Robert Wu

Robert Wu is a Partner with Fluet & Associates PLLC practicing in the firm’s Government Contracts Practice and leads the firm’s Bid Protest Practice. Rob represents, advises, and counsels government contractors and other defense industry clients on all aspects of government contracts matters, including contract administration, requests for equitable adjustment, disputes and appeals, regulatory compliance, prime/subcontractor matters, and complex transactional work, with particular focus on bid protests with the U.S. Government Accountability Office. He also advises clients on other U.S. Government transactions, foreign military sales, commercial agreements, and artificial intelligence governance and compliance.

Prior to joining Fluet, Rob served as Senior Corporate Counsel at Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he provided full-spectrum legal support to various business organizations primarily focused on delivering defense and national security solutions to the Department of War and international allies and partners. He also advised on artificial intelligence governance and compliance matters and is an IAPP-certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional. Prior to his work at Northrop, Mr. Wu enjoyed a long career of Government service most recently as a Senior Attorney in the Procurement Law Division of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), and as a civilian Trial Attorney at the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, Contract and Fiscal Law Division, where he led teams litigating matters before the GAO, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and federal courts.

Rob also proudly served on active duty with the U.S. Army as a Judge Advocate and continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves, holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His current reserve assignment is as a Chief International Law Officer for the 351st Civil Affairs Command and has previously supported U.S. Special Operations Command, Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command and U.S. Army Futures Command.

Rob earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law, with honors in Intellectual Property and a Public Interest Law Program Certificate. He is currently completing his Master of Laws in Government Procurement Law from George Washington University Law School. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a second major in Environmental Studies from Tufts University.

Rob lives in Gaithersburg with his wife and children, where he has served as a member of the City Council since 2015.