Vince Antonacci is currently vice president and general counsel of General Dynamics Information Technology.
In his current role as vice president and general counsel, Vince is responsible for managing the overall legal affairs of General Dynamics Information Technology. Vince’s primary responsibilities include: providing legal advice and guidance to the General Dynamics Information Technology business units on a variety of matters, including legal support in the areas of general corporate law, government contracts, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, international and regulatory compliance. Vince has overall responsibility for overseeing the contracts support within the company and routinel reviews, drafts and negotiates significant commercial and international transactions. As the chief legal officer for General Dynamics Information Technology, Vince is responsible for managing claims and litigation filed by and against General Dynamics Information Technology and conducting internal investigations to ensure full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.
Vince was originally hired by GTE Government Systems Corporation (GTE GSC) in July 1996 and served as division counsel supporting GTE Worldwide Telecommunication Systems (GD WTS) until GTE GSC was acquired by General Dynamics in September 1999. Upon the acquisition by General Dynamics, Vince was appointed as vice president and general counsel for General Dynamics Network Systems. Prior to his employment with GTE, Vince served as Senior Attorney for MCI Communications Corporation in Washington, DC and was responsible for legal oversight of the MCI Government Markets group.
Prior to his in-house corporate positions, Vince was a member of the law firm of Piper & Marbury (formerly Pettit & Martin) in Washington, D.C. where his primary responsibilities included providing counsel and advice on all aspects of federal procurement law, as well as representing Fortune 500 defense, aerospace, telecommunications and pharmaceutical government contractors in the litigation of bid protests before the GAO and courts.
Vince received his undergraduate B.A. degree, with a major in Accounting, from the University of Notre Dame in 1984, graduating cum laude. Vince received his J.D. degree from Syracuse University College of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 1987. Following law school, Vince fulfilled his Army ROTC obligation from 1988 through 1991 in the Army JAG Corps Honors Program as Counsel for Procurement and Assistant Chief Trial Attorney in the Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
