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Government Contracts

  • April 25, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Dechert, Brown Rudnick

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Boeing sells parts of its digital aviation solutions business to Thoma Bravo, Baker Tilly and Moss Adams join forces, Mobico sells its U.S. school bus business to I Squared Capital, and Apollo commits to a joint venture with Bullrock Energy Ventures.

  • April 25, 2025

    Calif. High Court Wants Answers On Bar Exam AI Use

    Days after the State Bar of California revealed it utilized artificial intelligence to develop some questions included in its embattled February 2025 exam, the state's Supreme Court released a statement demanding the bar association provide additional details.

  • April 24, 2025

    DC Circ. Fears Newman Atty Would Impeach Disabled Judges

    The attorney fighting Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension alarmed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday when he argued that judges can only have their work taken from them if they voluntarily resign or are impeached.

  • April 24, 2025

    DOT Drops SDNY Attys Who Accidentally Exposed Case Flaws

    The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it replaced its defense counsel after the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York's Southern District accidentally filed publicly a confidential memo advising the DOT it's "very unlikely" to win litigation challenging the DOT's bid to kill New York's congestion pricing.

  • April 24, 2025

    Judge Presses Feds To Explain Int'l Students' Data Removal

    A Georgia federal judge on Thursday considered extending an order to restore over 130 current and former international students to a U.S. Immigration and Customs database, but suggested it remains unclear whether the move would even guarantee the students' legal immigration status.

  • April 24, 2025

    GAO Denies Protest Of $10.5M DOE Support Services Deal

    A company protesting a $10.5 million National Nuclear Security Administration award for support services failed to show that the agency botched its best-value evaluation, or that the awardee had misrepresented the availability of its proposed program manager, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

  • April 24, 2025

    ACLU Urges Court To Enforce Family Separation Settlement

    The American Civil Liberties Union has called on a California federal judge to enforce provisions of a 2023 settlement requiring the government to provide legal services to thousands of immigrant families that were separated under the first Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy.

  • April 24, 2025

    'Egregious' Delays Wipe Out Ga. Health Fraud Case

    A Georgia federal judge on Thursday dismissed an eight-year-old case over alleged Medicaid fraud, calling the government's delays in bringing three healthcare executives to trial "egregious" and noting that the alleged criminal conduct took place between 12 and 25 years ago.

  • April 24, 2025

    Feds Slam City's Challenge To ICE's Planned NJ Facility

    The federal government unleashed sharp criticism against the city of Newark, New Jersey, lambasting its lawsuit to block GEO Group Inc.'s plans for an immigration detention facility and calling it an "admitted, aggressive, and legally unjustified" maneuver.

  • April 24, 2025

    Tenn. Middle District Proposes Rule Change Amid Speech Suit

    The four district judges of the Middle District of Tennessee have proposed an update to the local rules of court, including clarifying limits on what lawyers may tell the press amid civil proceedings, while a Nashville lawyer's free speech suit against the district is on appeal before the Sixth Circuit.

  • April 24, 2025

    $78M Navy Repair Award Challenge Falls Short, GAO Says

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said a BAE Systems unit protesting a $78 million Navy award for repairs and alterations to the USS Russell should have been clearer about its capacity to dry-dock the destroyer if it wanted to land the job.

  • April 24, 2025

    Harvard Seeks To Move 'Swiftly' In $2B Fund Freeze Suit

    Harvard University is seeking to move as quickly as possible to get to the merits of its suit challenging the Trump administration's $2.2 billion funding freeze, asking a Massachusetts federal judge to expedite discovery and briefing.

  • April 24, 2025

    4th Circ. Won't Rehear Health Data Access Order Challenge

    The Fourth Circuit has declined an electronic medical records firm's request for the appellate court to rethink a panel's decision to dismiss its appeal of an order forcing the company to let a nursing data business access its patient information.

  • April 23, 2025

    GAO Won't Rethink Denial Of Army Corps Contract Challenge

    The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a Georgia-based construction contractor's request to reconsider its January decision rejecting its challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' denial of its building repair contract proposal.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-Rep Should Pay $25K For 'Sham' Lawsuit, Fla. Judge Told

    A real estate holding company owner told a Florida state court judge Wednesday that he's owed about $25,000 in legal fees for defending against a "sham" contract breach lawsuit alleging he assisted officials investigating possible foreign agent crimes against a former congressman, saying the agreements at issue were declared invalid.

  • April 23, 2025

    California Bar Says It Used AI To Craft Some Exam Questions

    The State Bar of California used artificial intelligence to develop certain multiple-choice questions that were included in the February exam, a revelation that left one law school assistant dean "shocked" and a move that the state bar said was "not clearly communicated" to its own leadership.

  • April 23, 2025

    GAO Denies Protest Of Scope Of Air Force's Corrective Action

    The Government Accountability Office rejected an Ohio company's challenge to the scope of the Air Force's corrective action after its initial protest of a contract award decision, saying the agency wasn't required to embark on what would amount to an entirely new competition.

  • April 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Minority Farmer COVID Debt Relief Suit

    The Federal Circuit declined to revive claims by socially disadvantaged farmers who said the government owes them millions of dollars after repealing a coronavirus pandemic-era debt relief program, ruling Tuesday the farmers failed to show the government had a mutual intent to enter a binding contract.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-CIA Official Cops To Secretly Lobbying For Foreign Clients

    A former CIA official-turned-contractor pled guilty on Wednesday to surreptitiously using his high-level security clearance to lobby for foreign national clients, including an individual seeking a U.S. visa despite terrorism financing allegations, according to a U.S. Department of Justice announcement.

  • April 23, 2025

    Airport Contractor Fails To Provide Breaks, Worker Says

    An aviation services contractor fails to provide workers with mandatory 10-minute rest periods and declines to compensate them for this missed time, a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Colorado state court said.

  • April 23, 2025

    DOJ Settles With Tow Co. Over Navy Officer's Car Auction

    The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement Tuesday with a California towing company it alleges illegally auctioned a deployed Navy lieutenant's car in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, with the officer receiving $7,500 in damages and the government collecting a $2,000 civil penalty.

  • April 23, 2025

    FCA Suit Over Allergan's Alleged Kickbacks Trimmed

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday pared down a lawsuit by former Allergan USA pharmaceutical sales reps claiming the company engaged in a scheme to provide kickbacks to doctors in exchange for prescribing more gastrointestinal drugs, saying they largely failed to show enough of a link between the alleged kickbacks and any false claims to the government for prescriptions. 

  • April 23, 2025

    US Sues Gas Co. That Overbilled Pa. Prison By $4M

    The federal government is seeking more than $4 million in civil penalties after an El Paso, Texas, man pled guilty to defrauding the Federal Bureau of Prisons by inflating natural gas invoices to a Pennsylvania prison.

  • April 23, 2025

    Investment Fund Insists On DQing Connell Foley From Bias Suit

    A Black-owned investment company asked a New Jersey federal court to overturn a magistrate judge's decision denying its bid to disqualify a Connell Foley LLP attorney from representing the state in the investment firm's bias case.

  • April 23, 2025

    Akerman Adds Womble Bond Renewable Energy Pro In NC

    Akerman LLP has added a former Womble Bond Dickinson LLP partner to the firm's Charlotte, North Carolina, office for its corporate practice group, the firm announced Tuesday.

Expert Analysis

  • A Halftime Analysis Of DOJ's Compensation Pilot Program

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    The U.S. Department of Justice appears to consider the first half of its three-year pilot program on compensation incentives and clawbacks to be proceeding successfully, so companies should expect prosecutors to emphasize the program and other compliance-related considerations early in investigations, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • What To Expect From Trump's Deputy Labor Secretary Pick

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    President Donald Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, Keith Sonderling, has a track record of prioritizing clear guidance on both traditional and cutting-edge issues, which can provide insight into what employers can expect from his leadership, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Top 10 Healthcare And Life Sciences Issues To Watch In 2025

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    Under the new Trump administration, this coming year may benefit some healthcare and life sciences stakeholders, while creating new challenges for others amid an increasingly complex regulatory environment, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • A Look At Order Ending Federal Contractor Affirmative Action

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    To comply with President Donald Trump's executive order revoking affirmative action requirements in the next 90 days, federal contractors should focus on identification of protected groups, responsibilities of "diversity officer" positions and annual compliance reviews, says Jeremy Burkhart at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations

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    In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.

  • Series

    Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.

  • FAR Update Harmonizes Suspension And Debarment Rules

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    Although the newly finalized rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation's suspension and debarment system does not bring it into complete alignment with the same processes under the nonprocurement common rule, it is still a welcome update that makes many needed changes, says Kara Sacilotto at Wiley.

  • The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2024

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office issued five noteworthy bid protest decisions in 2024 that will likely have a continuing impact on questions concerning standing, timeliness, corporate transactions and more, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Politicized OIGs Could Target Federal Employees, Contractors

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    After President Donald Trump fired nearly 20 inspectors general last week, it’s worth exploring how the administration could use Offices of Inspectors General to target federal employees and contractors, why it would be difficult to fight this effort, and one possible bulwark against the politicization of these watchdogs, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review

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    Attorneys at Paul Weiss highlight notable developments in the U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section’s recently released annual report, and discuss what the second Trump administration could mean for enforcement in the year to come.

  • 4 Employment Law Areas Set To Change Under Trump

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    President Donald Trump's second term is expected to bring significant changes to the U.S. employment law landscape, including the potential for updated worker classification regulations, and challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion that are already taking shape, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024

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    Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.

  • 'Key Personnel' Defense Is Trending In GAO Bid Protests

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    A trio of recent cases before the U.S. Government Accountability Office demonstrate that both the government and intervenors are increasingly defending bid protests by arguing that a protester's key personnel became unavailable after a proposal submission, but prior to an award, says Joshua Duvall at Maynard Nexsen.

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