The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit, university-affiliated research center (UARC) that solves complex research, engineering, and analytical problems that present critical challenges to our nation. Located north of Washington, DC, APL is a division of one of the world's leading research institutions, The Johns Hopkins University.

DLA Piper is a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes. Every day we help trailblazing organizations seize business opportunities and successfully manage growth and change at speed. Through our pro bono work and community investment around the world, we help create a more just and sustainable future. Visit dlapiper.com to discover more.

FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. Our professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges and make the most of opportunities. Services: Antitrust Blockchain & Digital Assets Business Transformation & Strategy Cybersecurity Data & Analytics Dispute Advisory & International Arbitration E-Discovery & Managed Review ESG & Sustainability Information Governance, Privacy & Security Investigations & Monitorships Managed Services - Powered by AI Policy & Regulation Risk & Compliance Strategic Communications Strategy by FTI Delta Transactions Turnaround & Restructuring Valuation & Damages Industries: Aerospace & Defense Agriculture Airlines & Aviation Automotive & Industrial Construction, Projects & Assets Energy, Power & Products (EPP) Environmental Financial Services Healthcare & Life Sciences Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure Insurance Mining Private Equity Public Sector & Government Contracts Real Estate Retail & Consumer Products Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Transportation & Logistics

More than a law firm, Venable LLP is a network of trusted advisors serving businesses, organizations, and individuals in many of the most important aspects of their work. Our professionals immerse themselves in our clients’ work to fully understand their biggest opportunities and challenges while helping them navigate an increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment. Today, with more than 850 professionals delivering services around the world, we’re helping our clients connect quickly and effectively to the experience, insights, and advice they need to achieve their most pressing objectives. Cultivated over 120 years, Venable’s capabilities span virtually every industry and all areas of regulatory and government affairs, corporate and business law, intellectual property, and complex litigation. Many of our professionals are former regulators, senior government staffers, state attorneys general, and members of Congress—bringing an invaluable depth of experience to our firm. Disclaimer: Content posted to LinkedIn by the law firm Venable LLP is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide legal advice or opinion. Such advice may only be given when related to specific fact situations that Venable has accepted an engagement as counsel to address. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.

For us, development is more than a passion or a calling. It’s a profession. Doing it well takes experience, ingenuity, and a stubborn insistence that tomorrow’s work must be better than today’s. In nearly 70 countries around the globe, our network of 4,000 specialists delivers results. Because with decades of experience operating in the most complex social and political environments in the world, we know how to quickly mobilize resources, seamlessly adapt to change and strategically apply lessons learned across thousands of projects. We are an international development company that combines broad regional experience with technical depth and unparalleled management skill. Our portfolio covers agriculture and food security, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, economic growth and trade, education and youth, environment and natural resources, gender equality and social inclusion, health, supply chain solutions, and water, energy, and sustainable cities. Our management systems allow us to document, measure and apply both recent innovations and proven best practices across multiple regions and sectors. We’re one of the world’s leading partners in international development because where Chemonics works, development works.

RK&K is a full-service planning, engineering, environmental, and construction management/inspection firm serving a wide range of clients throughout the United States. Fueled by a talented and diversified staff of about 1,500 in strategically located offices, RK&K provides creative solutions to complex challenges that improve the quality of life in our communities. RK&K’s technical expertise places it at No. 62 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms list. What sets RK&K apart is an award-winning culture that has fostered a spirit of collaboration and trust for 100 years. To its clients, the firm delivers concepts, processes, and outcomes that are designed for success. RK&K has earned its reputation as a trusted partner, responsive employer, and community steward.

Worldwide, we are most recognized for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a tradition of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields – from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. We invite you to help make our world more safe, secure and resilient by partnering with our growing global team of dedicated engineers, technical experts and consultants. Together, we can help protect what matters most by solving some of the most complex challenges, championing best practices and shaping industry standards. Visit our website to learn more about our services and how we can turn your ideas into action.

Inovalon empowers customers to improve clinical outcomes and economics across healthcare. We do this with data-driven, cloud-based SaaS solutions powered by the most broadly used cloud platform in U.S. healthcare, the Inovalon ONE® Platform. This platform brings together national-scale connectivity, the largest primary source dataset in the nation, decades of healthcare and technology experience, and advanced analytics to help customers inform, accelerate, and improve patient care and healthcare economics. Our software solutions empower more than 20,000 customers across the care continuum, including: • 23 of the top 25 U.S. health plans • 17 of the top 25 global pharmaceutical companies • All top 25 U.S. healthcare provider systems • 7 of the top 10 U.S. specialty pharmacy companies From payers and providers to pharmacy organizations and life sciences companies, anyone in healthcare can benefit from the powerful capabilities of the Inovalon ONE Platform.

Miles & Stockbridge is an Am Law 200 law firm with approximately 200 lawyers and eight offices across Maryland and in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and New York. The firm’s lawyers help global, national, local and emerging business clients preserve and create value by helping them solve their most challenging problems. We work across the country and around the world and have a network of law firms with whom we partner. Some of these are fellow members of TerraLex, a formal international law firm network, and others have arisen out of close working relationships that have developed over many years.

Established in 1915, WRA is a nationally-recognized engineering, architectural and environmental planning firm with a reputation for delivering exceptional work on time and within budget. Owned and run by technical professionals, the firm's heritage is rooted in client service with experts involved at every stage of development to ensure consistency, accuracy, efficiency and depth of understanding. WRA is large enough to meet any project's size and small enough that every client is important. Multi-faceted. Forward thinking. Client serving. WRA's vast portfolio is defined by its core foundation, exacting standards, and the driving force behind the firm's next 100 years.

SMX is a global technology and advanced engineering provider specializing in Cloud Solutions, C5ISR, and Advanced Engineering / IT. Our tradition of delivering innovative, technical solutions dates back to 1995, however, you may know us better by one of our legacy company names: Trident Technologies, Smartronix, Datastrong, or C2S Consulting Group. With the support of OceanSound Partners, our private equity investment sponsor, we began operating as one business starting in 2019 and became SMX in 2021. We operate in close proximity to our clients around the globe and have core locations in Alabama, California, the DC Metro, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Today, as SMX, we are one team and together empower government and commercial enterprises to become more effective, innovative, and resilient, no matter what challenges they face. SMX offers competitive benefits, excellent work environments, and growth opportunities for our employees while continuing to expand operations and support our communities. We have more than 25 years of rapid and consistent growth with continuous recognition as an employer-of-choice technology company. In addition, we have earned coveted industry quality and business certifications; have a strong commitment to business partnerships, ethics, compliance, and sustainability; and have a multitude of premier contracting vehicles. The combination of these attributes allows us to provide sound, repeatable business solutions yet remain flexible and agile to quickly adapt to specific customer requirements. Committed to ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction, SMX is structured around the programs and technologies we support to provide optimal and seamless operations. We have maintained a reputation for excellence, helping to assure the missions of our Department of Defense, Public Sector, Fortune 1000, and other Government and commercial customers.

J.F. Taylor, Inc. is a privately-held company with expertise in the areas of electronic, computer, and mechanical engineering and related support disciplines. Historically, our work has focused on professional engineering services for the government, with our engineers and support personnel working on integrated teams with government personnel. Employees execute both small and large-scale projects over the entire project life cycle, from requirements definition through engineering support for fielded systems. Today we have made the transition to being a full-service Department of Defense contractor without compromising our technical edge or the quality of our customer support. We are committed to engineering excellence and ensure that all employees representing J.F. Taylor, Inc. share our pride in customer support.