Practice Areas

Counseling | Litigation | Contractor Integrity | State and Local Contracting

Counseling

Government Contracts

  1. Legal Review and Analysis of Solicitations, Proposals, and Contract Documents
  2. Contract Administration and Management
    • Contract Interpretation Issues
    • Contract Compliance
    • QA/QC
    • Performance Issues and Disputes
    • Scope Changes
      • Changes Orders
      • Constructive Changes
    • Delays
    • Cure Notices
  1. REAs, Claims, and Termination Settlement Proposals
    • Preparing and asserting
    • Analyzing and defending
  1. Legislative Counseling
    • Statutes
    • Regulations (e.g., FAR, DFARS, SBA)
    • Supplemental Agency Authority
    • Executive Orders
  1. Training

Labor & Employment

  1. Compliance with Statutes and Regulations
    • Service Contract Act
    • Fair Labor Standards Act
    • Davis-Bacon Act
    • Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
    • Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act
    • Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
  2. Non-Disclosure Agreements
  3. Confidentiality Agreements

Cost Accounting

  1. Cost Principles
  2. Cost Accounting Standards
  3. Cost determinations
  4. Cost disallowances

Intellectual Property

  1. Protecting Proprietary Data
  2. Rights in Data
  3. Software Licensing

Small Business Programs

  1. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
  2. 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, ANCs and Tribal Enterprises
  3. Set Asides
  4. Joint Ventures
  5. Mentor-Protégé
  6. Protests and Appeals
    • Size, Affiliation, and Ostensible Subcontractor Issues
    • Limitations on Subcontracting

Commercial Item Acquisition and GSA Schedule Contracting

  1. Federal Supply Schedule and Multiple Award Schedule Contracts
  2. Commercial item contracting

Prime/sub relationships              

  1. Subcontracting, Teaming Arrangements, and Strategic Alliances (like JVs)
    • Review
    • Negotiate
    • Draft
  2. Disputes Between Prime and Subcontractors under Government Contracts

Freedom of Information

  1. FOIA
  2. Reverse FOIA
  3. California Public Records Act

Mergers & Acquisition

  1. Due Diligence
  2. Disclosure Requirements
  3. Intellectual Property Rights
  4. Assignment and Consent Requirements
  5. Novation Agreements

Grants and Other Agreements

  1. Federal Grants
  2. Cooperative Agreements
  3. Other Transaction Authority (OTA)

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Litigation

Litigation Services

  1. Contract Disputes and Appeals
    • Negotiation
    • Mediation
    • Litigation
      • Boards of Contract Appeals
      • Court of Federal Claims
  1. Bid Protests
    • Federal
      • GAO
      • Agency
      • Court of Federal Claims
    • State
    • Local
  1. Defending Against Government Claims and Setoffs

Terminations

  1. Termination for Convenience
  2. Termination for Default

Audits and Investigations

  1. Internal
  2. External (e.g., DCAA, DCMA)

Government Leases (GSA Leasing)

  1. Protests
  2. Claims


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Contractor Integrity

Compliance Services

  1. Compliance Programs and Business Ethics
    • Policies and Procedures
    • Internal Controls
    • Standards of Conduct
    • Procurement Integrity
    • Post-government employment restrictions
    • Training
  2. Conflicts of Interest
    • Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)
    • Personal Conflict of Interest (PCI)
    • Procurement Integrity
  3. Joint Ethics Regulation Compliance
  4. Post-Government Employment Restrictions

Personal Security Clearances

Disclosures

  1. Mandatory
  2. Voluntary

Suspension and Debarment

False Claims Act Defense

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State and Local Government Contracting

  1. Public Works and Construction
  2. Services
  3. Contract Administration
  4. Bid Protests
  5. REAs, Claims, and Disputes

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