Executive Branch Updates: A New World of Federal Fun(?)ding

Bill Ferreira is a Partner with Hogan Lovells and heads the firm’s Global Government Contracts and Education Practice. Bill advises universities on international programs, government grants and contracts, and research compliance. Bill works on federal award compliance and investigations, domestically and internationally. He guides organizations across the compliance landscape, advising on foreign influence, cost accounting, research misconduct, conflicts of interest, human subjects, and compliance with the OMB Uniform Guidance and Federal Acquisition Regulation.  Drawing on deep experience with global operations, Bill’s team has guided campuses in Asia, research in Africa, and degree programs in the Middle East. His work extends to online education and telemedicine programs around the world. Bill serves on the firm’s Africa leadership team and speaks regularly about strategic issues at the forefront of globalization of higher education, scientific research, and government grants. 

Michelle Gluck is Associate General Counsel at The Pennsylvania State University. She joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2021.  Previously, she served 6+ years as Associate General Counsel at The George Washington University and 8 years as Special Counsel to the University System of New Hampshire. Her practice focuses on research administration and compliance, and she also has extensive experience in the management of intellectual property and copyrights.  She has served as Senior Litigation Counsel in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and as a Deputy Attorney General in the Government Section of the State of California Department of Justice.  

Upon graduation from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Michelle clerked for U.S. District Judge Lawrence T. Lydick and for the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and before the United States Supreme Court and other federal district and circuit courts. Michelle is also a past vice president of the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations and a long-time advocate for quality K-12 public education. 

Aleks Sverdlov is a Counsel in the Hogan Lovells Appellate Practice. He previously spent 15 years at the Department of Justice, where he litigated a wide range of constitutional and administrative law matters across numerous subject areas and agencies.   

Throughout the course of numerous administrations, Aleks led government teams defending major programs and priorities ranging from the conduct of the 2020 census to HHS’s implementation of a new drug price negotiation program under the Inflation Reduction Act.  Much of Aleks’s work has involved disputes concerning Congress’s and the Executive’s authority to control federal spending and provide financial assistance directly to individuals or institutions.  Earlier in his career, Aleks spent years litigating disputes involving government procurement and national security programs as well as tariffs and trade remedies.  

Aleks has extensive experience advising policymakers on developing robust rulemaking, minimizing litigation risk, and implementing policies in the face of anticipated or emergent challenges.  Aleks has handled all stages of trial and appellate proceedings, and has argued 10 cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.