Christine Purvis is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the firm’s National Security practice. She counsels clients in navigating complex U.S. government procurement regulations, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and matters relating to obtaining and maintaining a Facility Security Clearance (FCL) and mitigating Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). Christine also advises clients regarding export compliance and on matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
After graduating from law school, Christine was a procurement attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for 15 years, where she served as lead counsel on a $3 billion government contracts portfolio and advised DoD senior leadership regarding acquisition planning, data rights, emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.
Christine transitioned to the private sector in 2021, serving as in-house counsel for several aerospace companies, leveraging her knowledge in government contracting to support significant growth and to ensure compliance with relevant FAR, DFARS, export control, and security regulations. She offers in-depth experience with Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfers, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, Other Transaction Authorities, and FCL and National Institute of Standards and Technology compliance.
Christine is admitted in Maryland; practice in D.C. is supervised by D.C. bar members.
Christine Purvis is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the firm’s National Security practice. She counsels clients in navigating complex U.S. government procurement regulations, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and matters relating to obtaining and maintaining a Facility Security Clearance (FCL) and mitigating Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). Christine also advises clients regarding export compliance and on matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
After graduating from law school, Christine was a procurement attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for 15 years, where she served as lead counsel on a $3 billion government contracts portfolio and advised DoD senior leadership regarding acquisition planning, data rights, emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.
Christine transitioned to the private sector in 2021, serving as in-house counsel for several aerospace companies, leveraging her knowledge in government contracting to support significant growth and to ensure compliance with relevant FAR, DFARS, export control, and security regulations. She offers in-depth experience with Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfers, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, Other Transaction Authorities, and FCL and National Institute of Standards and Technology compliance.
Christine is admitted in Maryland; practice in D.C. is supervised by D.C. bar members.
- J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, 2007
Member, University of Baltimore Law Review
- B.A., Environmental Studies and Spanish, Bucknell University, 2004
Cum Laude
- State Bar of Maryland
- Not admitted in the District of Columbia
- J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, 2007
Member, University of Baltimore Law Review
- B.A., Environmental Studies and Spanish, Bucknell University, 2004
Cum Laude
- State Bar of Maryland
- Not admitted in the District of Columbia