminars (December 2021)
Bret helps owners, developers, and contractors manage complex construction projects and navigate project-related disputes.
More About Bret
Bret has substantial experience litigating construction disputes related to public and private projects across a range of industries, with a particular focus on defect- and delay-related claims and claims arising from the procurement of government contracts.
Additionally, Bret has extensive experience counseling owners and contractors on everything from commercial renovations to multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects. Bret helps clients manage risks, navigate contract requirements, and pursue or defend claims.
Before joining Seyfarth, Bret clerked for the Honorable Elizabeth K. Dillon of the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Additionally, Bret has extensive experience counseling owners and contractors on everything from commercial renovations to multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects. Bret helps clients manage risks, navigate contract requirements, and pursue or defend claims.
Before joining Seyfarth, Bret clerked for the Honorable Elizabeth K. Dillon of the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
- JD, Washington & Lee University School of Law
- BA, Christopher Newport University
Philosophy and Classical Studies
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- US District Court, Western District of Virginia
Related Key Industries
-
Drafted amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari over a case involving undocumented immigrants seeking sanctuary in places of worship.
-
Defended international organization on immunity grounds against an action to attach $130 million in international reserve assets to satisfy a judgment against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
-
Defended international organization against action to vacate an arbitration award on appeal to the D.C. Circuit.
-
Defended million- and billion-dollar contract awards against bid protests at the GAO and Court of Federal Claims.
Related News & Insights
-
Attorney Publication
11/26/2024
Zachary Jacobson and Bret Marfut Write on Contract Perils of Perfunctory Interpretation in Law360
-
Attorney Publication
11/07/2024
Seyfarth’s Government Contracts Group Authors 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook
-
Attorney Publication
06/28/2024
Stephanie Magnell and Bret Marfut Write on Addressing Dispositive Motions in Contract Disputes in Law360
-
Attorney Publication
05/20/2024
Teddie Arnold and Bret Marfut Write on Meaning and Effect of Contractual Releases in Three Recent Decisions in Law360
- Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Business Litigation, Washington, DC (Thomson Reuters) (2019)
- Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Business Litigation, Virginia (Thomson Reuters) (2019)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Perils Of Perfunctory Interpretation," Law360 (November 26, 2024)
- Co-Author, "The Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, 6th Edition," Thomson Reuters (2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Addressing Dispositive Motions," Law360 (June 28, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Saying What Needs To Be Said," Law360 (May 20, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Jurisdictional Challenges," Law360 (January 30, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Contract Claims Recap: Termination and Accrual," Law360 (December 20, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Contract Disputes Recap: Nonmonetary Claims, Timeliness," Law360 (August 21, 2023)
- Author, "Federal Circuit Holds Termination for Convenience Clause Inoperative in Services Contract," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 10, 2022)
- Presenter, "Government Contracts Compliance," Federal Publications Seminars’ Training Academy (hybrid in-person/webinar), La Jolla, California (May 2022)
- Presenter, "Government Contracts Compliance," Federal Publications Seminars’ Virtual Training Academy (March 2022)
- Presenter, "Government Contracts Compliance - Training Academy," Federal Publications Seminars (December 2021)