Marta has over a decade of experience in the government contracts and grants space, with a broad practice that involves representing clients in high-stakes government investigations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and complex regulatory issues. In the investigations space, she routinely represents clients in the defense and life sector industries in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, including major research institutions in cases involving allegations of grant fraud and undue foreign influence. In the transactional arena, she guides clients in buy-side and sell-side M&A, as well as private equity investments involving government contractors. She is also a member of the firm’s Space Law and Policy practice, advising both established and emerging companies in the space industry on issues related to cybersecurity, compliance, NASA and DOD funding agreements and federally funded research and development (R&D).

Marta maintains a robust pro-bono practice, frequently representing clients in asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) proceedings. Marta’s legal career began before law school when she lived in Kigali, Rwanda, where she conducted genocide investigations for an international human rights organization.