Adelicia ("Addie") Cliffe is a counsel in the Washington, DC office, where she practices in the firm's Government Contracts and International Trade practice groups.
Addie's practice focuses on a broad range of international trade and government contracts issues. She counsels and defends clients with respect to compliance with U.S. export controls, the Buy American Act, Trade Agreements Act and other domestic-preference requirements, the Foreign Military Financing program, Foreign Military sales, and other U.S. laws and regulations applicable to international transactions. She also counsels clients with respect to foreign investment and ownership in the United States, and applicable U.S. laws and regulations such as Exon-Florio and the National Industrial Security Program.
In addition, Addie has experience litigating bid protests and claims at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Government Accountability Office, and the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Addie received a B.S. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1998. She graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 2006 with high honors and as a member of the Order of the Coif, receiving the National Association of Women Lawyers' Outstanding Law Graduate Award. At George Washington, she participated in the alternative dispute resolution and moot court boards, and was editor-in-chief of the Public Contract Law Journal ("PCLJ"). For her leadership position on the PCLJ, she received the Roger Boyd Scholar Award.
Prior to attending law school, Addie worked as an international sales associate and project manager for a small export company headquartered in Washington, DC, primarily serving U.S. Government customers worldwide.
Addie first joined Crowell & Moring LLP in 2006 and returned in 2008 after completing a one-year clerkship for the Honorable George W. Miller, United States Court of Federal Claims. For several years, she served as an adjunct professor of scholarly writing at the George Washington University Law School.
Publications
· "Struggling with Domestic Preferences in a Globalized Economy," PSC Service Contractor (December 2011). Co-Authors: Alan W.H. Gourley and Adelica R. Cliffe.
· "Chapter 9: Federal Restrictions on Participation by Foreign Investors in Defense and Other Government Contracts," Manual of Foreign Investment (2009). Co-Authors: Alan W.H. Gourley, John E. McCarthy, Jr. and Adelica R. Cliffe.
· "Revisiting the Past: Todd Construction, Inc v. U.S. and Judicial Review of Past Performance Evaluations, Part II," BNA's Federal Contracts Report (March 9, 2009). Co-Authors: John E. McCarthy, Jr. and Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Revisiting the Past: Todd Construction, Inc v. U.S. and Judicial Review of Past Performance Evaluations, Part I," BNA's Federal Contracts Report (Feb. 17, 2009). Co-Authors: John E. McCarthy, Jr. and Adelicia R. Cliffe.
Alerts & Newsletters
· "For the New Year, Out with Origin but In with New Definitions of Source & Nationality," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 11, 2012). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "On Eve of Annual Update Conference, Commerce Announces Proposed Rule To Address Future Controls Over Items Removed From USML," International Trade Bulletin (July 15, 2011). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "This Month In International Trade - May 2011," International Trade Bulletin (May 31, 2011). Contacts: John B. Brew, Laurent Ruessmann, Patricia L. Wu, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Michael Larmoyeux.
· "New Certification of Iran Sanctions Compliance - for You and Your Subsidiaries," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 6, 2010). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Angela B. Styles, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "CDA's Statute of Limitation Not Jurisdictional," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 12, 2010). Contacts: Kent R. Morrison, Marc F. Efron, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Wherefore Software In Analyzing Substantial Transformation," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 10, 2010). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "ASBCA Hears Past Performance Evaluation Challenges," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 19, 2010). Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Welcome Revisions to the Encryption Export Control Regulations," International Trade Bulletin (June 29, 2010). Contacts: Carrie F. Fletcher, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Alan W. H. Gourley.
· "CFC Dismisses Adverse Past Performance Challenge," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 29, 2010). Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Recovery Act Buy American Provision: Good News For Canadian Suppliers," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 30, 2010). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Angela B. Styles, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "TSA Snared in GAO Protest Jurisdiction," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 19, 2010). Contacts: David Z. Bodenheimer, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "DOD Proposed New Cybersecurity Rules," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 8, 2010). Contacts: David Z. Bodenheimer, Alan W. H. Gourley, Puja Satiani, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "US and Canada Thaw Relations By Reducing Buy American Friction," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 5, 2010). Contacts: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Alan W. H. Gourley, Ian A. Laird, Angela B. Styles.
· "Weakened Dollar Causes Further Rise In TAA Thresholds," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 4, 2010). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Angela B. Styles, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Statute Of Limitations Invalidates Government Claim For The First Time," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 18, 2009). Contacts: Marc F. Efron, Kent R. Morrison, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "U.S.-China High Tech Trade: Time to Break the Ice?," International Trade Bulletin (October 7, 2009). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Alan W. H. Gourley.
· "25th Anniversary Version Of FMF Guidelines -- No Celebration For It Companies," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 10, 2009). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Past Performance CDA Appeal Revisited," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 4, 2009). Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "DDTC's Failure to Disclose Publicly That Particular Riflescope Was "Manufactured to Military Specifications" Results in Arms Export Control Act Conviction Misfire," International Trade Bulletin (July 29, 2009). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Recovery Act CRIB Sheet For Government Contractors, Part II, The Interim FAR," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 3, 2009). Contacts: Terry L. Albertson, Shauna E. Alonge, Alan W. H. Gourley, David C. Hammond, Angela B. Styles, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Recourse For Negative Past Performance Evaluation," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 19, 2009). Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "B&P Costs Plus Injunctive Relief Permitted," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 24, 2009). Contacts: Frederick (Rick) W. Claybrook Jr., Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Clearing The Decks--FAR Council Finally Issues COTS Waivers Mandated By Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 23, 2009). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, John E. McCarthy Jr., Adelicia R. Cliffe.
Speaking Engagements
· "Buying American: Domestic Preference Restrictions under Federal Grant and Loan Programs," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 21, 2011). Co-Presenters: Angela Styles, Alan Gourley and Addie Cliffe.
· "International Contracting," Ounce OF Prevention Seminar (OOPS) XXVII (May 25-26, 2011). Moderator: Adelicia Cliffe. Speakers: Jeffrey Snyder and Samaa Haridi.
· "Government Contracting Essentials: Keys To Compliance," National Constitution Center (March 2011). Presenters: Peter Eyre, Addie Cliffe, and Jonathan Cone.
· "Global Compliance Issues," Caught in the Federal Procurement Fish Bowl, 26th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS), Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C. (May 26-27, 2010). Presenters: Alan W. H. Gourley, Michael Koebele, Gareth Austin and Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Buy American Provisions," An Introduction to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Implications for Construction Contractors, Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 26, 2009). Presenter: Adelicia R. Cliffe.