Ethics in Federal Government Contracting (2026 Update)
Format: Live webinar (on-demand recording available on July 2, 2026)
Date: June 23, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Duration: Approx. 90 minutes
Presented by: Nicole Pottroff (Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC)
Learning Credits: 1.5 CPEs, 1.5 ATCs
*Your registration includes access to the on-demand recording.
Contracting with the federal government requires companies to operate under heightened ethical and compliance standards. At the same time, competitive intelligence and strategic business development efforts are often critical to remaining competitive in the government marketplace. Understanding where the legal and ethical boundaries exist under procurement law, however, is not always intuitive.
In this informative webinar, government contracts attorney Nicole Pottroff will break down the fundamentals of procurement integrity and explain the key ethics rules every federal contractor should understand. Attendees will gain practical insight into how ethics regulations apply throughout the contracting lifecycle and learn how to identify and avoid common compliance pitfalls that can expose organizations to significant legal and financial risk.
Topics Covered:
- Appropriate boundaries for agency communications
- Conflicts of interest
- Kickbacks and contingent fee restrictions
- False claims liability and compliance risks
- Effective internal ethics plans and compliance programs
This session is designed to help contractors better understand procurement law requirements, strengthen internal compliance efforts, and confidently navigate ethical challenges in the federal contracting environment.
Target Audience: Government contractors and subcontractors, compliance and ethics officers, contract managers, business development and capture professionals
Speaker
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Nicole PottroffEquity partner, Koprince McCall Pottroff LLCNicole D. Pottroff is an equity partner with Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC. Nicole’s practice focuses exclusively on federal government contract law. She helps clients understand and comply with the complex regulatory provisions unique to federal contracting, including the FAR, DFARS, and SBA small business, 8(a) Program, WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB/VOSB, and HUBZone regulations, among others.Nicole also assists clients by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating joint venture agreements, mentor-protégé agreements, teaming agreements, subcontracts, social disadvantage narratives, and other critical documents.
On the litigation side, Nicole has also played a key role in numerous GAO bid protests, Court of Federal Claims protests, SBA size and status protests, appeals before the SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals, matters before the Boards of Contract Appeals, and even a protest appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Nicole graduated from the University of Kansas and the Washburn University School of Law. A lover of animals and all-things outdoors, Nicole lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with her husband and sons. Nicole covers government contracting legal topics regularly on SmallGovCon.com. You can contact Nicole by phone at (785) 200-8919 or by email at npottroff@koprince.com.
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