Robert Hosay is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He co-chairs the firm’s State and Local Public Affairs Practice and chairs the Florida Government & Public Policy Practice. Robert’s practice is focused on assisting clients who conduct business in the public sector. His practice helps clients develop, acquire and/or manage business in the government sector. His clientele is as varied as the products and services they market to government agencies, but is weighted heavily in technology and government operations contracting.
Robert partners with his clients by helping them to interpret the needs and opportunities within government agencies, assisting with all steps of the acquisition process, advising on contract management issues, counseling his clients regarding contract awards and litigation of contract disputes, and counseling regarding public records and open meetings laws. His work in this area often includes regulatory compliance and contract compliance matters.
Robert represents clients who are regulated by government and need counsel with significant experience in administrative law. He assists clients in every aspect of representation before state agencies. He often appears in administrative proceedings at the Division of Administrative Hearings as well as negotiates agreements with state agencies.
Robert had extensive government experience prior to joining Foley. He was appointed secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) by Governor Jeb Bush after serving in several leadership roles at DMS. During Robert’s tenure at DMS, he was responsible for several key areas of operations, including the state of Florida’s procurement policies and practices; technology policy and programs; employee health plans and insurance products; retirement programs; real estate management; fleet management; and building construction and operations. He was instrumental in developing new state procurement policies via the legislative process during his tenure as state purchasing director. In addition, Robert served as the director of State Purchasing, which is responsible for overseeing the State’s purchasing policies, procedures, and state term contracts.
