Kutak Rock partner George Schlossberg will serve as a panelist at the Ohio Defense Forum on October 6, 2016.

The Ohio Defense Forum brings together community and industry leaders to gather intelligence on the latest Defense Department and Congressional actions and share best practices for keeping Ohio defense communities and installations strong.

Schlossberg will participate in a panel discussion titled "State of Defense Now and Into the Future." The panel will explore issues facing the military and its host communities by understanding the current environment and how new developments in Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) and the defense budget could affect military installations and defense communities in the future.

For information and registration, click on the Ohio Defense Forum.

Schlossberg serves as Chair of Kutak Rock LLP’s Federal Practice and National Security Law Group and represents a number of state and local governments, federal departments and agencies and private entities in connection with the reuse of military installations, government and commercial property transactions, government contracts and financing government and commercial facilities.

Prior to joining Kutak Rock, Schlossberg served for 10 years in various positions in the Pentagon, including Senior Counsel in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He was instrumental in the drafting and policy implementation of the original 1988 Base Closure Act, the Defense Authorization Amendments and the Base Closure and Realignment Act.