Resolution of government contract controversies depends on specialized fora and a particularized body of law; yet success depends on litigation strategies used in commercial litigation. In other words, winning government contracts litigation should involve a felicitous blending of special knowledge and general litigation expertise. Our attorneys are experts in both skills. Our representations of government contractors have involved virtually all the substantive issues arising out of doing business with the government. Such issues come into play both in lawsuits involving government agencies directly and in disputes between commercial parties, such as subcontractors and prime contractors, in which the relationship derives from a government contract and its use of "flow-down" provisions. We have substantial expertise in government accounting, cost allowability, defective pricing, claims identification and analysis, intellectual property protection, bid protests, debarment and suspension, contract terminations, and contract changes. We have tried cases in all of the major government contract forums.
A significant portion of our work in this area relates to matters alleging criminal or civil fraud. Those matters typically involve complex accounting issues springing from the regulatory overlay peculiar to government contracting. Seven of our partners are former assistant U.S. attorneys who bring to bear their extensive experience in trying criminal and civil False Claims Act cases. Additionally, we have been involved significantly in international procurement disputes, appearing before the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration and in one long trial, the Federal Court of Australia.
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