Annejanette Pickens

About Annejanette Pickens

Annejanette Pickens has advised leaders of three Fortune 100 companies in the homeland security, defense, intelligence, and healthcare sectors. She is a strategic business partner focused on advancing business success through legal counsel and contracts representation in sales to government, commercial, and international customers.A federal contracting thought leader with broad experience managing teams and addressing legal, contractual, and compliance issues, Annejanette has had a broad impact within businesses. She\'s counseled executives, business heads, and other leaders on growth strategies, M&A due diligence, strategic divestitures, expansion of product lines, sales initiatives, risk management, and disputes and litigation with customers and business partners. Annejanette also has led ethics and compliance investigations.As Vice President of Contracts and Associate General Counsel, Annejanette blends legal acumen with strategic thinking to evaluate the risks of complex legal and contractual issues and to provide proactive advice. When facing a conflict with government or commercial customers, as well as suppliers, resellers, and others in the supply chain, Annejanette\'s emphasis is on the preservation of positive relationships and business continuance.Annejanette served as the Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law in 2022-23. She also has served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Didlake, Inc, a non-profit that provides employment and support services to persons with disabilities. Annejanette continues to serve on the Board. She is a member of the Women\'s Advisory Board of Girl Scouts Nation\'s Capital.Annejanette is a frequent industry speaker and author, and the Founding Chair of the American Bar Association Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Committee.

Experience

1. Vice President of Contracts and Associate General Counsel

   General Dynamics Mission Systems

   Nov 2024 — Present · Fairfax, VA, US

   Annejanette leads a team of 160 contracts professionals across the U.S, Canada, and the U.K. in bidding and negotiating contracts while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.Annejanette is an executive partner and strategic advisor, providing enterprise-wide support for contracts in the land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains. She supports sales growth and the expansion of product lines by partnering with business, finance, and sales teams to mitigate the risks of contracting with U.S. agencies, commercial customers, and foreign governments.Annejanette provides proactive advice regarding proposal terms, intellectual property rights, contract changes and claims, international intermediaries, and compliance with government procurement laws and regulations. She regularly partners with finance and audit teams to ensure compliance with internal controls and corporate fiduciary obligations. She oversees the drafting of GDMS policies and procedures, and she briefs leadership and business teams on legal, contractual, and compliance issues. Annejanette manages the organization\'s budget and is responsible for the supervision and evaluation of the organization\'s employees.

Education

• University of Dayton

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), summa cum laude, Political Science and History

  1991 — 1995

• Notre Dame Law School

  Doctor of Law (JD), magna cum laude, Law

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Government
• IT Solutions
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Gsa Schedules
• Terminations
• Government Contracts
• Contract Negotiation
• Proposal Writing
• Federal Government
• Dcaa
• Intellectual Property
• Defense
• Litigation
• Bid Protests
• Executive Management
• Ethics
• Contract Terminations
• Cybersecurity
• Government Contracting
• Investigations and Audits
• Dod
• Policy
• IT Outsourcing
• Program Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Far
• Private Investigations
• Teaming Agreements
• Management
• Contract Management
• Policy Development
• Cost Accounting Standards
• Government Procurement
• Information Technology
• Subcontracting
• Technical Data Rights
• Public Policy
• Commercial Litigation
• Gsa Contracting
• Procurement